On Jan 28, 2008 5:05 PM, Geosand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jimmy Wu wrote:
Well, an update: I just ran the nvidia script today (169.09) and it
worked. I told it to not look for a precompiled interface on
nvidia.com, so it did some compiling on its own, I think, but anyways,
after I
On Jan 25, 2008 9:26 PM, Jimmy Wu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think I will go with the nvidia installer. I'll post back with
results of how that goes.
Well, an update: I just ran the nvidia script today (169.09) and it
worked. I told it to not look for a precompiled interface on
nvidia.com, so
Jimmy Wu wrote:
On Jan 25, 2008 9:26 PM, Jimmy Wu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think I will go with the nvidia installer. I'll post back with
results of how that goes.
Well, an update: I just ran the nvidia script today (169.09) and it
worked. I told it to not look for a precompiled
On Friday 25 January 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, nv was what the installer picked by default and that didn't
work for me (I was surprised by that, but maybe stable uses an older
version of nv or something). Anyways, vesa worked, and it still does
now, so that's what I'm using.
On Jan 24, 2008 8:54 PM, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
You could get the unstable nvidia-glx source package and build it
using Stable tools. Might not work, though, because the latest
nvidia drivers are built with modern tool versions.
I'd suggest moving up to Lenny/testing.
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On 01/25/08 20:26, Jimmy Wu wrote:
On Jan 24, 2008 8:54 PM, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
You could get the unstable nvidia-glx source package and build it
using Stable tools. Might not work, though, because the latest
nvidia
I followed the instructions to install the nvidia drivers the Debian
way from this site:
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
Every command worked fine, with no error messages. However, when it
came time to reboot, I get a black screen shortly after the message
that says gdm is starting.
Jimmy Wu wrote:
I followed the instructions to install the nvidia drivers the Debian
way from this site:
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
Every command worked fine, with no error messages. However, when it
came time to reboot, I get a black screen shortly after the message
that
On Jan 24, 2008 4:46 PM, Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jimmy,
I have not yet looked over your files, but try to boot into single user
mode (grub screen, normaly the 2nd line) and as root, type startx and
see if it starts. This will rule in or out gdm.
I tried that, and got the
Jimmy Wu wrote:
On Jan 24, 2008 4:46 PM, Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jimmy,
I have not yet looked over your files, but try to boot into single user
mode (grub screen, normaly the 2nd line) and as root, type startx and
see if it starts. This will rule in or out gdm.
I
On Jan 24, 2008 5:06 PM, Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tried that, and got the black unresponsive screen again. I guess
that rules out gdm?
Thanks,
Yes it does. Now in single user mode run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
(or xfree-x86?? I use unstable and I don't know
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On 01/24/08 16:18, Jimmy Wu wrote:
On Jan 24, 2008 5:06 PM, Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tried that, and got the black unresponsive screen again. I guess
that rules out gdm?
Thanks,
Yes it does. Now in single user mode run
On Thu January 24 2008, Jimmy Wu wrote:
Etch uses xorg.
Actually, nv was what the installer picked by default and that didn't
work for me (I was surprised by that, but maybe stable uses an older
version of nv or something). Anyways, vesa worked, and it still does
now, so that's what I'm
On Jan 24, 2008 5:36 PM, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What does /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so look like?
I haven't had a chance to check that yet (I put my laptop away and
it's charging now). However I think I've figured out the problem (see
below...)
On Jan 24, 2008 6:23
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On 01/24/08 18:58, Jimmy Wu wrote:
[snip]
Now, on to a solution. The unstable nvidia-glx does support my card,
but I want to run the stable distribution. I know there are ways to
configure apt/aptitude/sources.lst to have a mixed system, but is
Jimmy Wu wrote:
I followed the instructions to install the nvidia drivers the Debian
way from this site:
http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
snip
Just installed AMD64 Etch on a dual core 64, with a Leadtek Quadro FX540
on a work station.
Getting similar reactions with the basic nv
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