If he is using nvidia-xconfig, I don't think he would be getting an xorg.conf that would work with anything other than Nvidia's binary driver.
The last time I used it, nvidia-xconfig gave me a simple xorg.conf that started X on my machine. What kind of things are in /var/log/Xorg.0.log? I suspect that will have useful information. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Pat Kane <[email protected]> wrote: > Laurel, > > I'd like to see you Xorg log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log ?). > > Have you tried the Nvidia binary driver? > > Pat > ---- > > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM, Laurel Sillerud <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> This is my last resort before I throw my Sun U40 M2 out the window. I >> have been working on reinstalling Solaris 10 05/08 >> and now face the daunting task of getting the X server to work. I have used >> nvidia-xconfig, and many other tools ( I have 30 years of unix experience) >> to try to get this beast back up and running after a fresh install of S10. >> The only way I can get it to start is to not build and xorg.conf file. >> Then, the machine boots into 1024x768 mode and will not budge higher. I >> have a 24" monitor (Sun 24.1 LCD) that would really like to run at a higher >> res, but I can't find an xorg.conf file that will run on this box. The >> system came with the monitor, and I got it working years ago at 1920x1200 >> just fine. Now, no luck. The major issue is that the nvidia driver will >> not start the card. Of course, I have all the log files proving that it >> won't. Any chance of getting a running xorg.conf that I could just plug in? >> >> Laurel >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected]: X.Org support >> Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg >> Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg >> Your subscription address: [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > [email protected]: X.Org support > Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg > Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg > Your subscription address: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: [email protected]
