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Hi, |
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I've been trying to get an nvidia controller working today and not |
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having much luck. It's complaining about failing to load kernel |
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module. |
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As a starting point I'm following this guide: |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml |
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My nvidia device is (I think) a GeForce 6 family card: |
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dragonfly ~ # lspci | grep VGA |
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce |
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6200] (rev a1) |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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and from this nVidia page seems to be supported by the 173.xx series drivers: |
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http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_173.14.25.html |
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Because modinfo nvidia suggested it depended on them I've added |
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agpgart and i2c-core to modules.autoload and after booting this is |
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what's loaded: |
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dragonfly ~ # lsmod |
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Module Size Used by |
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ipv6 176929 18 |
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sg 19077 0 |
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usb_storage 29021 0 |
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usbhid 18281 0 |
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snd_intel8x0 19155 0 |
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snd_ac97_codec 76628 1 snd_intel8x0 |
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ac97_bus 662 1 snd_ac97_codec |
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snd_pcm 42338 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec |
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ehci_hcd 27089 0 |
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uhci_hcd 15779 0 |
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snd_timer 11966 1 snd_pcm |
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usbcore 87247 4 usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd |
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agpgart 19136 0 |
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snd 31592 4 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer |
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8139cp 12993 0 |
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soundcore 3607 1 snd |
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rtc 6022 0 |
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8139too 14560 0 |
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i2c_core 11618 0 |
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snd_page_alloc 4685 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm |
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processor 20861 0 |
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thermal 9266 0 |
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button 3526 0 |
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thermal_sys 8333 2 processor,thermal |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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When I try to load the nvidia driver it just complains: |
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dragonfly ~ # modprobe nvidia |
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FATAL: Error inserting nvidia |
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(/lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko): No such device |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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dragonfly ~ # modprobe --show-depends nvidia |
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insmod /lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/kernel/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.ko |
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insmod /lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/kernel/drivers/char/agp/agpgart.ko |
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insmod /lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko |
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NVreg_DeviceFileMode=432 NVreg_DeviceFileUID=0 NVreg_DeviceFileGID=27 |
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NVreg_ModifyDeviceFiles=1 |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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dragonfly ~ # modprobe -v nvidia |
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insmod /lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko |
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NVreg_DeviceFileMode=432 NVreg_DeviceFileUID=0 NVreg_DeviceFileGID=27 |
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NVreg_ModifyDeviceFiles=1 |
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FATAL: Error inserting nvidia |
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(/lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko): No such device |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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The driver exists: |
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dragonfly ~ # ls -al /lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7859091 Mar 1 13:35 |
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/lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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I'm not clear what it means by 'no such device'. Is that a message |
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that this driver doesn't support this card? |
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I tried going down to the 96 series drivers but got the same results. |
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Sort of obvious stuff in the kernel config I could think of before |
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sending this email is here: |
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dragonfly ~ # zcat /proc/config.gz | grep AGP |
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CONFIG_AGP=m |
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# CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set |
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# CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set |
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# CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set |
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# CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set |
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CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=m |
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# CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA is not set |
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# CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set |
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# CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set |
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# CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set |
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# CONFIG_AGP_EFFICEON is not set |
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dragonfly ~ # zcat /proc/config.gz | grep NVIDIA |
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# CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA is not set |
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# CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA is not set |
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dragonfly ~ # zcat /proc/config.gz | grep DRM |
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CONFIG_DRM=m |
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# CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_RADEON is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_I810 is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_I830 is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_I915 is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_VIA is not set |
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# CONFIG_DRM_SAVAGE is not set |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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I assumed the Intel AGP might be usefull since it's an Intel |
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motherboard but it didn't help so I blacklisted it and it's not |
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loaded. |
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Anyone able to spot what must be an obvious mistake? |
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Current xorg.conf file it attached. It was done by hand so it could |
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easily have big problems. I tried running with no xorg.conf file but |
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it didn't work either. |
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hald is running. |
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Thanks, |
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Mark |
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dragonfly ~ # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf |
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Section "Files" |
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ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" |
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EndSection |
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Section "Module" |
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Load "extmod" |
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Load "glx" |
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# Load "dri" |
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EndSection |
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Section "DRI" |
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Mode 0666 |
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EndSection |
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Section "InputDevice" |
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Identifier "Keyboard0" |
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Driver "kbd" |
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EndSection |
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Section "InputDevice" |
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Identifier "Mouse0" |
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Driver "mouse" |
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Option "Protocol" "auto" |
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Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" |
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Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7" |
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EndSection |
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Section "Extensions" |
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Option "Composite" "Enable" |
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EndSection |
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Section "Device" |
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### Available Driver options are:- |
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### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", |
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### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" |
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### [arg]: arg optional |
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#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] |
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#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] |
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#Option "ColorKey" # <i> |
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#Option "CacheLines" # <i> |
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#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] |
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#Option "DRI" # [<bool>] |
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#Option "NoDDC" # [<bool>] |
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#Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>] |
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#Option "XvMCSurfaces" # <i> |
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#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>] |
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Identifier "Card0" |
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Driver "nvidia" |
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Option "monitor-VGA1" "Samsung740n" |
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EndSection |
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Section "Monitor" |
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Identifier "Samsung740n" |
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VendorName "Samsung" |
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ModelName "740n" |
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Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024" |
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HorizSync 30-81 |
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VertRefresh 56-75 |
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EndSection |
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Section "Screen" |
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Identifier "Screen0" |
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Device "Card0" |
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Monitor "Samsung740n" |
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DefaultDepth 24 |
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SubSection "Display" |
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Viewport 0 0 |
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Depth 8 |
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Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" |
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EndSubSection |
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SubSection "Display" |
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Viewport 0 0 |
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Depth 16 |
