X.org problem after installing nVidia drivers.

D4ve G · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 46 Location: ON, Canada

I installed the nvidia driver for Linux and it's in my 'lsmod'. It tells me I have to make a xorg.conf file and I used the sample and changed the Driver to "nvidia".

When I try to boot it says:

nahpets · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:05 pm Post subject:

The sample xorg.conf is a *sample* and will probably not work for your system. The best thing to do is try "X -configure", which will scan your hardware and create a working xorg.conf. It will most probably work without you needing to modify it.
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dgaffuri · Advocate Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 2078 Location: Italy

Try to follow this

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml#doc_chap3

and run

D4ve G · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 46 Location: ON, Canada

No luck yet

It configured it, I tried it, said it couldnt find my mouse.

dgaffuri · Advocate Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 2078 Location: Italy

Look at your mouse in /dev/input. If you use udev probably is at /dev/input/mice. Change the relevant line in xorg.conf

D4ve G · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 46 Location: ON, Canada

yeah, ok it loaded but....

THe colours are distorted.. like horribly distorted. Purply and greeny?

What went wrong?

dgaffuri · Advocate Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 2078 Location: Italy

Try to add a DefaultDepth 24 in the Screen section of xorg.conf.

D4ve G · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 46 Location: ON, Canada

Yes I just found this out. Yes it does work. Thank you.

My X is now insanely fast.

dgaffuri · Advocate Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 2078 Location: Italy

You're welcome. Glad that I've been somewhat useful.