NVIDIA with GeForce FX 5200 256mb

[Ken Siersma]

Felipe Fidelix wrote:
> please! after i install my GeForce and configure Xorg in Kubuntu 
> Dapper, X
> starts and everything blows up.
>
> a BLACK SCREEN appear, and all devices like mouse, and keyboard stops
> working.
>
> Mike Greenwood sad:
>
> I would start by booting into "safe" mode from the grub boot loader.
> Then I would run lspci and lswh to see your card's physical address 
> and then
>
> I would "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" when the address line 
> comes up
> for the card I would add it. the PCI address should look like 02:11:01 or
> something.. and select the driver nv until you can install the proper
> driver.
>
> once you have the address you can skip the above and edit it in 
> manually in
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf (make a backup first)
>
>
> let me know if there was any trouble.
>
> then i sad:
>
> i already made the dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg.
> and it seems to be OK.
> but i need the NVIDIA drivers!!!
> i need XGL! xgl rulez!
>
> how can i made this? my BUS ID apears like this.
>
> the lspci say that:
>
>
> 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34
> [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
> Driver "nvidia"
> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
>
> WHAT SHOUD I DO PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
> PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
What is the output of 'lsmod | grep nvidia'?

And how about 'apt-cache show nvidia-glx'?

-Ken


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Ken Siersma, Software Engineer
EKK, Inc.
http://www.ekkinc.com