[kde-linux] NVIDIA configuration

[Guy]

Paul Cartwright schreef:
> On Sat October 6 2007 8:57 am, Paul Cartwright wrote:
>> I am running Debian Etch 4.0. Last time I ran the update and it got me a
>> new kernel :
>> $ uname -a
>> Linux paulandcilla 2.6.18-5-686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 17:54:59 UTC 2007 i686
>> GNU/Linux
>>
>> when I rebooted my Xwindows didn't work with driver nvidia. When I changed
>> it to nv xwindows comes up, so ai reran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg a few
>> times, no success, until finally I unchecked GLX from the video
>> configuration.
>> Now I get my NVIDIA splash screen and it comes up  BUT I still have some
>> issues.
>> when I try to go to the system menu and run NVIDIA X server settings, the
>> hourglass spins, I see the NVIDIA box in the system tray, then it
>> disappears. also, when I run mplayer I get :
>> ~$ mplayer
>> Segmentation fault
>>
>> and nothing happens.
>>
>> help!
> I forgot to mention from xorg.conf:
> Section "Device"
>         Identifier      "nVidia Corporation GeForce 7300 LE"
>         Driver          "nvidia"
>         BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
> EndSection
> 
> 
You must re-install your nvidia drivers. Your kernel upgrade removed the nvidia kernel module!
Guy.