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From: Beolach <beolach@comcast.net>
To: Flemming Greve Skovengaard <dsl58893@vip.cybercity.dk>
Cc: linux-newbie <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Compiled new kernel, Gnome not working
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 02:44:06 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3FE419E6.3090203@comcast.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FE30ACA.6080901@vip.cybercity.dk>

What type of video card do you have?  If you have a nvidia card & use 
nvidia's drivers, you will need to reinstall the driver module after 
compiling a new kernel version.  Also, is it just gnome that won't 
start, or X?  In the case I'm describing, X won't start at all.

If you do have a nvidia card, and want to install their drivers, note 
that nvidia has not yet released a 2.6 compatible driver.  However, the 
website <http://www.minion.de/nvidia.html> has unofficial patches for 
use with 2.6 kernels.  I've been using them since 2.6.0-test9 without 
any problem.  Also,  now that 2.6.0 has been officially released, nvidia 
should be releasing a compatible driver soon (I would guess).

HTH,
Conway S. Smith

Flemming Greve Skovengaard wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> I just changed to kernel 2.6.0 from kernel 2.4.22 and now Gnome won't 
> start. All
> I get is the splash screen and nothing else happens. I had the same 
> problem when
> I changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Back then I "solved" the problem by 
> re-installing.
> 
> Is there anyone who knows, or have an idea about, what the problem is?
> 


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-12-20  9:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-12-19 14:27 Compiled new kernel, Gnome not working Flemming Greve Skovengaard
2003-12-19 21:39 ` Ricardo Jorge Veludo
2003-12-20  9:44 ` Beolach [this message]
2003-12-22 12:34   ` Flemming Greve Skovengaard
2003-12-22 16:18     ` Axel Siebenwirth
2003-12-23  4:39     ` Beolach

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