> > > On 03/30/2010 06:40 PM, Alain Muls wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I am using Ubuntu since 2005 and I like it. The only problem is that each > 6 > > month I am spending some time to update. I have for that 2 root > partitions > > available. > > > > I heard about Arch Linux and its rolling release and decided to try it > out. > > > > The base install went fine and I have a running core system. > > > > So I decided to tackle the X server which under Ubuntu uses the nvidia > > proprietary driver. > > > > I installed > > pacman -S nvidia > > nvidia-config > > > > and gave startx from my user account a try. No luck, the message was > cannot > > load module nvidia. > > > > Then I used lshw and the card is loisted as > > G96 [GeForce 9600 GT] > > both under Ubuntu and Arch Linux. > > > > I uninstalled the nvidia and installed > > pacman -S nvidia-96xx > > nvidia-config > > > > and again no luck. > > > > How can I get this card up and running with full hw support as under > Ubuntu? > > > > Tx/Alain > > you should really read beginners guide. everything is covered there. > everything have to installed. after a core installation be sure to fully > update the system: > pacman -Syu > > after that you _need_ to install xorg. > pacman -S xorg > > after that you may decide what driver you want to use. > pacman -S nvidia > > -- > Ionut > > > Hi That is exactly what I did. I am not a beginner and have read quite some articles about Arch and I am aware of the fact that I have to follow carefully all steps in this installation process. So pleas bear with me and hep me over this problem. Since it failed I tried to identify the card (I did not know the lshw command before) and redid the steps with the driver for the nvidia-96xx card. Again no X-screen. I also copied the xorg.conf from Ubuntu over to Arch but again no X server that would run. I also tried the nouveau driver and he is given as error: (EE) [drm] failed to open device (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found It is the second time I try to install Arch, I really want to try out this rolling principle, but again I am unable to get up the X server which is working without flaws in Ubuntu.
