no screens found

[ton1c]

Hi!
After I start x server(startx), it give me this error:

(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found

Here is my xorg.conf file

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 270.41.19  (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-07.nvidia.com)  Mon May 16 23:52:12 PDT 2011

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
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"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

I'm using Backtrack 5 Kde 64x with nvidia geforce gt 525m

Can someone help me configure xorg file?

[KMDave]

Just try to move the xorg.conf away and see if you can start it then.

[ton1c]

Yes, its working if I remove it, I can start x server. But I can't change resolution to 1366x768. Its only alows me to change it to 1024x768 and 800x600.

Is there any other way to fix this problem?

[3l33t1]

Check the forums i beleive there are some fixes implemented.

after having a net connection
type in console

prepare-kernel-sources

cd /usr/src/linux
cp -rf include/generated/* include/linux/


chmod +x nvidiafilename (you got it from www.nvidia.com > driver download and select yours )

log out and run the following command (before you startx)

sh nvidiafilename

i tried it on hdd installation for bt5|64bit and it works well
regards

[ton1c]

That didn't solve the problem. Still getting no screens error.

I'm using driver - NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 275.09.07
PC:
Dell inspiron n5110
Processor: Intel® Quad Core™ i7-2630QM Processor 2.0
RAM: 4 GB
Video card: nVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

Another interesting thing is that when I load Backtrack from CD to install it, it won't show me even a console mode screen(where I need to write user, password and startx), what i get is just a black screen. For loading startx to install Backtrack I used this code:

cd /root/.kde/
find . -type f -iname "*.kcache" -delete

After this code startx starts normally and resolution can be set to 1366x768. After I install Backtrack on hdd I can't change the resolution. After installing nvidia drivers I'm getting no screens found error.

I tried all methods that I could find and non of them worked. I would appreciate it if you could post link to solution.

[ton1c]

Didn't help, still getting no screen error.

Another interesting thing is that, that when i load DVD to install BackTrack, it won't boot even cli. So i have to use this code:

cd /root/.kde/
find . -type f -iname "*.kcache" -delete

After I startx I can change screen to normal resolution(1366x768).
After installing BackTrack on HDD I only have 1024x768 and 800x600.

I tried all solutions that I could find, and non of them worked. Can you please post link to that solutions?

P.S.
Maybe this information will help
I have laptop with:
Processor - Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM 2.00GHz
RAM -4GB
Video card - nvidia geforce gt 525m
Driver that I install - NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-275.09.07.run

[downhalo]

Having the same issue, I own the same laptop!.

My thoughts are that it runs dual video cards, ****ing IntelHD3000 POS with the Nvidia 525m..
Ballsed if i can work out why the screen res works off the live CD and not after install..

[Kleto]

For me it worked just reinstalling the Nvidia drivers!! sh Nvidia_bla_bla.run and everything runs smoothly

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