How do I config my P5N73-AM WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 7050/NFORCE 610i

linuxpen · 12-13-2008, 08:14 PM

Hi I have a P5N73-AM motherboard with Nvidia Geforce 750/Nforce 610i and I have just installed debian because I want to setup a LAMP server but when it finished installing it booted into the command line. Error with the X-server no screens connected when there was because I could see the command line and stuff. It would be great if some one could do a step by step guide for me. Thanks

Joe Hill

Simon Bridge · 12-14-2008, 01:08 AM

The error is about the screen sections in the xorg.conf file
For a LAMP server, one usually runs headless.

htnakirs · 12-14-2008, 04:54 AM

At the command prompt run "Xorg -configure".
This will create a temp config file which can be used to run X, according to the command that the earlier command suggests.
If the second command successfully creates the X session, you can copy the new conf file over the original one at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Alternatively, you can try editing the xorg.conf file at /etc/X11 and replace the driver name in teh appropriate section from nv to vesa. Then run "startx".

Alternatively, download the nvidia driver and run it.

linuxpen · 12-14-2008, 05:45 AM

Do I run them of a cd.

Simon Bridge · 12-14-2008, 08:13 AM

You can do that - enter rescue mode or use a live CD. You will probably have to mount the root partition and chroot to it (man chroot) so you generate the correct xorg.conf

Or you can manually edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file
Or you can edit the menu.lst file to boot to text-only.
Or you can try invoking the grub menu, and booting to rescue mode.