> >> It dies after the cursor shows up, spitting this backtrace > and output. > >> Sorry if the formatting sucks. The last line is probably > refering to the > >> fact I tried to run it from within screen, so if that could cause a > >> problem say so, and tell me how the heck to get a log of > this output > >> (since startx > log.txt doesn't work)
Dude - check the entry below that says: Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log". It re-written (no appeneded to) each time you startx. > >> #--- startx output ---# > >> > >> X Window System Version 1.3.0 > >> Release Date: 19 April 2007 > >> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 > >> Build Operating System: UNKNOWN > >> Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.25-gentoo-r7 #1 SMP > >> PREEMPT Fri Aug 1 21:56:38 CDT 2008 x86_64 > >> Build Date: 22 July 2008 > >> Before reporting problems, check 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: Wed Aug 20 00:11:37 2008 > >> (==) Using config file: > >> "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > >> (WW) NVIDIA: No matching Device section Can you post up your Device sections? In my x log this is where it starts reporting on my screen. > >> for instance (BusID PCI:0:1:3) foundle > >> (II) Module already built-in > >> The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) > >> reports: > >> > Warning: Multiple names for > >> > keycode 211 > >> > Using <I211>, > >> > ignoring <AB11> > >> Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the > >> X server > >> Backtrace: > >> 0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6d) [0x49690d] > >> 1: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7fae2c0a4430] > >> 2: X(NumMotionEvents+0x12) [0x447822] > >> 3: X(CreateConnectionBlock+0x53) [0x439623] > >> 4: X(main+0x658) [0x43a168] > >> 5: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf4) [0x7fae2c091b74] > >> 6: X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0x229) [0x439259] > >> > >> Fatal server error: > >> Caught signal 11. Server aborting > >> > >> waiting for X server to begin accepting connections > >> giving up. > >> xinit: Connection reset by peer (errno 104): unable to > connect to X > >> server > >> xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > >> Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console Have you tried the nv module instead? If not, emerge xf86-video-nv then change Driver from "nvidia" to "nv" then restart X and check the log again.
