nvidia restricted starts in save mode only

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Fri Aug 15 15:05:02 UTC 2008


On 08/15/2008 12:26 AM, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:

> Now, am having similiar issues after doing the
> Hardware Drivers thingy from K menu. I can't even get
> into X windows(kde 4,1). using the live CD i found
> this is my xorg.log:
> 
>  (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA
> kernel module! Please ensure
> (EE) NVIDIA(0):     that there is a supported NVIDIA
> GPU in this system, and
> (EE) NVIDIA(0):     that the NVIDIA device files have
> been created properly. 
> (EE) NVIDIA(0):     Please consult the NVIDIA README
> for details.
> (EE) NVIDIA(0):  *** Aborting ***
> (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
> (II) UnloadModule: "wfb"
> (II) UnloadModule: "fb"
> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable
> configuration.
> 
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> 
> That Hardware Driver thing is a real X killer.
> Looks like it's back to Vista until I can find a
> solution. I hate that.
> 
>> So, final question: How to get the NVIDIA X Server
>> settings working,
>> so I can change screen resolution reliably, and
>> maybe connect an
>> external screen?
>>
> 

Perhaps?
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/187240>





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