Cant startx after nVidia driver install.
Hello, i just installed my nvidia display driver today i downloaded the 195.36.15 drivers and installed them this way: "sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-195.36.15-pkg1.run" the install went fine but when i tried to type startx it gave my this error:
Fatal Server error:
No Screens found
Giving up.
Xinit: Connection refused (errno111)
Unable to connect to the X Server.
Xinit: No such process (errno3):
X.org X server 1.5.2.
This is a fairly new install of backtrack so i am thinking it might be because i am running my 9800 GTX's in SLI? I'm also running 2 monitors so i disconnected my second one and i got the same error. I also tried "sudo fix-vesa" but it does not help.
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Re: Cant startx after nVidia driver install.
Well we have nvidia-drivers in the backtrack repo which is what you should have used...
apt-get install nvidia-drivers
Re: Cant startx after nVidia driver install.
Well i just got my install back by uninstalling the nvidia drivers and using "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg". I did "apt-get Install nvidia-drivers" but i got this message: "The following packages have unmet dependencies, E: Broken Packages", i also tried apt-get update but it didn't work either.
Dual Screen Config and SLI
Well i just got my nvidia drivers to work without breaking X, i just had to add the BuSID Lane to the Selection "Device" lines in my xorg.confg file. I've been reading around on google looking at some ubuntu xorg config files for an Xinerama config. I tried a few configurations but none of them have worked. I'm running a Dell 2208WFP 1680x1050 through DVI, and a Viewsonic 24" Tv through HDMI with the adapter that came with my 9800 GTX's, both screens are connected to the First Card. The nvidia control panel also doesn't help it just gives the option of "separate X(requires restart)", and "Twinview" which is Grayed out.
Heres my Xorg.conf files I'm running the nVidia 195.36.15 drivers.
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder75) Fri Mar 12 01:44:55 PST 2010
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder75) Wed Jan 27 03:02:48 PST 2010
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "true"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "DELL 2208WFP"
HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 75.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "ViewSonic VT2430-M"
HorizSync 15.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 75.0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 0
Option "Coolbits" "1"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9800 GTX"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9800 GTX"
BusID "PCI:3:0:0"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device1"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+"
BusID "PCI:4:0:0"
Screen 1
Option "Coolbits" "1"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "MultiGPU" "on"
Option "SLI" "on"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "metamodes" "DFP-0: 1680x1050_60 +0+0; DFP-0: nvidia-auto-select +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Device1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "metamodes" "DFP-1: 1920x1080_60 +0+0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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