Keep the reply on the list please. On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 02:44:45PM +1200, Jeff wrote: > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > >Another way to get into the box is to boot the install CD in rescue > >mode. From the menus, you can get a shell that is chrooted into the > >box. From there, you can either edit xorg.conf or you may even be able > >to run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg. > > > >Also, there's an option inbetween a normal boot and an init=/bin/sh, > >that is 's', for single. This will run through the /etc/rcS.d scripts > >and prompt for the root password. > > > Thanks for that! I booted the single user mode from the Grub Menu and > got the command prompt from there. > Ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg as root then changed the driver back > to "nv" and the display is back. > So, on to why the nvidia driver isn't working for you. Are you running Etch with stock kernel and have the matching nvidia kernel package, nvidia-xconfig, and nvidia-glx? How did you try to set it up before?
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