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On 11/01/2009 09:13 AM, Maxim Wexler wrote: |
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> Hi group |
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> Having installed the Geforce FX5500 drivers, |
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> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.18-pkg1.run, and ran startx the desktop |
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> appears but the system crashes... |
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Do you mean the entire system, or just the X server? |
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> #nvidia-settings -V |
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> ERROR: The control display is undefined; please run 'nvidia-settings --help' |
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The nvidia-settings applet is an X program and thus requires a running X session. |
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I assume you are running it from a console, since X crashes? |
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If you type 'X' from a console (instead of startx) does the crash still happen? |
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