From: beolach@comcast.net
To: gracecott@sancharnet.in
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: X not starting at all
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 06:09:08 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <011620040609.16915.134a@comcast.net> (raw)
Here are the steps I used to setup X on my computer with a nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200. You should be able to do exactly the same thing with your card.
1: Run 'xf86config'. Choose 18 "NVIDIA (generic)" for the card definition. This generates a good XF86Config file using XFree86's nv driver. This command will also allow you to specify the resolution(s) X will run at (can be cycled with ctrl-alt-+ & ctrl-alt--). After doing this, X should work, but without hardware accelerated OpenGL.
2a: These weren't available when I did it, but now you can download the latest nvidia driver already patched to word with 2.6 from:
<http://www.sh.nu/download/nvidia/linux-2.6/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5328-pkg0.run>
2b: If you don't trust that file, download nvidia's driver from nvidia's official site, and patch it with the patch from <http://minion.de>. This is what I did, so I can personally vouch for it; but it's more work. If you decide you want to do this, follow the instructions on the minion site; I'll outline the other (easier) method.
3: Run the patched installer as root. It should install everything to the correct locations automatically.
4: Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (or XF86Config) and change the line that says:
Driver "nv"
to
Driver "nvidia"
For OpenGL (3D support), make sure that in the module section it has the line:
Load "glx"
and does NOT have (or they are commented out):
Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"
5: Should work. Try startx now.
GL,
Conway S. Smith
>> [snip]
>
> Thanks again, the problem was that nvidia_drv.o was not being placed in
> the right place (/usr/...)
> I had to do a find .|grep nvidia to find the module(buried in the
> NVIDIA...... installation directory)
> and cp it to the right place <phew>. Now xinit works fine but startx
> hangs. Also my shiny new 2.6.1 kernel locks hard pretty often
> (considering that my 2.4 kernel never did) Any ideas as to Why???????
> and how do I change the resolution?
>
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