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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:02 pm    Post subject: X.org problem after installing nVidia drivers. Reply with quote

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:

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fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer)



I'm not sure what to do?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try to follow this

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

and run

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Xorg -configure
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No luck yet :(

It configured it, I tried it, said it couldnt find my mouse.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Look at your mouse in /dev/input. If you use udev probably is at /dev/input/mice. Change the relevant line in xorg.conf
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, ok it loaded but....

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

What went wrong?
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try to add a DefaultDepth 24 in the Screen section of xorg.conf.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

My X is now insanely fast.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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