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I am an absolute idiot when it comes to linux, and I hardly know any commands and stuff - but I know a few programming languages so its not to say I couldnt learn them too - but back to the point...
Recently I tried to Install debian with KDE for myself and my parents who have been subjected to and are paranoid about spyware.
Everything appeared to work fine...
However, when trying to load X I encountered some display issues:
(BTW I hope it is ok to put the whole log online, it does say to down the bottom anyway... )
This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any
way. Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted
to fixes@XFree86.Org. Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions,
please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository
XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 21 December 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems.
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-8um i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Jul 14 06:00:51 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "BenQ 17inch LCD550"
(**) | |-->Device "Nvidia GeForce FX4600 128"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) XKB: model: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7
(WW) Cannot open APM
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.4
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.2
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.2
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1
(II) PCI: Config type is 1
(II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x00000000, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,2570 card 8086,2570 rev 02 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 8086,2571 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1d:0: chip 8086,24d2 card 8086,524c rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:1d:1: chip 8086,24d4 card 8086,524c rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1d:2: chip 8086,24d7 card 8086,524c rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1d:3: chip 8086,24de card 8086,524c rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1d:7: chip 8086,24dd card 8086,524c rev 02 class 0c,03,20 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1e:0: chip 8086,244e card 0000,0000 rev c2 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1f:0: chip 8086,24d0 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:1f:1: chip 8086,24db card 8086,524c rev 02 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:2: chip 8086,24d1 card 8086,524c rev 02 class 01,01,8f hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:3: chip 8086,24d3 card 8086,524c rev 02 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:5: chip 8086,24d5 card 8086,a000 rev 02 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0171 card 0000,0000 rev a3 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:02:0: chip 1260,3890 card 17cf,0020 rev 01 class 02,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:04:0: chip 109e,036e card 107d,6606 rev 11 class 04,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 02:04:1: chip 109e,0878 card 107d,6606 rev 11 class 04,80,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 02:07:0: chip 11c1,5811 card 8086,524c rev 61 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:08:0: chip 8086,1050 card 8086,3020 rev 01 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) LoadModule: "scanpci"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) UnloadModule: "scanpci"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (-1,0,0), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfc900000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x2100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xe4600000 - 0xf46fffff (0x10100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:30:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x06 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000b000 - 0x0000b0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000b400 - 0x0000b4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x0000b800 - 0x0000b8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bcff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xfea00000 - 0xfeafffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xf4700000 - 0xf47fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:31:0), (0,-1,0), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus -1 I/O range:
(II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range:
(II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range:
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) NVidia unknown chipset (0x0171) rev 163, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xe8000000/27, 0xf4680000/19, BIOS @ 0xfe9e0000/17
(--) PCI: (2:4:0) BrookTree unknown chipset (0x036e) rev 17, Mem @ 0xf47fe000/12
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xfeafc000 - 0xfeafffff (0x4000) MX[B]E
[1] -1 0 0xfeafd000 - 0xfeafdfff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[2] -1 0 0xf47ff000 - 0xf47fffff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[3] -1 0 0xfeafe000 - 0xfeafffff (0x2000) MX[B]E
[4] -1 0 0xfebff400 - 0xfebff7ff (0x400) MX[B]E
[5] -1 0 0xfebff800 - 0xfebfffff (0x800) MX[B]E
[6] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebfffff (0x400) MX[B]E
[7] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]E
[8] -1 0 0xf47fe000 - 0xf47fefff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xf4680000 - 0xf46fffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[14] -1 0 0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[15] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[16] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[17] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[18] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[19] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]E
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffbf (0x20) IX[B]E
[21] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[22] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[23] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[24] -1 0 0x0000cc00 - 0x0000ccff (0x100) IX[B]E
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xfeafc000 from 0xfeafffff to 0xfeafcfff
(II) PCI Memory resource overlap reduced 0xfebff800 from 0xfebfffff to 0xfebffbff
