Issac Trotts, 2002-Oct-08 16:36 -0700: > I recently upgraded my video card to a PNY Verto > sporting a GeForce Ti 4600 chipset. The first thing > I tried worked for a while: I downloaded the binary > kernel module and GLX server from nvidia.com and > followed the directions. startx worked fine and I > had nice, accelerated OpenGL. I even got some binary > nvidia demos for windows to run in WINE. > > But then I rebooted, for a reason that I don't remember, > and since then I have not been able to get X working > with my shiny new NVidia card. I can still run X if > I plug my old TNT2 card back in, but that's not powerful > enough for the application I'm trying to build. The > output from startx -- -verbose 5 is attached, along with my > XF86Config-4 file. > > Since I rebooted I downloaded the binary debs for the nvidia > kernel module and glx using dselect, but it didn't help. > My kernel is still version 2.2.18 because the 2.4.18 that I compiled > doesn't work properly with my system and I haven't had time > yet to track down the reason. > > Running insmod NVdriver didn't help... > > I wonder if I should just back up all my data and do a fresh install > of Debian, or maybe start looking for a less complicated alternative > to X, if such a thing exists. Usually I don't need to run the application > on a separate machine from the one displaying it. If I need that > functionality I would be quite happy to incorporate it into the application > I'm writing rather than deal with all the complexity of X. > > Anyway, has anyone seen this problem or does anyone know how to > fix it? > > Thanks! > Issac
Re-installing is a bit drastic. It seems to me that the modules aren't loading. The installation process puts them, I think, in /lib/modules/<kernel>/misc so check there and do the insmod on those specific names. You'll also need to add those modules to the list in /etc/modules so they are loaded at boot. jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
