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Tha1

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Registered: 2006-06-30

Posts: 8

Problem w/xconfig & Nvidia

Hey guys.

I'm trying to use Compiz in the latest Arch, and for that I'm trying to setup X to use NVIDIA drivers. My vcard is a Geforce 6200 AGP. However, I can't seem to use NVIDIA drivers. When I change the driver to "nvidia", he gives me this:

     Signal 11. Server aborting

My xorg.conf is like this:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder3)  Wed Sep 12 14:29:35 PDT 2007


Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
EndSection

Section "Module"

#    Load           "glx"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "type1"
    Load           "freetype"
#    Load           "glx"
    Load           "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       31.5 - 48.5
    VertRefresh     50.0 - 70.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "vesa"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "Asus Geforce 6200 GE (Gamer Edition)"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Viewport    0 0
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

I've installed the latest drivers, first from the Arch site, then from the NVIDIA site, both with success., but i can't find the error. He onmly runs when I change the driver to "vesa".

Anyone can help me plz??

mrunion

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From: Jonesborough, TN

Registered: 2007-01-26

Posts: 1,938

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Re: Problem w/xconfig & Nvidia

I don't remember right off --find the wiki on nVidia -- but nVidia has a utility that will generate a proper xorg.conf for you.  I'd start there.

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Tha1

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Registered: 2006-06-30

Posts: 8

Re: Problem w/xconfig & Nvidia

I don't remember right off --find the wiki on nVidia -- but nVidia has a utility that will generate a proper xorg.conf for you.  I'd start there.

I forgot to tell, i've generated a xorg.conf, first w/ xorgconfig, and then with nvidia-xconfig, both with success,but none of them worked.

Leigh

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From: USA

Registered: 2004-06-25

Posts: 533

Re: Problem w/xconfig & Nvidia

I think the RgbPath should be...

Section "Files"
    RgbPath         "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
EndSection

I'm not sure if it matters cause I think it's loaded by default, but you might want to add to Section "Module"
Load           "ddc"

You might also try searching for mode lines for your monitor and add to the end of section "Monitor"

Take a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log for any warnings or errors. It usually will give you a hint to whats wrong. Sometimes it takes a little tweaking to get your xorg.conf configured correctly.

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