Xorg does not start

arch_cy · 2011-03-04 22:22:47

Hello to evreyone,
I am using Arch Linux 64bit on my HP Desktop Computer with VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72 [GeForce 7300 LE] (rev a1).
XORG after "startx" returns the following:

(==) Using config directory: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) Faield to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers avaible.

Fatal Server Error: no screens found

i have install the nvidia nvidia-utils drivers and i run the nvidia-xconfig. I read the arch wiki many times with out result.
Thank you in advance.

Last edited by arch_cy (2011-03-04 22:27:59)

skunktrader · 2011-03-04 22:40:00

Did you reboot after installing nvidia?

skunktrader · 2011-03-04 22:46:46

Also, you may not need to run nvidia-xconfig unless you have some sort of unusual configuration

lifeafter2am · 2011-03-04 22:58:07

What does

 modprobe nvidia

and

 lsmod | grep nvidia

show you?

Last edited by lifeafter2am (2011-03-04 22:58:46)

arch_cy · 2011-03-05 08:37:05

skunktrader wrote:

Did you reboot after installing nvidia?

no, i install nvidia and then xorg i try startx without result.

Right now i am from Ubuntu, i am going to install arch on virtualbox and i will answer to any other questions.
Thank you

Zamboniman · 2011-03-05 09:12:09

arch_cy wrote:

skunktrader wrote:
Did you reboot after installing nvidia?
no, i install nvidia and then xorg i try startx without result.
Right now i am from Ubuntu, i am going to install arch on virtualbox and i will answer to any other questions.
Thank you

The reason you were asked if you rebooted is because installing the nvidia driver also installs a kernel module. That kernel module
needs to be installed in the running kernel, either by invoking "depmod nvidia" or rebooting, providing everything installed correctly. You
may need to put the module name in your modules section of rc.conf and then reboot.

The absence of that kernel module explains your error message of not finding that kernel module. :-)

jelly · 2011-03-05 09:59:37

Zamboniman wrote:

arch_cy wrote:
skunktrader wrote:
Did you reboot after installing nvidia?
no, i install nvidia and then xorg i try startx without result.
Right now i am from Ubuntu, i am going to install arch on virtualbox and i will answer to any other questions.
Thank you
The reason you were asked if you rebooted is because installing the nvidia driver also installs a kernel module. That kernel module
needs to be installed in the running kernel, either by invoking "depmod nvidia" or rebooting, providing everything installed correctly. You
may need to put the module name in your modules section of rc.conf and then reboot.
The absence of that kernel module explains your error message of not finding that kernel module. :-)

iirc the .install already does the depmod

Note to TS: if you use virtualbox you can't use your hosts video card so you will have to use the vboxvideo driver. So read the wiki about virtualbox

arch_cy · 2011-03-06 07:42:18

Zamboniman wrote:

arch_cy wrote:
skunktrader wrote:
Did you reboot after installing nvidia?
no, i install nvidia and then xorg i try startx without result.
Right now i am from Ubuntu, i am going to install arch on virtualbox and i will answer to any other questions.
Thank you
The reason you were asked if you rebooted is because installing the nvidia driver also installs a kernel module. That kernel module
needs to be installed in the running kernel, either by invoking "depmod nvidia" or rebooting, providing everything installed correctly. You
may need to put the module name in your modules section of rc.conf and then reboot.
The absence of that kernel module explains your error message of not finding that kernel module. :-)

Can you tell me how to put the module name in my module section?
I am going to format again my PC with Arch so i have to collect some usefull information
Thank you.

arch_cy · 2011-03-07 18:29:33

evreything is ok...
I install arch 64bit normally, nvidia-xconfig is not needed and reboot after nvidia installation.
Thank you!

Last edited by arch_cy (2011-03-07 18:30:30)

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Xorg does not start

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