[ATrpms-users] Can't start X w/ nvidia-graphics9755 on fc6

[Harry Devine]

OK, that fixed it.  I change the driver line to "nv" and it came up,
then modified it to "nvidia" and it came up again, so it appears to be
good.  I still don't know why the xorg.conf (or how even) got modified,
but something did it.  I know that I didn't touch it at all manually.
Oh well, another little nugget of knowledge to store away for future
reference.

Thanks alot for the help.  It's very much appreciated!!!!
Harry

On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 08:35 -0700, Javier Perez wrote:

> 
> --- Harry Devine <hdevine at ourapplecart.com> wrote:
> 
> > I am attaching my xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> > files.  Let me know
> > if you need any other logs from me on this.  Also, I
> > ran "dmesg |grep
> > nvidia" and the response was "module 'NVIDIA' taints
> > kernel" (something
> > to that effect).
> > 
> > Thanks alot for the help,
> > Harry
> > 
> > On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 21:00 -0700, Javier Perez
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > --- Harry Devine <hdevine at ourapplecart.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Sorry to bother you, but I am having the same
> > issue
> > > > that was described
> > > > in here, yet my kernel information looks correct
> > > > (kernel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6.i686).  I am using
> > > > MythDora 4.0 to install my
> > > > box as a MythTV box, and just put that video
> > card
> > > > (nVidia 7100GS) in and
> > > > reinstalled from scratch.
> > > > 
> > > > I was able to download the 9755 drivers as per
> > Jarod
> > > > Wilson's Wiki for
> > > > MythTV, and had them working, but once I reboot
> > the
> > > > PC, my X server will
> > > > not start and I can't seem to figure out why.  
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you for your time and any information that
> > you
> > > > can provide.
> > > > Harry Devine
> > > > >
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> > > Pls show your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and also the logs
> > 
> > > We need to see what X did not like before we can
> > help
> > > you out
> > > 
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> 
> ------- xorg.conf ------------
> > Section "Device"
> > 	Identifier  "Videocard0"
> > 	Driver      "nvidia-1.0-9755"
> > EndSection
> > 
> 
> ---------- LOG --------------
> 
> > Module Loader present
> 
> > (EE) No drivers available.
> > 
> > Fatal server error:
> > no screens found
> > 
> 
> Harry these are your problems.
> You are using an driver called "nvidia-1.0-9755" which
> doesn't exist.
> Normally you would call for "nv" or "nvidia", but I
> have never seen the driver's version inside the
> driver's name at the xorg.conf level.
> 
> I suggest that you change first the driver name to
> "nv" in order to use the open source driver. Make sure
> that X starts with it. After it works, then change to
> "nvidia" in order to use the proprietary driver that
> has some more functionality included.
> 
> Javier
> 
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