On 2010-06-12 21:06 +0200, Gilbert Sullivan wrote: > I have both xserver-xorg-video-nouveau and xser-xorg-video-fbdev > installed (just confirmed it in aptitude), but it doesn't appear that > they are being used.
I see. The latest xserver-xorg-core in sid uses nouveau by default, but that version is not in squeeze yet (and will take some time to migrate due to a dependency on a new libc6 on hppa). > I did try using the 4-line minimal xorg.conf file suggested at the > nouveau.freedesktop.org location to force nouveau to be used. When I > booted I got a blue text-graphics screen which said that X had failed > to start and which asked if I wanted to view the log (with a choice of > yes / no). However, I didn't get a chance to answer because I was then > unceremoniously dumped at the console logon prompt. I logged on as > root and removed the 4-line file, and then everything was as it had > been before. It would be quite interesting to view the log with nouveau used as the X driver. > I would trying turning KMS off just to see if I could learn anything, > but I haven't yet found out how to do it with a grub 2 system. You may as well blacklist nouveau then, since it is completely useless without KMS (the nouveau X driver requires KMS). Note, however, that without an xorg.conf the most recent xserver-xorg-core will still load the module. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/878w6kcb1q....@turtle.gmx.de
