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Hey,
I have the second to current generation macbook pro (2.4Ghz C2D, 256MB Nvidia 8600GT GFX, 2GB DDR2) with a 15" screen (not glossy).
I'm trying to set up arch on it but am having trouble with setting up the X server. Currently when I type:
X -configure /etc/X11/xorg.conf
it flashes the "nvidia" splash screen, then immediately goes black.
PS: The results are the same if I just type "X"
I am using the proprietary nvidia drivers via:
pacman -S nvidia
Though no luck.
I've tried a bunch of diff settings in my xorg.conf file but can't figure out the right one (at least I'm assuming that's the issue).
Here's what my xorg.conf looks like:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder63) Thu Apr 16 19:36:29 PDT 2009
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 64.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
i hate X, not really new to linux, but pretty damn newb to DIY config files like gentoo or arch, most especially with X.
I'm trying to simply get gnome up and running, I'm following the directions provided at the arch beginner's guide.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and I apologize for my newbness.
Edited for typos 'n clean up..
Last edited by Syndacate (2009-05-29 17:44:32)
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Can you show the xorg log in /var/log, please? There might be some errors there. Also, there should be some command line output,
are there any errors there?
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Hey, thanks, I got it, I needed to comment some stuff out - my friend helped me get it working, works fine now.
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Hey, thanks, I got it, I needed to comment some stuff out - my friend helped me get it working, works fine now.
Please post the solution that you used for anyone else that may have this problem.
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Syndacate wrote:Hey, thanks, I got it, I needed to comment some stuff out - my friend helped me get it working, works fine now.
Please post the solution that you used for anyone else that may have this problem.
Ok.
I commented out:
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
in the xorg.conf file.
in the module section, this is because the X errors were telling me it couldnt' load those two, along with not finding any nvidia drivers. I then reinstalled nvidia drivers via pacman:
pacman -Rd nvidia
To remove it, then the following to install it:
pacman -S nvidia
Then installed gnome via the following:
pacman -S gnome gnome-extras
I then installed the GDM via:
pacman -S gdm
Then add gdm to the end of the daemons array in the rc.conf file.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I am missing a step here. I can't remember the exact process, but it wasn't anything too technical or weird. It was pretty straight forward, if you have trouble after this do:
X >> log.txt
You can then view any error messages in that text file.
I'm sorry I can't remember exactly, this is about all I can remember. If it comes to me, then I'll edit this. Hope this helps somebody.
Last edited by Syndacate (2009-05-29 01:52:11)
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