On Sun, 2007-08-05 at 12:12 +1200, Jeff wrote: > I am a new Debian user . Had Etch installed and tried to install the > Nvidia driver without success. Now i cannot get the display working when > i boot Etch ! Just a blank screen? Can someone tell me how to get the > display back from boot up please? > Thanks jeff > Do you have X installed (xorg)? Do you have an X greeter installed (xdm/kdm/gdm)? If so, looking in /var/log/Xorg.0.log should be revealing; check the time stamp of the file to see if it corresponds to your last attempt (vs. being from long ago, which would mean X may not have even tried starting).
I have an nVidia card that just doesn't work with the free (nv) driver, but does work with the proprietary (nvidia-glx and others) drivers. This might be the case for you. Also, the proprietary drivers are not available for 2.6.21 kernels (for now), but if you're using etch that shouldn't be an issue. Ross -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
