I have an old CPU, video card nvidia GeForce 4 MX integrate GPU. After installing the version 12.3 and install the driver nvidia, xorg does not start. Use KDE. Installed the driver x11-video-nvidia, version 96.43.23 from http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.3/.
xorg.conf --generated by nvidia-xconfig command
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rh72-02.nvidia.com) Fri Aug 31 15:03:35 PDT 2012
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 30.0 - 110.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0
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
Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "IgnoreABI" "True"
EndSection
Xorg.0.log log file with error on start X
19.680]
X.Org X Server 1.13.2
Release Date: 2013-01-24
19.681] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
19.681] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
19.681] Current Operating System: Linux linux-4u4l.site 3.7.10-1.1-default #1 SMP Thu Feb 28 15:06:29 UTC 2013 (82d3f21) i686
19.681] Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-MAXTOR_STM3160215A_9RA89F99-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-MAXTOR_STM3160215A_9RA89F99-part1 splash=silent quiet
19.681] Build Date: 21 February 2013 09:52:18AM
19.681]
19.681] Current version of pixman: 0.28.2
19.681] Before reporting problems, check [X.Org Wiki - Home](http://wiki.x.org)
to make sure that you have the latest version.
19.681] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
19.684] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 18 20:20:17 2013
19.689] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
19.689] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
19.689] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
19.690] (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
19.690] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
19.690] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
19.690] (**) | |-->Device "Device0"
19.690] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
19.690] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
19.690] (**) Option "IgnoreABI" "True"
19.690] (**) Ignoring ABI Version
19.690] (==) Automatically adding devices
19.690] (==) Automatically enabling devices
19.690] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
19.752] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi" does not exist.
19.752] Entry deleted from font path.
19.766] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
built-ins
19.766] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
19.766] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
19.766] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
19.766] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
19.766] (II) Loader magic: 0x8261620
19.766] (II) Module ABI versions:
19.766] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
19.766] X.Org Video Driver: 13.1
19.766] X.Org XInput driver : 18.0
19.766] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
19.768] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:01f0:1043:80c0 rev 163, Mem @ 0xfc000000/16777216, 0xe8000000/134217728, 0xf3b00000/524288, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
19.768] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
19.768] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
19.768] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
19.768] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
19.768] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
19.768] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
19.768] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
19.768] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
19.768] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
19.768] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
19.768] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
19.768] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
19.768] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
19.768] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
19.768] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
19.768] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
19.768] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
19.768] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
19.768] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
19.768] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
19.768] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
19.768] (II) LoadModule: "glamoregl"
19.794] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
19.859] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so: undefined symbol: _glapi_tls_Context
19.859] (II) UnloadModule: "glamoregl"
19.859] (II) Unloading glamoregl
19.859] (EE) Failed to load module "glamoregl" (loader failed, 7)
19.859] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
19.868] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/updates/extensions/libglx.so
19.930] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
19.930] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
19.930] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
19.930] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 96.43.23 Fri Aug 31 15:03:31 PDT 2012
19.930] Loading extension GLX
19.930] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
19.935] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/updates/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
19.940] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
19.941] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
19.941] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
19.941] ================ WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING ================
19.941] This server has a video driver ABI version of 13.1 that is not
supported by this NVIDIA driver. Please check
[World Leader in Visual Computing Technologies | NVIDIA](http://www.nvidia.com/) for driver updates or downgrade to an X
server with a supported driver ABI.
19.941] =================================================================
19.941] (WW) NVIDIA: The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.
19.941] (WW) NVIDIA: This server has an unsupported input driver ABI version (have 18.0, need < 17.0). The driver will continue to load, but may behave strangely.
19.941] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 96.43.23 Fri Aug 31 14:57:26 PDT 2012
19.941] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
19.941] (++) using VT number 7
19.946] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
19.946] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
19.952] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
19.953] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
19.953] compiled for 1.13.2, module version = 1.0.0
19.953] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
19.953] (WW) NVIDIA: Unresolved symbol: fbGetGCPrivateKey
19.953] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
19.953] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
19.953] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
19.953] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
19.953] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
19.953] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
19.953] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
19.953] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
19.953] (II) NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
19.953] (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled.
20.354] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
20.354] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 131072 kBytes
20.354] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 04.1f.20.02.01
20.354] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 4X
20.354] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
20.354] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU at
20.354] (--) NVIDIA(0): PCI:1:0:0:
20.354] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (CRT-0)
20.354] (--) NVIDIA(0): Samsung SyncMaster (CRT-0): 300.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
20.354] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
20.355] (WW) NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1600x1200"; removing.
20.355] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
20.355] (II) NVIDIA(0): "1280x1024"
20.355] (II) NVIDIA(0): "1024x768"
20.355] (II) NVIDIA(0): "800x600"
20.355] (II) NVIDIA(0): "640x480"
20.355] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 1024
20.358] (--) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (104, 113); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
20.359] (--) NVIDIA(0): option
20.359] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
20.359] (EE)
20.359] (EE) Backtrace:
20.359] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x49) [0x81eb299]
20.359] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x8048000+0x1a71a6) [0x81ef1a6]
20.359] (EE) 2: linux-gate.so.1 (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb7786410]
20.359] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/updates/drivers/nvidia_drv.so (0xb5c5a000+0x6f77c9) [0xb63517c9]
20.359] (EE)
20.359] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x8
20.359]
Fatal server error:
20.359] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
20.359]
20.359] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at [X.Org Wiki - Home](http://wiki.x.org)
for help.
20.359] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
20.359] (EE)
20.365] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.