On Friday 27 June 2008 05:26:53 David Bruce wrote: > Hello, > > I have installed both nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel-source(using > module-assistant for the latter to build and install the driver). In > the past, at this point I would just use "dpkg-reconfigure > xserver-xorg" to select "nvidia" instead of "nv". Now, it appears > that the driver is supposed to be autodetected. There is no longer a > "devices" section in my Xorg.conf. > > How can I be sure the "nvidia" driver is really installed, and how can > I get Xorg to use it? > > If I uninstall both xserver-xorg-video-nv and xserver-xorg-video-vesa, > X won't start. > > > Below is some output from aptitude showing that I have the two > packages installed: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude show nvidia-glx > Package: nvidia-glx > New: yes > State: installed > Automatically installed: no > Version: 173.14.09-2 > Priority: optional > Section: non-free/x11 > Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Uncompressed Size: 25.8M > Depends: nvidia-kernel-173.14.09, x11-common (>= 1:7.0.0), libc6 (>= > 2.7-1), libx11-6, libxext6, xlibmesa-gl | libgl1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) > Suggests: nvidia-settings, nvidia-kernel-source (>= 173.14.09) > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude show nvidia-kernel-source > [sudo] password for dbruce: > Package: nvidia-kernel-source > New: yes > State: installed > Automatically installed: yes > Version: 173.14.09-2 > Priority: optional > Section: non-free/x11 > Maintainer: Debian NVIDIA Maintainers > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Uncompressed Size: 5026k > Depends: debhelper (> 4.0.0), make, sed (> 3.0), dpatch (>= 2.0.0) > Recommends: nvidia-glx (>= 173.14.09), kernel-package (>= 8.082), > devscripts > > And here is the tail end of the Xorg.0.log with nv and vesa > uninstalled, when X won't start: > > (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" > compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 > Module class: X.Org Server Extension > (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 173.14.09 Thu Jun 5 00:05:57 PDT 2008 > (II) Loading extension GLX > (II) LoadModule: "freetype" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//fonts/libfreetype.so > (II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project" > compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 2.1.0 > Module class: X.Org Font Renderer > ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.5 > (II) Loading font FreeType > (II) LoadModule: "record" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so > (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.13.0 > Module class: X.Org Server Extension > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 > (II) Loading extension RECORD > (II) LoadModule: "dri" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so > (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.4.2, module version = 1.0.0 > ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3 > (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI > (==) Matched vesa for the autoconfigured driver > (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout > (II) LoadModule: "vesa" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa > (II) UnloadModule: "vesa" > (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0) > (II) LoadModule: "mouse" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so > (II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 1.3.0 > Module class: X.Org XInput Driver > ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.0 > (II) LoadModule: "kbd" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//kbd_drv.so > (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.4.0.90, module version = 1.3.1 > Module class: X.Org XInput Driver > ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 2.0 > (EE) No drivers available. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > David Bruce
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