The easiest way for me although not the only way is to start X in low graphics, open a terminal and type: sudo nvidia-settings, configure your graphics correctly if they have changed at all and then finally hit "save to X configuration", that should fix your problem! Tommy <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Jonathan Goodman <<a href="mailto:jgoodman@012.net.il">jgoodman@012.net.il</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> hi, I installed a real-time kernel 2.6.33-29-and patched nvidia driver using synaptic. when I boot the new kernel it will not start X it gives the option to reconfigure X, to drop to a terminal, or start X in low graphic mode. I'm a newbie and I have no idea how to setup the patched nvidia driver for this kernel. I boot the generic kernel and the starts flawlessly with the nvidia version current. I'm at a loss as to how to set up X for rt. thanks for your patience. Jonathan -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users</a> </blockquote></div>