NVIDIA and Etch : WAS Re: Problems with GRUB and SATA

[ieb <ieb@klokwurx.co.uk>]

Hello folks,
I'm still puzzling with my build of Etch on this new machine....  I've
solved the GRUB error 16 and error 18 problems, by disabling the SMART
options in the BIOS and stopping the appropriate services for
smartmon.   Everything on that front now appears to be stable ...and I
don't appear to have a faulty disc-controller after all. But I am still
puzzling over the NVIDIA and sound modules.  My latest 'problem' is with
NVIDIA. (I'll worry about why ALSA isn't working next).

I have rebuilt the 2.6.18-4-amd64 with the NVIDIA components, have
installed the nvidia-glx module, but whenever I let the
etc/X11/xorg.conf build with the nvidia configuration tool it builds the
'conf' with a declaration for the driver to be nvidia, ...but ... X wont
start then, ... warns me that there is no device for NVIDIA 00:1:3
(and/or if I manually change it to include 00:1:3) 00:13:0, and finally
stops with a grumble about the kernel kicking out an error 11.
BUT, ... if I change xorg.conf to use the driver nv (rather than nvidia)
X (gdm) will start, does have the higher resolution set (1600x1200), but
has a significant 'pink' colour cast. I can't find a configuration tool
for the nvidia settings (such as Gamma etc).

Question please... should the driver be 'nvidia' or 'nv', (if 'nvidia'
-  any suggestions as to what I am missing?)  ... if it's should be 'nv'
in any event .. then can someone help me find the settings for this to
get the colours to be accurately displayed? 

Thanks again folks,

Ian