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfeafc000 - 0xfeafcfff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[1] -1 0 0xfeafd000 - 0xfeafdfff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[2] -1 0 0xf47ff000 - 0xf47fffff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[3] -1 0 0xfeafe000 - 0xfeafffff (0x2000) MX[B]E
[4] -1 0 0xfebff400 - 0xfebff7ff (0x400) MX[B]E
[5] -1 0 0xfebff800 - 0xfebffbff (0x400) MX[B]E
[6] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebfffff (0x400) MX[B]E
[7] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]E
[8] -1 0 0xf47fe000 - 0xf47fefff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xf4680000 - 0xf46fffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[14] -1 0 0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[15] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[16] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[17] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[18] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[19] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]E
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffbf (0x20) IX[B]E
[21] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[22] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[23] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[24] -1 0 0x0000cc00 - 0x0000ccff (0x100) IX[B]E
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfeafc000 - 0xfeafcfff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[6] -1 0 0xfeafd000 - 0xfeafdfff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[7] -1 0 0xf47ff000 - 0xf47fffff (0x1000) MX[B]E
[8] -1 0 0xfeafe000 - 0xfeafffff (0x2000) MX[B]E
[9] -1 0 0xfebff400 - 0xfebff7ff (0x400) MX[B]E
[10] -1 0 0xfebff800 - 0xfebffbff (0x400) MX[B]E
[11] -1 0 0xfebffc00 - 0xfebfffff (0x400) MX[B]E
[12] -1 0 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]E
[13] -1 0 0xf47fe000 - 0xf47fefff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfe9e0000 - 0xfe9fffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xf4680000 - 0xf46fffff (0x80000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[21] -1 0 0x0000c800 - 0x0000c8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[22] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]E
[23] -1 0 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[24] -1 0 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[25] -1 0 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[26] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]E
[27] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffbf (0x20) IX[B]E
[28] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[29] -1 0 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[30] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d0ff (0x100) IX[B]E
[31] -1 0 0x0000cc00 - 0x0000ccff (0x100) IX[B]E
(II) LoadModule: "GLcore"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
(II) Module GLcore: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.1.9
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a
(II) Module glx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading sub module "GLcore"
(II) LoadModule: "GLcore"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "pex5"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libpex5.a
(II) Module pex5: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension X3D-PEX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "speedo"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a
(II) Module speedo: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font Speedo
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Module vbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "xie"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libxie.a
(II) Module xie: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension XIE
(II) LoadModule: "nv"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nv_drv.o
(II) Module nv: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.1
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.2
(II) NV: driver for NVIDIA chipsets: RIVA128, RIVATNT, RIVATNT2,
RIVATNT2 (A), RIVATNT2 (B), RIVATNT2 (Ultra), RIVATNT2 (Vanta),
RIVATNT2 M64, RIVATNT2 (Integrated), GeForce 256, GeForce DDR,
Quadro, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 GTS (rev 1), GeForce2 ultra,
Quadro 2 Pro, GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 MX DDR, Quadro 2 MXR,
GeForce 2 Go, GeForce3, GeForce3 (rev 1), GeForce3 (rev 2),
GeForce3 (rev 3)
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
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I know that my card is an aeging GeForce 4 FX4600, but it must still me too new to be on the list of drivers, so is there a generic driver I could use?
Well it looks like you have 'nv' selected as your driver inside your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. I got the exact same error as you did when I first installed sarge on my computer. I fixed it by changing the driver in my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and then everything worked fine. Look at this site: http://www.tjansen.de/xfree-features/. It seems like the nv driver should support your video card though. (note this isn't a complete list, for it doesn't even have the driver I use on there). You could try installing the official linux drivers from nvidia's website and seeing if that works. Good luck!
Check sections 9 and 10
Installing XFree86 Parts I and II
after solving your problem, i would recommend to read the whole article, it will
save you headaches later on. Most times, the long road is the shortest one; in the sense that you don't have to come back to patch anything because it was done right the first time.
I tried installing the NVIDIA display driver, but it said something about having no shell for my kernel... or something like that.
It then tried to comile a kernel but failed, repeating a version of the previous message...
I think the kernel for debian 3.0 r2 is 2.8 - correct me if I'm wrong...
Is it something to do with my kernel being too new/old?
Maybe I'll look for another 'generic' type driver. Is there one in the listof default debian drivers?
Thanks....
BTW I had a look at the Very Verbose Debian 3.0 Installation Walkthrough, but when I installed it didnt ask me about things like horizontal and vertical scan frequencies...
If I recall correctly, the official NVidia drivers require that you have your kernel's source code installed on your machine. Did you make sure you have that?
