On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Patrick Wiseman <pwise...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Patrick Wiseman <pwise...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Anyway, it's >> working now with the 190.53 driver (installed using the nvidia >> installer) and the 2.6.26 kernel, so I'm happy for now! > > Since an xorg update a few days ago, it's not working with anything. > Compiling against the current stock 2.6.32 kernel, with the header > package installed, works, but the X server crashes after showing the > Nvidia splash screen briefly. This is way too frustrating! I'm able > to start the X server with no xorg.conf, and the Xorg.0.log indicates > that I'm using the nv driver (with no glx, because the Nvidia glx > driver, which is still installed, doesn't work with the nv driver; is > there one which does?). I tried the latest nvidia packages from sid, > but no joy there either (same symptoms). I'm next going to try sgfxi, > as Paul Cartwright suggested (thanks). I need my GoogleEarth (and it > needs functioning glx)!
Tried sgfxi - the script congratulated me on a successful install of the latest driver, and then the X server failed again, showing me the Nvidia splash screen for a moment, a couple of times. The X server works - I'm using it now, with the nv driver. Shooooooot! Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org