Re: X configuration problem

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 02:59, bernard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have just installed Debian 3.0. The PC is equipped with an ASUS V7100 
> graphics card (based on a nVidia GeForce2 MX chipset). I use an ordinary 15" 
> monitor.
> 
> When starting the X server, I receive the following error message :
> (EE) Screens(s) found, but none have a usable configuration
> 
> I guess that the problem is due to a configuration error in 
> /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (to be found hereunder)
> 
> I tried to restart X with different values for the DefaultDepth parameter but 
> with no success...
> 
> Some hints would be greatly appreciated...
> 
[snip]
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
>         Driver          "nv"
>         Option          "UseFBDev"              "true"
> EndSection

I'm 99.44% sure that Nvidia doesn't "do" the frame buffer.  Try this:

  Section "Device"
        Identifier "Generic Video Card"
        Driver     "nv"
        BusID      "AGP:01:00:0"  # use lspci to adjust to your system 
        VideoRam   32768  # because I have 32768KB RAM
  EndSection

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