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#1 2009-08-04 22:26:48

jskier
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Can't get X11 to load, hard crashes with Geforce 8200M

I can't get Xwindows to load on a new laptop I recently got. Ubuntu Live 64bit works fine, even can install the NVIDIA drivers and get 3D support on it (tested this before I purchased the laptop). So in Arch Linux (64bit) I downloaded the main NVIDIA driver package, module loads fine. When I try to start Xwindows, I get a "bus error" as regular user. When I try root, my machine crashes hard (can't even toggle CAPS lock). I can't even load Xwindows with the VESA driver, it complains about MTRR not matching correctly.

Specs on the machine can be found here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docu … ct=3860070

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I also tried the 190 beta drivers, same problems occur. I can get any log files if needed later, I don't have immediate access to the machine.

Thank you in advance,


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#2 2009-08-06 05:56:48

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Re: Can't get X11 to load, hard crashes with Geforce 8200M

Not sure if my issue is the same as yours, but I updated to night and had version 185.18.31-1 installed with kernel 2.6.30.4-1. That combination didn't allow Xorg to start properly. I don't get an error at all. I get a failure or a halt when the Nvidia driver attempts to replace the ACPI hotkey events

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#3 2009-08-06 10:17:20

jskier
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Re: Can't get X11 to load, hard crashes with Geforce 8200M

scriptmunkee wrote:

Not sure if my issue is the same as yours, but I updated to night and had version 185.18.31-1 installed with kernel 2.6.30.4-1. That combination didn't allow Xorg to start properly. I don't get an error at all. I get a failure or a halt when the Nvidia driver attempts to replace the ACPI hotkey events

Are you able to load it properly using vesa of nv drivers? I can't seem to get mine to load with any driver- it always crashes hard.


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