On Friday 24 August 2007 19:48:31 sworoc wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a college student and am taking a graphics course this fall. I > recently built a PC with an AMD64 CPU and a GeForce 6150 on board > graphics card. I seem to be having trouble getting it to use the > nvidia module, but I'm not sure where I'm going wrong. I installed it > using the module assistant method, and I believe that I have things > set up correctly. > > output: > ---------------------------------------------- > > puckett:~# uname -a > Linux puckett 2.6.21-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 21:39:38 UTC 2007 x86_64 > GNU/Linux > puckett:~# lsmod | grep nvidia > nvidia 5434580 0 > i2c_core 28288 4 nvidia,it87,i2c_isa,i2c_nforce2 > puckett:~# apt-get install nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx > nvidia-kernel-2.6.21-2-amd64 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > nvidia-kernel-common is already the newest version. > nvidia-glx is already the newest version. > nvidia-kernel-2.6.21-2-amd64 is already the newest version. > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. > > --------------------------------------------- > > it appears that the nvidia module is running from the output above, > but when I attempt to start X, I get the following: > > ******************************************** > xauth: creating new authority file /home/dustin/.serverauth.18757 > > > X Window System Version 1.3.0 > Release Date: 19 April 2007 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 > Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2: 1.3.0.0.dfsg-12) > Current Operating System: Linux puckett 2.6.21-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 > 21:39:38 UTC 2007 x86_64 > Build Date: 09 August 2007 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org <http://wiki.x.org> > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Aug 21 22:12:10 2007 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > (II) Module already built-in > (II) Module already built-in > (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) No drivers available. <snip irrelavent portions of xorg.conf>
> Section "Module" > Load "i2c" > Load "bitmap" > Load "ddc" > Load "dri" > Load "extmod" > Load "freetype" > Load "nvidia" > Load "glx" > Load "int10" > Load "vbe" > EndSection I'm not an expert, but to me it looks like your problem is with the tabbed line above: Load "nvidia" should not be in this section. Try removing that and see what happens. <snip additonal irrelavent portions of xorg.conf> Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
