On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:44:56 -0500 Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Frank McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008 Jul 31 16:36 -0500]: > > > Well I just spent 2 hours trying again. The VESA driver gave me > > the same results...blank screen after GDM loaded. The final line of > > the xorg log file is: > > > > > Maybe I shouldn't say this but my Ubuntu installation (Gutsy) had > > the card up and running in 5 minutes > > Can you replicate the Xorg file that Ubuntu created on Debian? > Really, it seems as though the nv driver ought to at least run the > card in 2D mode while the proprietary nvidia driver is needed for 3D > and other effects/features. > That's what I thought - matter of fact I copied the xorg.conf file to my Debian Sid partition----and commented out lines which weren't needed. Blank screen and lockup after GDM loads. > Your Xorg.conf file can be rather minimal as the X server will probe > for most things, at least on Etch or newer. Again that's what I thought - so I removed the xorg.conf file. Blank screen. I don't think this is a hardware problem as Gutsy runs fine with the new card and what Ubuntu calls the proprietary driver. It has got to be a problem with Xorg in Sid. This has got me beat. I am frustrated beyond belief! Cheers Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
