[plug] X configuration

[Anthony Woods]

On Mon, 2004-06-07 at 17:01, nofixed wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have just installed debian "woody", and have a lovely text console.
> I cannot get X started.
> 
> The XF86Config-4 generated by debconf does not work.  Either "no
> device" or "no screen" depending on how I specify the bus location. 
> The AGP video card is nVidia MX440SE 128MB, and the only driver I see
> is nv.
> 
> xf86config is no better.  As I am using Windows to post this, I
> cannot include the device and screen sections for analysis.
> 
> Could someone please post samples of good screen and device sections?
> 
> Also, is there a newbie-grade text-mode network configuration tool
> around?
> 
> Thanks
> Jim
I had the same problem with my nVidia 64MB mx440 so i downloaded the
nvidia linux display driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-5336.html

then changed the driver in XF86Config-4 from "nv" to "nvidia" and all
worked well.

Anthony