[LUNI] Configuring X upon a nvidia geforce 8300 in debian etch

[Chris Scullard]

Hi Jay,

I gather that you are trying to use the proprietary NVidia drivers. If 
so, your driver needs to be "nvidia" in xorg.conf rather than "nv". 
That's the first thing I'd try.

Chris

Jay Strauss wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I can not seem to get my X to work.  When I have a seemingly correct
> xorg.conf (below), when GDM starts on boot, my screen lights, but is
> blank, and then the booting hangs. I'm unable to kill X with
> ctrl-alt-backspace, or get to any other virtual terminals, or ssh to
> the box.
>
> I have an NVIDIA GeForce 8300 onboard card.  I'm using
> nvidia-kernel-2.6.18-5-686 and tried nvidia-kernel-2.6.18-4-486.
>
> I copied a xorg.conf from my Ubuntu liveCD (while it was up), with the
> same effect.  I diffed the lsmod from the ubuntu and the debian and I
> don't see anything that jumps out at me (below), except maybe the
> "video" driver at the bottom, but I don't know what module that comes
> from.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> And why is X always such a PITA on Debian?  Ubuntu gets it right every
> time in my experience.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Jay
>
> uranium:~# diff lsmod.ubuntu lsmod.deb
> 4d3
> < af_packet
> 7,8d5
> < asus_acpi
> < backlight
> 10,12d6
> < binfmt_misc
> < bitblit
> < bluetooth
> 14d7
> < capability
> 16,24c9,11
> < commoncap
> < container
> < cpufreq_conservative
> < cpufreq_ondemand
> < cpufreq_powersave
> < cpufreq_stats
> < cpufreq_userspace
> < dev_acpi
> < dock
> ---
>   
>> dm_mirror
>> dm_mod
>> dm_snapshot
>>     
> 26a14
>   
>> eth1394
>>     
> 30,34d17
> < fbcon
> < font
> < freq_table
> < fuse
> < hid
> 36c19,21
> < i2c_ec
> ---
>   
>> i2c_i801
>> ide_core
>> ide_generic
>>     
> 41,42d25
> < iTCO_vendor_support
> < iTCO_wdt
> 44d26
> < l2cap
> 46d27
> < libusual
> 49a31
>   
>> md_mod
>>     
> 52c34
> < nls_cp437
> ---
>   
>> nls_iso8859_1
>>     
> 56,57d37
> < pcc_acpi
> < pci_hotplug
> 62,63c42,44
> < rfcomm
> < sbs
> ---
>   
>> raid1
>> rtc
>> sbp2
>>     
> 68d48
> < shpchp
> 76,82d55
> < snd_rawmidi
> < snd_seq
> < snd_seq_device
> < snd_seq_dummy
> < snd_seq_midi
> < snd_seq_midi_event
> < snd_seq_oss
> 84,85d56
> < softcursor
> < sony_acpi
> 87d57
> < squashfs
> 89d58
> < tc1100_wmi
> 91d59
> < tileblit
> 92a61
>   
>> udf
>>     
> 94d62
> < unionfs
> 98,99d65
> < vesafb
> < video
>
> cat xorg.conf
> # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
> #
> # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
> # values from the debconf database.
> #
> # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
> # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
> #
> # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
> # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
> # package.
> #
> # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
> # again, run the following command:
> #   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
>
> Section "Files"
> 	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
> 	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
> 	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
> 	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
> 	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
> 	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
> 	FontPath	"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
> 	# path to defoma fonts
> 	FontPath	"/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
> 	Load	"i2c"
> 	Load	"bitmap"
> 	Load	"ddc"
> 	Load	"dri"
> 	Load	"extmod"
> 	Load	"freetype"
> 	Load	"glx"
> 	Load	"int10"
> 	Load	"vbe"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
> 	Driver		"kbd"
> 	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
> 	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
> 	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
> 	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
> 	Driver		"mouse"
> 	Option		"CorePointer"
> 	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
> 	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
> 	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
> 	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Driver		"wacom"
> 	Identifier	"stylus"
> 	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
> 	Option		"Type"		"stylus"
> 	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Driver		"wacom"
> 	Identifier	"eraser"
> 	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
> 	Option		"Type"		"eraser"
> 	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> 	Driver		"wacom"
> 	Identifier	"cursor"
> 	Option		"Device"	"/dev/input/wacom"
> 	Option		"Type"		"cursor"
> 	Option		"ForceDevice"	"ISDV4"		# Tablet PC ONLY
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> 	Identifier	"nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
> 	Driver		"nv"
> 	BusID		"PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> 	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
> 	Option		"DPMS"
> 	HorizSync	28-51
> 	VertRefresh	43-60
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> 	Identifier	"Default Screen"
> 	Device		"nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
> 	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
> 	DefaultDepth	24
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		1
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		4
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		8
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		15
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		16
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> 	SubSection "Display"
> 		Depth		24
> 		Modes		"1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> 	EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
> 	Identifier	"Default Layout"
> 	Screen		"Default Screen"
> 	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
> 	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
> 	InputDevice     "stylus"	"SendCoreEvents"
> 	InputDevice     "cursor"	"SendCoreEvents"
> 	InputDevice     "eraser"	"SendCoreEvents"
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
> 	Mode	0666
> EndSection
>