Re: Nvidia video driver problem
Am Donnerstag, 11. September 2008 schrieb Russ Cook:
> Hans-J. Ullrich wrote:
> > Am Donnerstag, 11. September 2008 schrieb Russ Cook:
> >> I'm running an amd64, with 64bit linux (Sid), with evga 8800gts graphics
> >> card.
> >> I did apt-get update && upgrade today.
> >> Then I downloaded latest linux source 2.6.26.5 from kernel.org, and
> >> downloaded
> >> the latest nvidia-kernel-source using apt-get.
> >> I compiled a custom kernel and latest nvidia-kernel-source according to
> >> procedures
> >> outlined at http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers . I've done
> >> this before successfully,
> >> and was running Nvidia driver before this action.
> >> The problem is that X will not start now with the Nvidia driver. It
> >> WILL start with
> >> the nv open source driver.
> >> Looking in /usr/lib/xorg/modules, I have a symlink libwfb.so pointing to
> >> libnvidia-wfb.so.100.14.11, which doesn't exist in this directory, and X
> >> complains about
> >> it in the Xorg.log file, attached. It also complains about module
> >> type1.
> >>
> >> Can anyone offer help or suggestions?
> >
> > Hi !
> >
> > First of all, make sure, you compile the correct kernel-module (I suppose
> > you did). After installation of this, install the package "nvidia-glx".
> > Hope you did, too.
> >
> > In /etc/X11/xorg.conf change the entry "nv" to "nvidia".
> >
> > Now it should start.
> >
> > If it still does not, move your script of login manager (kdm, gdm, xdm
> > whatever you use) out of the way, so it will not be started at boot.
> > (Hint: For kdm i.e. just move the files "/etc/init.d/kdm" somewhere else.
> > So you can restore it back later)
> >
> > Now reboot your machine. You get the login prompt. Login as root and
> > start X using the command "startx". If it fails examine, what happens.
> >
> > If it is starting as root, your user is not in the group "nvidia".
> >
> > Good luck !
> >
> > Hans
>
> Hans,
> Thanks for the reply. I believe I compiled the correct things. I
> don't use gdm or kdm,
> so always start manually with startx. Logging in as root and running
> 'startx' gives
> same result. Problem appears to be missing object of simlink? I am not
> a member of
> group nvidia (was not aware of such a group). I AM a member of group
> video. Since
> I CAN start x with nv driver, I believe my X setup is otherwise OK.
> I'll poke around some
> more ...
>
> Thanks again.
Try to uncomment the line LOAD "glx" in /etc/xorg.conf.
It should work without 3d-acceleration, but it should start.
Does this work ???
Regards
Hans
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