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2007 Install - X server Problem


jgw
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I just did a clean 2007 install and am running GNOME.

 

When it was setting up the only thing not configured was the display (I have a TNT2 (Nvidia)) I clicked on that one, it said there was proprietary driver available, did I want that and I hit yes (when installing I just hit the defaults). Anyway, it asked this question two times and two times I said yes. I continued to do its thing and then told me to reboot. I did that. and THEN I got the x server message.

 

I then went to XFdrake and ran that . When tested it said:

X server is disabled and to run gdm after its fixed and then:

 

Found an error:

(EE) Failed to Load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia-legacy/libglx.so

(EE) Failed to Load Modules /usr/lib/Xorg/Modules/Extensions/Nvidia-Legacy/libglx.so (LoaderFailed, 7)

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Please post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file

Most probably glx extension is loaded twice, and so X initialization fails.

 

 

I would like to do that. However, I have nothing but a command screen (I am writing this from a windows machine).

 

The load section look like:

"dbe" # double-buffering extension

"v4l" # Video for Linux

"exlmod"

"type1"

"freetype"

the load libglx.so (and it is there)

"glx"

 

I should add that this also seems to be, now, a known problem (along with lots of others. I guess I will just wait, along with others - no big deal).

 

Thanks for the reply..............

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Hi to make things a bit easier, if you are not very strong with the command line is to install midnight commander (ie. urmpi mc , I just hope urpmi sources have been set up though)

 

You could also try changing the driver from nvidia to nv (from mc )

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I do have midnight commander up as that is how I got the info for you. I will try the change and see if it does any good - thank you!

 

 

Now I am seriously thanking you. I did as you suggested and then re-booted and it worked! You might post this someplace for all the other poor devils with the same problem (there are a number of them).

 

Thanks again!

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