Nvidia-glx Drivers Problem

david nux at blueyonder.co.uk
Sat Nov 13 08:34:22 UTC 2004


On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 19:16 +0100, Patrick Libert wrote:
> I'm trying to install the 'nvidia-glx' drivers.
> I did this by the following document 'http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/BinaryDriverHowTo'
> I checked that the linux-restricted modules were matching the kernel.
> Then I did 'sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx'. This installed the driver.
> Then I did 'sudo modprobe nvidia'.
> Then I did 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86'. I selected the nvidia driver from the first screen. I kepted all defaults until the modules. I disabled GLCore, dri and enabled glx.
> Then I added 'nvidia' to modules.
> 
> So, when I restart linux or my xserver it just hangs when the nvidia logo should appear.
> With th 'nv' driver, it works fine but with the 'nvidia' driver it goes wrong.
> My horiz. and vert. sync of my tft are correct.
> I tried to change it to a different resolution and depth but nothing works.
> It just keeps hanging.
> 
> I added the XFree86.0.log.old and XF86Config-4
> 
> XFree86.0.log

Just as a matter of interest...
Is the screen connected via a CRT cable or via a DVI cable?





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