Following instruction: http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Libraries
I did install nvidia-glx but it remove xserver-xorg... so I do not have a 'X' program anymoe in /usr/bin/X11/X Is there anyone else using nvidia out there ? Thanks -Mathieu On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Mathieu Malaterre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...I take that back when commenting out "glx" from xorg.conf every > single opengl app seg fault :( > > On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Mathieu Malaterre > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 1:31 AM, Damon L. Chesser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Friday 18 July 2008 06:54:09 pm Florian Kulzer wrote: >>>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 23:20:14 +0200, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: >>>> > Hi there, >>>> > >>>> > Giving up on this one... I cannot understand what is going wrong >>>> > with my xorg setup. If I reboot my computer I am loosing X. Looking at >>>> > the log I cannot see anything wrong: >>>> > >>>> > http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/thingies/Xorg.0.log >>>> > >>>> > There is no 'EE' entry >>>> >>>> It cannot save a backtrace, does the computer lock up? >>>> >>>> Comparing the end of your Xorg log to mine, it seems that your system is >>>> crashing the moment it tries to do drmOpenDevice. Maybe the problem is >>>> related to the kernel part of the direct rendering infrastructure (DRI). >>>> Looking at your log with that in mind: >>>> >>>> (II) "dri" will be loaded by default. >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>> (II) LoadModule: "dri" >>>> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so >>>> (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation" >>>> compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>>> ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 >>>> (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI >>>> (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" >>>> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so >>>> (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" >>>> compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 >>>> Module class: X.Org Video Driver >>>> >>>> IIRC, the Xorg DRI module has to be disabled if you use the nvidia >>>> driver. Try to add >>>> >>>> Disable "dri" >>>> >>>> to the modules section of your xorg.conf and make sure that there are no >>>> load directives for this module anywhere else in the configuration file. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer >>>> Florian | >>> >>> So, >>> >>> You are running Nvidia. What why did you install it, nvidia installer or >>> the >>> debian way? >>> >>> If you did BOTH you will/might have problems. >>> >>> assuming you only did one way: >>> >>> apt-get install nvidia-xconfig >>> as root do nvidia-xconfig >> >> # nvidia-xconfig >> >> Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf". >> >> PARSE ERROR: Parse error on line 57 of section Module in file >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf. >> "Disable" is not a valid keyword in this section. >> >> Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup' >> New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' >> >> >> BTW, I did follow: >> >> http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#head-da25e4acfc1b456e21717d2178b938ba4306e9cd >> >> But when I run the m-a auto-install command I get a failure and an >> empty log file: >> >> # cat >> /var/cache/modass/nvidia-kernel-source.buildlog.2.6.25-2-amd64.1216468060 >> Build log starting, file: >> /var/cache/modass/nvidia-kernel-source.buildlog.2.6.25-2-amd64.1216468060 >> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:47:40 +0200 >> >> >>> then do startx >>> if you startx, you might want to do apt-get install nvidia-settings as run >>> that as root. >> >> Sorry Florian's solution seems to be working for me, I have very >> little interest and too little understanding on what is going on wrong >> to spent too much time in this isue. >> >> Thanks anyway, >> -- >> Mathieu >> > > > > -- > Mathieu > -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