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Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" |
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EndSubSection |
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SubSection "Display" |
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Viewport 0 0 |
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Depth 24 |
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Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" |
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EndSubSection |
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EndSection |
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Section "ServerLayout" |
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Identifier "dragonfly" |
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Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 |
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InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" |
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InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" |
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EndSection |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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dragonfly ~ # rc-update show |
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bootmisc | boot |
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checkfs | boot |
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checkroot | boot |
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clock | boot |
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consolefont | boot |
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hald | default |
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hostname | boot |
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keymaps | boot |
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local | default nonetwork |
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localmount | boot |
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modules | boot |
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net.eth0 | default |
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net.lo | boot |
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netmount | default |
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ntp-client | default |
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ntpd | default |
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rmnologin | boot |
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sshd | default |
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syslog-ng | default |
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udev-postmount | default |
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urandom | boot |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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dragonfly ~ # cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log |
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X.Org X Server 1.6.5 |
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Release Date: 2009-10-11 |
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X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 |
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Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.33-gentoo i686 |
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Current Operating System: Linux dragonfly 2.6.33-gentoo #5 SMP PREEMPT |
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Mon Mar 1 12:49:22 PST 2010 i686 |
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Build Date: 01 March 2010 12:27:33PM |
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Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org |
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to make sure that you have the latest version. |
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Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, |
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(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, |
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(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. |
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(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 1 12:55:09 2010 |
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(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" |
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(==) ServerLayout "dragonfly" |
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(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) |
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(**) | |-->Monitor "Samsung740n" |
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(**) | |-->Device "Card0" |
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(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0" |
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(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0" |
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(==) Automatically adding devices |
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(==) Automatically enabling devices |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" does not exist. |
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Entry deleted from font path. |
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(**) FontPath set to: |
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(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" |
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(**) Extension "Composite" is enabled |
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(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or |
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'vmmouse' will be disabled. |
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(WW) Disabling Mouse0 |
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(WW) Disabling Keyboard0 |
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(II) Loader magic: 0x1aa0 |
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(II) Module ABI versions: |
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X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 |
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X.Org Video Driver: 5.0 |
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X.Org XInput driver : 4.0 |
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X.Org Server Extension : 2.0 |
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(II) Loader running on linux |
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(++) using VT number 7 |
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(--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0221:3842:a401 nVidia Corporation NV44A |
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[GeForce 6200] rev 161, Mem @ 0xf8000000/16777216, |
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0xf9000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072 |
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(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory) |
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(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel |
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(II) System resource ranges: |
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[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B] |
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[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B] |
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[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B] |
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[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B] |
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[4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B] |
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[5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B] |
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(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also |
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specified in the config file. |
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(II) "dbe" will be loaded by default. |
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(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also |
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specified in the config file. |
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(II) "record" will be loaded by default. |
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(II) "dri" will be loaded by default. |
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(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default. |
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(II) LoadModule: "extmod" |
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(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so |
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(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation" |
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compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.0.0 |
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Module class: X.Org Server Extension |
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ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0 |
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(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER |
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(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension |
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(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA |
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(II) Loading extension DPMS |
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(II) Loading extension XVideo |
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(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation |
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(II) Loading extension X-Resource |
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(II) LoadModule: "glx" |
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(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so |
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(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" |
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compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 |
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Module class: X.Org Server Extension |
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(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 190.53 Tue Dec 8 20:47:42 PST 2009 |
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(II) Loading extension GLX |
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(II) LoadModule: "dbe" |
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(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so |
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(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation" |
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compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.0.0 |
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Module class: X.Org Server Extension |
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ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0 |
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(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER |
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(II) LoadModule: "record" |
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(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so |
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(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation" |
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compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.13.0 |
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Module class: X.Org Server Extension |
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ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0 |
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(II) Loading extension RECORD |
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(II) LoadModule: "dri" |
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(WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri |
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(II) UnloadModule: "dri" |
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(EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0) |
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(II) LoadModule: "dri2" |
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(WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2 |
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(II) UnloadModule: "dri2" |
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(EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0) |
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(II) LoadModule: "nvidia" |
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(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so |
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(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" |
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compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0 |
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Module class: X.Org Video Driver |
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(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your |
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(EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages. |
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(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" |
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(II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so |
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(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0) |
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(EE) No drivers available. |
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Fatal server error: |
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no screens found |
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Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support |
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at http://wiki.x.org |
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for help. |
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Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional |
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information. |
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dragonfly ~ # |
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