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harshsahil48

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[Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

I installed Nvidia-304xx drivers from the website due to which xorg stopped working. I fixed it by following the wiki by installing bumblebee and using intel graphics for screen.

However now when I boot I am getting an error saying "Oh no something has gone wrong. A problem has occoured and the system can't recover"

Please help.

Note: I am using 64 bit system
          Startx works on ttyx

Last edited by harshsahil48 (2014-02-16 18:15:23)

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

GDM log

X.Org X Server 1.15.0
Release Date: 2013-12-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.12.5-1-ARCH x86_64 
Current Operating System: Linux harsh 3.12.9-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 31 10:22:54 CET 2014 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=9d527456-8b84-4444-9997-a970795972df rw quiet
Build Date: 09 January 2014  08:47:24AM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.32.4
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Sat Feb 15 12:34:27 2014
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) Automatically adding GPU devices
(==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
(--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0116:1028:0491 rev 9, Mem @ 0xd2400000/4194304, 0xc0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x00007000/64
(--) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:124d:1028:0491 rev 161, Mem @ 0xd0000000/33554432, 0xa0000000/268435456, 0xb0000000/67108864, I/O @ 0x00006000/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
Initializing built-in extension XTEST
Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
Initializing built-in extension SYNC
Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
Initializing built-in extension RENDER
Initializing built-in extension RANDR
Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
Initializing built-in extension RECORD
Initializing built-in extension DPMS
Initializing built-in extension Present
Initializing built-in extension DRI3
Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
Initializing built-in extension XVideo
Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
Initializing built-in extension DRI2
(II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module glamoregl
(II) Unloading glamoregl
(EE) Failed to load module "glamoregl" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  331.38  Wed Jan  8 19:10:17 PST 2014
Loading extension GLX
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
(II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.99.910
(II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
	i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
	915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
	Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
	GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
(II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-5000
(II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100
(II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 5200
(++) using VT number 1

(--) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
(--) intel(0): CPU: x86-64, sse2, sse3, ssse3, sse4.1, sse4.2, avx
(**) intel(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) intel(0): RGB weight 888
(==) intel(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(**) intel(0): Framebuffer tiled
(**) intel(0): Pixmaps tiled
(**) intel(0): "Tear free" disabled
(**) intel(0): Forcing per-crtc-pixmaps? no
(II) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using monitor section Monitor0
(--) intel(0): found backlight control interface acpi_video0 (type 'firmware')
(II) intel(0): Output VGA1 has no monitor section
(II) intel(0): Output HDMI1 has no monitor section
(II) intel(0): Output DP1 has no monitor section
(II) intel(0): Output VIRTUAL1 has no monitor section
(--) intel(0): Output LVDS1 using initial mode 1600x900 on pipe 0
(==) intel(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
(==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) intel(0): SNA initialized with Sandybridge (gen6, gt2) backend
(==) intel(0): Backing store enabled
(==) intel(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) intel(0): HW Cursor enabled
(II) intel(0): RandR 1.2 enabled, ignore the following RandR disabled message.
(**) intel(0): DPMS enabled
(II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
(II) intel(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: i965
(II) intel(0): [DRI2]   VDPAU driver: i965
(II) intel(0): direct rendering: DRI2 Enabled
(==) intel(0): hotplug detection: "enabled"
(--) RandR disabled
(EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)
(II) intel(0): switch to mode 1600x900@60.0 on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
(II) intel(0): Setting screen physical size to 423 x 238
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event4)
(**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 2.8.2
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
(--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
(II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event13)
(**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
(**) Video Bus: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event13"
(--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
(--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
(II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Video Bus (/dev/input/event12)
(**) Video Bus: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Video Bus'
(**) Video Bus: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event12"
(--) evdev: Video Bus: Vendor 0 Product 0x6
(--) evdev: Video Bus: Found keys
(II) evdev: Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Lid Switch (/dev/input/event3)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Digital PCBeep (/dev/input/event5)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Headphone (/dev/input/event9)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Headphone (/dev/input/event8)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm=3 (/dev/input/event7)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA Intel PCH Mic (/dev/input/event10)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/event1)
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech USB Optical Mouse'
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc05a
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found relative axes
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 9)
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M (/dev/input/event11)
(**) Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M'
(**) Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M: Device: "/dev/input/event11"
(--) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M: Vendor 0xc45 Product 0x6430
(--) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M: Found keys
(II) evdev: Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Laptop_Integrated_Webcam_2M" (type: KEYBOARD, id 10)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
(--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 11)
(II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/event14)
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "evdev touchpad catchall"
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "touchpad catchall"
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Applying InputClass "Default clickpad buttons"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.7.3
(II) Using input driver 'synaptics' for 'SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad'
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
(II) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: ignoring touch events for semi-multitouch device
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5782 (res 57)
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4972 (res 96)
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 15
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right double triple
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x7
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD, id 12)
(**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MinSpeed is now constant deceleration 2.5
(**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) MaxSpeed is now 1.75
(**) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) AccelFactor is now 0.036
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration profile 1
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) config/udev: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (/dev/input/mouse1)
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: Ignoring device from InputClass "touchpad ignore duplicates"
(II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event2)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Dell WMI hotkeys (/dev/input/event6)
(**) Dell WMI hotkeys: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Dell WMI hotkeys'
(**) Dell WMI hotkeys: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
(--) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Vendor 0 Product 0
(--) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Found keys
(II) evdev: Dell WMI hotkeys: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Dell WMI hotkeys" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
(II) config/udev: removing device Logitech USB Optical Mouse
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Close
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/event1)
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech USB Optical Mouse'
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc05a
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found relative axes
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 9)
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
(II) intel(0): switch to mode 1600x900@60.0 on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
(II) intel(0): EDID vendor "SEC", prod id 21579
(II) intel(0): Printing DDC gathered Modelines:
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1600x900"x0.0  120.53  1600 1648 1680 2160  900 902 907 930 +hsync -vsync (55.8 kHz eP)
(II) intel(0): Modeline "1600x900"x0.0   74.09  1600 1648 1680 1992  900 902 907 930 +hsync -vsync (37.2 kHz e)
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
setversion 1.4 failed: Permission denied
(II) intel(0): switch to mode 1600x900@60.0 on LVDS1 using pipe 0, position (0, 0), rotation normal, reflection none
(--) synaptics: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) config/udev: removing device Logitech USB Optical Mouse
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Close
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
(II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
(II) This device may have been added with another device file.
(II) config/udev: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse (/dev/input/event1)
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
(II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Logitech USB Optical Mouse'
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Vendor 0x46d Product 0xc05a
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found relative axes
(--) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Logitech USB Optical Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 9)
(II) evdev: Logitech USB Optical Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
(**) Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4

