On 11/01/2009 02:36 PM, Maxim Wexler wrote: > 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.
Well, that suggests a kernel panic, I think. What happens if you use an older kernel? > Oh, and the green nvidia icon fails to flash briefly after the startx command. I use the same nvidia drivers for the nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] video card (given to me by my brother-in-law-the-gamer after I installed his new, upgraded nVidia card for him :o) For a long time I saw that same green nvidia logo flash during startup, but now that you mention it, I haven't seen it for a long time. I really don't know when it stopped, but it was weeks ago, not days.
