[Solved] issue after nvidiaconfig

[tec_wiz]

ok, So I was trying to install the nvidia drivers and I have ran into a problem. I installed the nvidia-kernel-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem along with nvidia-vdpau-driver, nvidia-settings, nvidia-kernel-common, and nvidia-xconfig and all dependencies as per the tutorial. Everything worked fine when I rebooted. I then ran nvidia-xconfig and rebooted. Now x server isnt working. I tried restarting x with ctrl-alt-backspace, and then I restarted from the command line. Now x server isn't working.

I'm guessing that reinstalling xserver will fix my problems. Can anyone tell me how to do that or suggest anything else that might work?

Thanks.

[tec_wiz]

ok, I got x-server up and running again by deleting the xorg.conf file in /etc/X11. I have made a backup copy so that I can post the contents, please see below:

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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (pbuilder@windlord)  Sun Jun 13 06:03:17 UTC 2010

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

I really need someone who can help. I'm trying to get Compiz to work, and that involves installing the nvidia drivers. But this doesn't seem to be working.

[vincent]

What happens when you open up a terminal and paste the following?

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compiz --replace

[tec_wiz]

What happens when you open up a terminal and paste the following?

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compiz --replace

Bad things. Here is the error that is printed in the terminal.

damean@damean-desktop ~ $ compiz --replace
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
compiz (core) - Fatal: Root visual is not a GL visual
compiz (core) - Error: Failed to manage screen: 0
compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0

Launching fallback window manager

It then fails to completely load the window manager and hangs. The boarders around my windows disappear. It won't redraw windows when I change focus. Forcing me to restart.

[DrHu]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1037625
https://launchpad.net/~nvidia-vdpau/+archive/ppa

Check the data from the driver team ref: installation instructions..
--you may have to add the Ubuntu ppa repository to correctly install that driver and associated files !

[tec_wiz]

I didn't think you could use Ubuntu PPA's with Debian.

[tec_wiz]

I was able to resolve this issue by following the directions in the link below.

http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

It seems that there is a bug in nvidiaconfig that causes the xorg-config file to be incorrect. I have corrected my problem by using the xorg.conf file in the link provided.

I hope this helps someone in the future.