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Hi,

Please see below for the description of the problem I'm currently having.
One person who responded suggested that I post the XFree86.0.log file. I've attached it to this email. If anyone can help me with what's going wrong it would be greatly appreciated. 

Also, someone mentioned that I download and install the packages:

nvidia-glx-src - NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver
nvidia-kernel-src - NVIDIA binary kernel module

I've downloaded these.

Could someone walk me through how I install them.





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Hi,
I'm a complete newbie to Debian Linux (although I've been using and programming computers for about 10 years).
I'd like to install and run Debian on my PC that currently runs Windows98/2000, mainly because I'd like to eventually use Demudi (the Debian-based multimedia distribution).
I've got a copy of Debian 3.0 and have managed to install it on a separate partition. 

However, I hit a problem when the system starts.
After everything loads, I get a message saying "I cannot start the X Server..." and then I get asked if I want to use a utility to set up the video card/monitor. I'm using a GeForce2MX card with a ViewMaster CM555 monitor.
I've selected the Geforce option in the configuration utility however this doesn't make any difference. 

I'm using XFree86 version 4.1.0.1 (I think!)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Chris Share



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