nvidia GeForce 9400 - X server can't start

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I have GeForce 9400 and I installed lastest nvidia drivers from 1-click install, then i run:

sax2 -r

It detects correctly my graphic card, but incorrectly my monitor - it uses VESA monitor. When I try to test this configuration, i get this error from log:

*(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found*

When I restart X-server, it won’t start at all, of course.

2

Try the following:

init3

sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia

init5; exit

3

I don’t know how do you mean using these init commands…

4

OK, I figured it out, but again, I have problem. When starting the sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia, in runlevel 3, it prints out this:

*xc: could not start configuration server *

and the log says again:

*(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found*

5

Can you look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log and especially /etc/X11/xorg.conf
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Cheers!

6

Here is it:
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7

This may be due to the fact that you ran “sax2 -r” after installing the NVIDIA drivers. Don’t run sax2 -r after installing the drivers.

To correct your problem use the following steps:

  1. Reboot your computer and log in as root
  2. Type in: init3
  3. Type in: sax2 -r -m 0=nv
  4. Type in: init5;exit

This should get you back to your desktop. Once you are back open konsole and log in as root use the following steps:

  1. Type in: sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia
  2. Type in: init5;exit

This will get you back to your desktop.

In addition, you can delete the NVIDIA drivers, upgrade to latest stable kernel 2.6.27.19-3.2-default – then install the drivers again. This is what I am using. The graphics card that I am using is the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS.

Good Luck!

8

After reviewing the Xorg.99.log, the last view lines show the following:

(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module!
(EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting ***
(II) UnloadModule: “nvidia”
(II) UnloadModule: “wfb”
(II) UnloadModule: “fb”
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

You used sax2 -r which tells sax2 re-init the hardware database
By adding -m i.e sax2 -r -m --this sets the driver module to your card.
By adding 0=nvidia --this specifies the nvidia driver module.

I hope this clarifies using these commands to re-initiate the nvidia driver module.