Hello all,

I am working on updating our video drivers (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6111-pkg1.run) for our nVidia Quadro2 Pro vid card. Our distro is Red Hat 7.3. I have read thru the installation instructions and took the following steps:

1) exit X
2) run driver installation ( new module compiled )
3) edited XF86Config-4
From the module section:
- removed "load Glcore and load "dri"
- added "load glx"

From the device section
-replaced "Driver 'nv' " with "Driver 'nvidia''"
4) restart X

I don't get the nvidia logo
When logging in KDE freezes at the slash screen at Diisplay

Here is my XF86Config-4:

# File generated by anaconda.

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Anaconda Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.

FontPath "unix/:7100"

EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"

# Option "AutoRepeat" "500 5"

# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"

# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbVariant" "basic"
#Option "XkbOptions" ""
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30.0-121.0
VertRefresh 48.0-160.0
Option "dpms"

# -- 1400x1050 --
# 1400x1050 @ 60Hz, 65.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 129 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

# 1400x1050 @ 70Hz, 76.8 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 151 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

# 1400x1050 @ 75Hz, 82.3 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 162 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

# 1400x1050 @ 85Hz, 93.2 kHz hsync
Modeline "1400x1050" 184 1400 1464 1656 1960
1050 1051 1054 1100 +HSync +VSync

EndSection

Section "Device"
# no known options
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS (generic)"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "HWcursor" "no"
VendorName "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS (generic)"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS (generic)"

#BusID
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS (generic)"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24

Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x1024"
EndSubsection

EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection


Any help on what's wrong?

Thanks!

The only problem I can see is the config file shows you haveing a "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS". You said you have a "Quadro2 Pro". The NVIDIA linux driver supports the Quadro2 Pro, its just interesting that Redhat detected the Geforce2. I think this is where your problems lies. Unfortunatly I have no suggestions.

Yea, I noticed that as well but was not sure if it was something I should edit or if it gets set automatically...

If you look at the bottom of the config file there is a section "DRI" which will be config options for dri module you removed. not sure whether this could be causing the problem but you should remove anyhow as redundant.

I don't think the incorrect naming will be a problem as this is just an identifier generated by xf86config (or whatever xfree setup tool you used)rather than a driver setting.

I had a similar but different problem with FreeBSD. I edited the XF86Config by hand and it worked. I found the name that was expected for my Geforce 2 Ultra and changed what the nv driver used to what the nvidia driver used and it worked fine. There should be a file included with the nvidia driver that lists the names of the supported cards.

Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS (generic)" is an arbitrary label for specifying your video device in the "screens" section" You could change this to anything you wanted.

However:

VendorName "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS (generic)"
BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS (generic)"

both of these lines are not neccesary. As suggested remove:

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

from the file.

Also, if you post the output from XFree86.0.log after trying to 'startx' it would help to diagnose your problem.

Thank you all so far for your help...I made the suggested changes to my XF86Config-4 file and still no nVidia logo and I cannot login with KDE.

Here is my XFree86.0.log file

XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-8) / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 23 January 2002
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. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17-0.13smp i686 [ELF]
Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com

Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Aug 17 06:38:27 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
(==) ServerLayout "Anaconda Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) XKB: model: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(**) Option "XkbVariant" "basic"
(**) XKB: variant: "basic"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7

