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

[Chris Scullard]

Hi Jay,

Can you post the contents of /var/log/Xorg.0.log? That should tell you 
something useful.

Chris

Jay Strauss wrote:
> On 8/23/07, Chris Scullard <scullard at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>   
>> 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
>>     
>
> Yeah, sorry.  I ran
> # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
>
> And rebuilt my xorg.conf (below) and I have the same issue of screen
> lighting, but blank, and ctrl-alt-backspace not killing X.  I can log
> in via SSH, that was a red herring.
>
> So if there is something you want me to look at after I've done
> startx, I can ssh and poke around.
>
> Thanks
> Jay
>
> # /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 /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
> # (Type "man /etc/X11/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/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
>         FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
>         FontPath        "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
>         # path to defoma fonts
>         FontPath        "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
>         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"      "pc104"
>         Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>         Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
>         Driver          "mouse"
>         Option          "CorePointer"
>         Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>         Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
>         Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
>         Driver          "nvidia"
>         BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
>         Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
>         Option          "DPMS"
>         HorizSync       30-100
>         VertRefresh     50-160
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
>         Identifier      "Default Screen"
>         Device          "nVidia Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
>         Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
>         DefaultDepth    24
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           1
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           4
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           8
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           15
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           16
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
>         SubSection "Display"
>                 Depth           24
>                 Modes           "1680x1050" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
>         EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
>         Identifier      "Default Layout"
>         Screen          "Default Screen"
>         InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
>         InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
>         Mode    0666
> EndSection
>