And the latest kernel is 2.6.7, so you are definitely not using a 2.8 kernel. I know sarge comes with the 2.4.25 kernel, but I'm not sure about woody. I don't think it is a problem with the age of your kernel. The I think Nvidia drivers require a 2.2.something kernel or later.
I couldn't find any other generic driver listings for xfree. You may want to try googling for: "linux nvidia driver" and see what you can find. First I'd install the source to your kernel (assuming its not already there) and then try installing the official nvidia drivers again. The readme that comes with the drivers is pretty well written and you can also view it here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html (select your CPU architecture and the readme is on the next page). Sorry I couldn't be more help.
I am sorry to say the drivers still aren't working, and I dont have the source of the kernel, let alone know how to let the NVIDIA installation recognise the source, or where to find it.
Is there a sort of 'safe' driver paired with a low 'safe' resolution which should work with most cards?
I would just like to get kde to work, because my father is getting upset and disapointed... he was quite hopeful we could, over the past year we have all grown to loathe windows with a passion.
Thanks for your help...
EDIT:
Oh and... I forgot to post the config file (/etc/X11/XF86Config-4), as utanja said:
### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION
# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)
#
# If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes
# before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the
# "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below.
#
# To change things within the debconf section, run the command:
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
# as root. Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated
# XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.
Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100" # local font server
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection
Hey, I don't know if you got your problem worked out or not but I managed to find a more complete listing of xfree video drivers today. http://xfree86.linuxwiki.org/VideoDrivers
I noticed that I need the source of the debian 3.0 r2 kernel to get the latest NVIDIA driver to work... but I cant find a place to download the source... it is all 'you pay us to send you a cd'.
I dont want a cd... I just want to download the source.
When I look in /usr/src there are just a whole lot of folders which apparrently contain nothing.
This is becoming anoying, since I read in a book that a lot of applications need the source to install...
I had exactly the same problem after installing Debian Woody. I have the same graphics card as you as well, a NVIDIA 440 MX with 128 mbs of RAM so hopefully this will work for you as well. (disclaimer: I am a newbie, only just installed a couple of days ago).
As the drivers from NVIDIA's website wouldn't install because the kernel needs to be version 2.4 or higher (and recompiling the kernel sounds scary), I installed the lastest version of X-Windows from www.xfree86.org. This includes support for the NVIDIA 4 cards. It comes with an installation script which worked without a hitch.
After that installs, running "XFree86 -configure" should auto-detect the video card and create a configuration file. You may have to edit this slightly if your mouse or something isn't detected, but it should get the video settings right. It'll print out a line to use to test the new settings, which should load X-Windows successfully.
From the installation guide at http://www.xfree86.org/current/Install.html :
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Our binaries are organized by sub-directories which correspond to each of the OS/platforms for which we provide binaries. First go to the sub-directory that represents your OS platform. In some cases (e.g., Linux) there may be a number of choices depending on the architecture or libc version your platform uses. In all case we recommend that you first download the Xinstall.sh script, and run it as in the following example to find out which binary distribution you should download.
sh Xinstall.sh -check
The output of this utility tells you which is the correct set of binaries for you to download. If you are careful with this step you will save yourself a lot time and trouble from NOT downloading an incompatible distribution.
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I grabbed the Xinstall.sh from the Linux-ix86-glibc22 directory, but I don't think it makes too much difference which one you use to check.
they are all versions of the same thing.....the bigger the number, the more recent the file. XFree86 has been, ahhem, replaced by Xorg as the the preferred provider of X server functionality. Don't worry too much about it as they are compatible. http://freedesktop.org/XOrg should get you there. Be VERY CAREFUL to read the BUILD instructions on the web site. They are slightly unusual but if you follow them you will get it working. You might want to do a very quick bit of research into a file called .initrc as well as it will save you having to learn all about naff window managers after installing xorg.
BTW, your log file showed that your video card wasn't even detected and from the thread it seems that you haven't got the source installed on your box either. In your situation I'd take the easy route and start again from scratch. Personally I'd use Slackware 10 as it's a doddle (relatively speaking). The only pain being that the rivafb module is loaded in the kernel by default (as it is most everywhere) and must be killed before using the nvidia driver BUT the builtin in vesa driver will have you up and working(YES, even with your TV out) ;-)
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I know sarge comes with the 2.4.25 kernel, but I'm not sure about woody. I don't think it is a problem with the age of your kernel. The I think Nvidia drivers require a 2.2.something kernel or later.