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harshsahil48

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

I have solved this issue. I needed to install nvidia not nvidia-304xx.

If a morderator is reading this, I would like to point out that the archwiki is WRONG and that Nvidia geforce 5/6 must install NVIDIA driver not nvidia -304xx.

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

If a morderator is reading this, I would like to point out that the archwiki is WRONG and that Nvidia geforce 5/6 must install NVIDIA driver not nvidia -304xx.

You can edit the Wiki yourself

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

Also, the forum moderators only have magical powers on the forums.  On the wiki, we are regular users.

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harshsahil48

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

I didn't know that. Sorry.

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

I didn't know that. Sorry.

Why?  If that is the worst thing that happens today, we are all doing alright.

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cjazz

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Registered: 2009-03-12

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

I would like to point out that the archwiki is WRONG and that Nvidia geforce 5/6 must install NVIDIA driver not nvidia -304xx.

Not wrong, really -- just confusing. But that's only because the Nvidia modeling system is confusing. You don't mention which card you have, but for the purpose of choosing an Nvidia driver, there's a difference between the GeForce 6,7 series and the GeForce 600, 700 series. My GeForce 6150se card, for example, which is a GeForce 6 card, requires the legacy driver. Anyone choosing a driver would probably do well to consult the nouveau wiki's code name page, which by the way is referenced on the arch wiki page.

Last edited by cjazz (2014-02-17 05:55:40)

harshsahil48

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Registered: 2013-12-10

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

I would like to point out that the archwiki is WRONG and that Nvidia geforce 5/6 must install NVIDIA driver not nvidia -304xx.

Not wrong, really -- just confusing. But that's only because the Nvidia modeling system is confusing. You don't mention which card you have, but for the purpose of choosing an Nvidia driver, there's a difference between the GeForce 6,7 series and the GeForce 600, 700 series. My GeForce 6150se card, for example, which is a GeForce 6 card, requires the legacy driver. Anyone choosing a driver would probably do well to consult the nouveau wiki's code name page, which by the way is referenced on the arch wiki page.

That might be the case but an inexperienced person would normally understand that GeForce 6,7 = Geforce 600,700 series. There should be a note saying that this is not the case.

I have Nvidia GT555m with optimus.

Last edited by harshsahil48 (2014-02-18 05:21:02)

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cjazz

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Re: [Solved] Display manager failing after Nvidia driver install

That might be the case but an inexperienced person would normally understand that GeForce 6,7 = Geforce 600,700 series. There should be a note saying that this is not the case.

Feel free to add it.