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barbalander

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Registered: 2007-02-28

Posts: 4

Need you help, wanna go with Arch! (Never get xorg to work:(

Hi!

I've tried out slackware, ubuntu, gentoo etc. I didn't like them comparing to Arch. But i get them running and working.

My problem is:

I've installing everything and everything is cool. Installs xorg. After xorg installation is done i try to startx (Used nvidia-config for xorg.conf) The xserver starts but isnt working. It gives me strange colors on the screen, like fading in different colors. This is were everything fucks up and i have to reboot the computer.

I really wanna drive arch, it's the best distro i've tried!

Some computer specs:

Fujitsu-Siemens M3438G
Chipset: Mobile intel 915PM Express
Nvidia Geforce 6800 GO
Sound: AC 97
Serial ATA-150 60 GB
1024 mb of ram, DDR II SDRAM 400 mhz

scarney

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From: Wisconsin, US

Registered: 2006-07-11

Posts: 173

Re: Need you help, wanna go with Arch! (Never get xorg to work:(

its nvidia-xconfig  and NOT "nvidia-config" maybe that is the problem?. are you sure you installed nvidia driver?.

Mr Green

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Re: Need you help, wanna go with Arch! (Never get xorg to work:(

try pacman -S hwd

create a xonf.conf think its hwd -x  try that out post any errors from xserver

HTH

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scarney

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From: Wisconsin, US

Registered: 2006-07-11

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Re: Need you help, wanna go with Arch! (Never get xorg to work:(

try pacman -S hwd

create a xonf.conf think its hwd -x  try that out post any errors from xserver

HTH

you can do hwd -xa. that will over write the current xorg.conf. otherwise you will have to move it.

Damnshock

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From: Barcelona

Registered: 2006-09-13

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Re: Need you help, wanna go with Arch! (Never get xorg to work:(

Probably it's not the best way but... what about copying ubuntu's xorg.conf?

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barbalander

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Registered: 2007-02-28

Posts: 4

Re: Need you help, wanna go with Arch! (Never get xorg to work:(

its nvidia-xconfig  and NOT "nvidia-config" maybe that is the problem?. are you sure you installed nvidia driver?.

THe driver is installed and modprobed. Ok, sry nvidia-xconfig.

I've also tried to copy the xorg.conf from ubuntu and it's the same with the colors. I'll post my xorg.conf later.