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#1 2008-08-25 21:25:43

nick
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Can't set up X

I recently did an Arch core install and wanted to get a GUI working.  I installed X and proprietary NVIDIA drivers but whenever I try to run the Xorg configuration I get the following error(s):

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.8.log", Time: Mon Aug 25 14:58:13 2008
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep: No such file or directory
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): ***Aborting***
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep: No such file or directory
(EE) NVIDIA(1): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(1): ***Aborting***
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found
Cannot connect to X server.

I'm not sure why it can't find this module file.  I used automatic hardware detection when I was installing and it still wasn't able to recognize the screen.  Any idea where to go from here?

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#2 2008-08-25 21:27:44

lucke
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Re: Can't set up X

I'd suggest running "pacman -Syu" before proceeding further.

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#3 2008-08-25 22:20:23

nick
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Re: Can't set up X

I reinstalled the packages and updated the entire system but it makes no difference, still get the same error.

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#4 2008-08-25 22:32:32

Mektub
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Re: Can't set up X

nick wrote:

I reinstalled the packages and updated the entire system but it makes no difference, still get the same error.

What does does

ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/

show ?

In my system modules.dep is owned by the package kernel26 2.6.26.2-1 (thats the version I am running,
but that shoulnd't matter).

Can you reinstall or upgrade it ?

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#5 2008-08-26 05:59:58

robertp
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Re: Can't set up X

Run command as root:

depmod

This will create /lib/modules/2.6.25-ARCH/modules.dep file.

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#6 2008-08-26 06:26:20

nick
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Re: Can't set up X

Alright thanks for the info everyone, I'll try this later and get back to you with the results.

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#7 2008-08-26 08:04:10

lucke
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Re: Can't set up X

Well, for one, if you updated, you shouldn't be using kernel 2.6.25-ARCH, but 2.6.26-ARCH. Be sure to reboot.

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#8 2008-08-26 20:18:50

nick
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Re: Can't set up X

Well I updated and rebooted but now all my partitions are messed up and the system can't start properly.  Does a kernel upgrade overwrite the /etc/fstab or something?

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#9 2008-08-26 20:43:44

lucke
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Re: Can't set up X

No, it doesn't overwrite fstab. Everything should work properly, unless there's some hardware problem (failing disk?).

What errors do you get?

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#10 2008-08-26 20:53:32

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Re: Can't set up X

Did you installed the NVidia driver from the NVidia site or the repo?


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#11 2008-08-26 20:58:27

nick
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Re: Can't set up X

I used the repo, is that a problem?  I installed the "nvidia" driver, although I have a very recent card and I heard I might have to use the "nvidia-beta" series...not sure about that.

As for the partition issue I fiddled around with some stuff and restarted, it seems to be back to normal.  I haven't tried setting up Xorg again yet to see if depmod works.  Could this be a driver issue, then?

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#12 2008-08-26 21:06:35

lucke
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Re: Can't set up X

What card do you have?

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#13 2008-08-26 21:36:13

nick
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Re: Can't set up X

GeForce 9800 GX2

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#14 2008-08-26 22:19:27

lucke
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Re: Can't set up X

That one should be supported by non-beta drivers.

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#15 2008-08-26 23:23:11

nick
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Re: Can't set up X

I guess I'll just try depmod then.  Is there any advantage using the beta drivers with newer hardware?

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