On 11/1/09, walt <w41...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/01/2009 09:13 AM, Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Hi group >> >> Having installed the Geforce FX5500 drivers, >> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.18-pkg1.run, and ran startx the desktop >> appears but the system crashes... > > Do you mean the entire system, or just the X server?
Desktop(raw X, default terminals and clock icon) appears, instant total system crash > If you type 'X' from a console (instead of startx) does the crash still > happen? Black screen, instant total system crash. Oh, and the green nvidia icon fails to flash briefly after the startx command. >
