I didn't have any trouble w/my nvidia card but I did with 2 other boxes( rage 128 & a permedia card,can't recall the model). I think you're on the right track w/the text login.From here I'd start w/the lowest resolution possible,800x600(or lower) @256 if I had to.
Fwiw..both of the trouble cards are(for now) working acceptably. I took Traci's suggestion (thanx Traci :-) and went with the above mentioned text login. I still use this as it's better than going thru the horror of an ill-acting x server :-) Lee On Sunday 11 November 2001 18:56, you wrote: > The subject say it all, > Installed and ran 8.0 with no problems, did an 8.1 upgrade and now I > don't have a GUI. Followed the advise on the errata webpage with no > success. From the command line I did startx and it guided me through a > setup (I was running Gnome) then I used KDE. When I logged out it dumped > back to the command line and trying startx again put me into TWM. Using > the GUI configuration tools available in TWM I haven't been able to get > anywhere. I want a graphical login and Gnome as my desktop. > > I read there was a problem with the nvidia drivers (I have an > onboard GeForce TNT2) I reverted back to my old kernel which didn't help > a bit. Although th 2.4.8-28mdk kernel segfaults when I use the find > command and the 2.4.3-20mdk kernel doesn't. I would send the error but I > can't figure out how to redirect it into a file. > > tks > mitch
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