(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.5
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.3
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.3
(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 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.3
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
(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 8086,1a21 card 1028,0096 rev 01 class 06,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 8086,1a23 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1e:0: chip 8086,2418 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1f:0: chip 8086,2410 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:1f:1: chip 8086,2411 card 8086,2411 rev 02 class 01,01,80 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:2: chip 8086,2412 card 8086,2412 rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:3: chip 8086,2413 card 8086,2413 rev 02 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0153 card 10de,006d rev a4 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:04:0: chip 10b7,9200 card 1028,0096 rev 78 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:06:0: chip 1013,6003 card 1028,0096 rev 01 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 02:0e:0: chip 1011,0024 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 03:05:0: chip 10b7,9006 card 10b7,9006 rev 04 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 03:0a:0: chip 9005,00cf card 1028,0096 rev 01 class 01,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 03:0a:1: chip 9005,00cf card 1028,0096 rev 01 class 01,00,00 hdr 80
(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 4.2.0, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
(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) 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 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0e (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0xfc000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0xe0000000 - 0xefffffff (0x10000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:30:0), (0,2,3), BCTRL: 0x06 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
[0] -1 0x0000d000 - 0x0000d0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0x0000d400 - 0x0000d4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[4] -1 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[5] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[6] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[7] -1 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0xf8000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 2 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0xf5000000 - 0xf6ffffff (0x2000000) 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:
(II) Bus 3: bridge is at (2:14:0), (2,3,3), BCTRL: 0x06 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 3 I/O range:
[0] -1 0x0000e000 - 0x0000e0ff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[2] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[3] -1 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Bus 3 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0xfa000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 3 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0xf6000000 - 0xf6ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) NVidia Quadro2 Pro rev 164, Mem @ 0xfc000000/24, 0xe8000000/27, BIOS @ 0x80000000/16
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
[1] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[0] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0xfafffc00 - 0xfafffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[1] -1 0xf8e00000 - 0xf8efffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0xf8ffe000 - 0xf8ffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0xf8fffc00 - 0xf8fffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[4] -1 0xf0000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0x80000000 - 0x8000ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[9] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[10] -1 0x0000ec80 - 0x0000ecff (0x80) IX[B]
[11] -1 0x0000dc80 - 0x0000dcff (0x80) IX[B]
[12] -1 0x0000ccd0 - 0x0000ccdf (0x10) IX[B]
[13] -1 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[14] -1 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0xfafffc00 - 0xfafffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[1] -1 0xf8e00000 - 0xf8efffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0xf8ffe000 - 0xf8ffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0xf8fffc00 - 0xf8fffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[4] -1 0xf0000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0x80000000 - 0x8000ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[9] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[10] -1 0x0000ec80 - 0x0000ecff (0x80) IX[B]
[11] -1 0x0000dc80 - 0x0000dcff (0x80) IX[B]
[12] -1 0x0000ccd0 - 0x0000ccdf (0x10) IX[B]
[13] -1 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[14] -1 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[0] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0xfafffc00 - 0xfafffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[6] -1 0xf8e00000 - 0xf8efffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0xf8ffe000 - 0xf8ffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0xf8fffc00 - 0xf8fffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[9] -1 0xf0000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0x80000000 - 0x8000ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[14] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[16] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0x0000ec80 - 0x0000ecff (0x80) IX[B]
[18] -1 0x0000dc80 - 0x0000dcff (0x80) IX[B]
[19] -1 0x0000ccd0 - 0x0000ccdf (0x10) IX[B]
[20] -1 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, 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: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, 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: "fbdevhw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 0.0.2
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.6111
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: XFree86 Server Extension
ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.1.10
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.3
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.1
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.3
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.6111
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.3
(II) NVIDIA X Driver 1.0-6111 Tue Jul 27 07:56:22 PDT 2004
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0xfafffc00 - 0xfafffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[6] -1 0xf8e00000 - 0xf8efffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0xf8ffe000 - 0xf8ffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0xf8fffc00 - 0xf8fffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[9] -1 0xf0000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0x80000000 - 0x8000ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[14] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[16] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[17] -1 0x0000ec80 - 0x0000ecff (0x80) IX[B]
[18] -1 0x0000dc80 - 0x0000dcff (0x80) IX[B]
[19] -1 0x0000ccd0 - 0x0000ccdf (0x10) IX[B]
[20] -1 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[21] -1 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0xfafffc00 - 0xfafffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[6] -1 0xf8e00000 - 0xf8efffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0xf8ffe000 - 0xf8ffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0xf8fffc00 - 0xf8fffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[9] -1 0xf0000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0x80000000 - 0x8000ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[13] 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[14] 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[15] 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[16] -1 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[17] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[18] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0x0000ec80 - 0x0000ecff (0x80) IX[B]
[21] -1 0x0000dc80 - 0x0000dcff (0x80) IX[B]
[22] -1 0x0000ccd0 - 0x0000ccdf (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[24] -1 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[25] 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[26] 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "HWcursor" "no"
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xE8000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xFC000000
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: Quadro2 Pro
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 03.15.00.11.01
(--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 4X
(--) NVIDIA(0): VideoRAM: 65536 kBytes
(II) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s): CRT-0
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 8 bpp: 350 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 16 bpp: 350 MHz
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display device CRT-0: maximum pixel clock at 32 bpp: 300 MHz
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Module ddc: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
(II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using hsync range of 30.00-121.00 kHz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Monitor0: Using vrefresh range of 48.00-160.00 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 300.00 MHz
(WW) (1856x1392,Monitor0) mode clock 288MHz exceeds DDC maximum 280MHz
(WW) (1920x1440,Monitor0) mode clock 297MHz exceeds DDC maximum 280MHz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes for display device CRT-0:
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 157.5 MHz, 91.1 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(**) NVIDIA(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 135.0 MHz, 80.0 kHz, 75.0 Hz
(II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
(--) NVIDIA(0): Display dimensions: (400, 300) mm
(--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (81, 86)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation, version 0.1
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] 0 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B]
[1] 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[3] -1 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[4] -1 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0xfafffc00 - 0xfafffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[8] -1 0xf8e00000 - 0xf8efffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0xf8ffe000 - 0xf8ffefff (0x1000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0xf8fffc00 - 0xf8fffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[11] -1 0xf0000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]
[12] -1 0x80000000 - 0x8000ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0xe8000000 - 0xefffffff (0x8000000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B](OprD)
[16] 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[17] 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B](OprD)
[18] -1 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0x0000e400 - 0x0000e4ff (0x100) IX[B]
[21] -1 0x0000e800 - 0x0000e8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0x0000ec80 - 0x0000ecff (0x80) IX[B]
[23] -1 0x0000dc80 - 0x0000dcff (0x80) IX[B]
[24] -1 0x0000ccd0 - 0x0000ccdf (0x10) IX[B]
[25] -1 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[26] -1 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[27] 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B](OprU)
[28] 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
(**) Mouse0: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Mouse0: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
(**) Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
(**) Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
(**) Mouse0: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Mouse0: Buttons: 5
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "NVIDIA Event Handler" (type: Other)
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x1024"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Initializing extension GLX


It appears the module is loaded okay...

Here is the error I get when I login with KDE:

There was an error setting up inter-process communication for KDE
The message returned by the system was:
Could not read network connection list.
/home/[username]/.DCOPserver_[hostname]__0

Please check that the dcopserver program is running

In another window before X restarts:

Could not start ksmserver


Of course my username and our hostname are in the brackets for the path above.

Also here is my .xsessions.errors file:

Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Could not register with DCOPServer. Aborting.
Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
Error: Can't contact kdeinit!

Well I hope some can help figure out this mess....

Thanks,
mdb

Do you have another window manager installed that you could try, fluxbox maybe...if another WM starts up then we can assume it is a KDE problem.

GNOME works okay...I thought the problem was the driver because I do not ever see the nvidia logo that I've read should appear, and it was after updating the driver that KDE stopped working. If I switch back to the old XF86Config-4 file KDE works but crashes with signal 11 with nearly every program. There's got to be something with the new driver and KDE...I'm still lost.

mdb