hello.i did apt-get upgrade and downloaded 216mb...new kernel,kde upgrades ant much more...system said me tha i should reboot computer because they installed new kernel version,i rebooted my computer,and then i tried typed startx,i get some errors,that it are not configured properly and system will turn off startx until i configure it properly,i get error that no screens found( and all this shit beginned after upgrade until it everything was fine.what should i do?

Do you have a nvidia video card? if yes you need to recompile it for the new kernel
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Can you specify what version you were upgrading from. If you were upgrading from Woody to Sarge (old stable to new stable) then there could be problems unless you followed the upgrade procedure using aptitude.

Hi. I've upgraded one of my woody installs with a few problems. What I would suggest,as you say it's done a kernel upgrade and you can't get X started is to modprobe mousedev, and modprobe psmouse. If you were using a 2.2 or 2.4 kernel with Woody and its been upgraded to a 2.6 kernel both those modules are needed to get X to start. I had those problems with the 2.6 kernel in my last woody to sarge upgrade, which is running fine now, still on the testing repo and going into Etch territory. Nigel aka farpoint.

i have stable version, then i trying dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 what video i should choose?
i tryied vga with 8 bit color but didnt work i always get error that no symbols found.what should i do?

yes i have nvidia gf mx4000 128mb

Then you need to recompile the driver for your new kernel... as you did for the previous kernel...
Good luck!
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can you show me example? i dont know how to do this

Download the NVidia driver: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-7667.html

Installation Guide: ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Li...667/README.txt

Compiling Nvidia Driver in Debian:
just do:
#apt-get install kernel-headers-2.6.xxx nvidia-kernel-source nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-glx
( u need the kernel headers correponding to the kernel you are using... uname -r)
#cd /usr/src
#tar xzvf nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz
#export KSRC=/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.xxx
#export KVERS=2.6.xxx
#cd modules/nvidia-kernel
#debian/rules binary_modules
#cd ..
--> now install the package you just created:
#dpkg -i nvidia-kernel-2.6.xxx.......deb
(check /usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-source/README.Debian)
then,
#nano /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
do these modif:
in the modules section:
- remove Load "dri" and Load "GLCore"
- add Load "glx"
in the devices section:
- change the driver from "nv" to "nvidia"
- add:
Option "NvAGP" "1"
Option "Nologo" "1"

Ok that should be enough now... just login as user and type startx.
By the way in order to use the AGP of your nvidia card you will need to recompile your kernel *without* AGPGART (without riva is also a good idea)... until then it won't work but the AGPGART backend should work well...
you can make sure of that with:
$cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status

Good luck!
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damn it is hard:/