Am 28.04.2010 16:48, schrieb Allan McRae: > On 29/04/10 00:45, Carlos Mennens wrote: >> I recently installed the nvidia driver from 'Pacman' and rebooted. I >> have not since updated / upgraded the kernel. I notice that when I try >> and open my 'nVidia X Server Config' window and it tells me: >> >> You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X >> configuration file. >> >> I looked in /etc/X11/ directory and don't see xorg.conf file. Does >> anyone know how I can get my nVidia drivers working on Arch Linux? It >> installed fine however it's not running for some reason. >> > > Have a look at the NVIDIA page in the wiki. It gives detailed > information on setting this up (hint: nvidia-xconfig) I particularly like that it suffices to use the following minimal xorg.conf file, the rest is automatically generated: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nvidia#Minimal_configuration Without it, Xorg will NOT try to use the nvidia driver and fall back to nv, nouveau or vesa.
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