On 8/24/07, Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 24 August 2007 19:48:31 sworoc wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am a college student and am taking a graphics course this fall. I > > recently built a PC with an AMD64 CPU and a GeForce 6150 on board > > graphics card. I seem to be having trouble getting it to use the > > nvidia module, but I'm not sure where I'm going wrong. I installed it > > using the module assistant method, and I believe that I have things > > set up correctly. > > > > output: > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > > puckett:~# uname -a > > Linux puckett 2.6.21-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 21:39:38 UTC 2007 x86_64 > > GNU/Linux > > puckett:~# lsmod | grep nvidia > > nvidia 5434580 0 > > i2c_core 28288 4 nvidia,it87,i2c_isa,i2c_nforce2 > > puckett:~# apt-get install nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx > > nvidia-kernel-2.6.21-2-amd64 > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > nvidia-kernel-common is already the newest version. > > nvidia-glx is already the newest version. > > nvidia-kernel-2.6.21-2-amd64 is already the newest version. > > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded. > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > it appears that the nvidia module is running from the output above, > > but when I attempt to start X, I get the following: > > > > ******************************************** > > xauth: creating new authority file /home/dustin/.serverauth.18757 > > > > > > X Window System Version 1.3.0 > > Release Date: 19 April 2007 > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 > > Build Operating System: Linux Debian (xorg-server 2: 1.3.0.0.dfsg-12) > > Current Operating System: Linux puckett 2.6.21-2-amd64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 > > 21:39:38 UTC 2007 x86_64 > > Build Date: 09 August 2007 > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org <http://wiki.x.org> > > to make sure that you have the latest version. > > Module Loader present > > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Aug 21 22:12:10 2007 > > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > > (II) Module already built-in > > (II) Module already built-in > > (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) > > (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) > > (EE) No drivers available. > <snip irrelavent portions of xorg.conf> > > > Section "Module" > > Load "i2c" > > Load "bitmap" > > Load "ddc" > > Load "dri" > > Load "extmod" > > Load "freetype" > > Load "nvidia" > > Load "glx" > > Load "int10" > > Load "vbe" > > EndSection > > I'm not an expert, but to me it looks like your problem is with the tabbed > line above: Load "nvidia" should not be in this section. Try removing that > and see what happens. > > <snip additonal irrelavent portions of xorg.conf> > > Joe > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks for the speedy reply! I get the same result, with only one error for "nvidia" not found.
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