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jayaram

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Registered: 2010-11-10

Posts: 19

How to install Geforce 330m nvidia drivers ?

Hi, I'm new to archlinux and i installed the base system. After I install the nvidia drivers and start X i get a black screen and nothing works out well..

My graphics card i nvidia Geforce 330m on a Sony vaio F1 series laptop.

I even tried backlisting nouveau which is by default in the kernel and then when i start the gdm i get

gdm-binary: display lasted for XXX seconds.
...
...

maximum number of attempts reached. check X server log for issues.

How do i go about from here ? did any one here face the same issue ?

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: How to install Geforce 330m nvidia drivers ?

1) after installing nvidia you need to reboot. we are smart enough to blacklist automatically nouveau.
2) is that an optimus system?

Last edited by wonder (2010-11-11 22:11:46)

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jayaram

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Registered: 2010-11-10

Posts: 19

Re: How to install Geforce 330m nvidia drivers ?

what do you mean by an optimus system ?

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: How to install Geforce 330m nvidia drivers ?

what do you mean by an optimus system ?

hybrid vga, with two cards. one nvidia and one intel

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jayaram

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Registered: 2010-11-10

Posts: 19

Re: How to install Geforce 330m nvidia drivers ?

how di i check if i have a hybrid VGA?

i remember having only nvidia Geforce 330m graphics on my laptop.

ChoK

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From: France

Registered: 2008-10-01

Posts: 346

Re: How to install Geforce 330m nvidia drivers ?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=108221

Please don't crosspost.

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Re: How to install Geforce 330m nvidia drivers ?

As per the above, I'm closing this one.

Chok: please report such topic using the report button . Merci

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