Hi i need some help with my XF86 config :)

[acchiang]

ok thank you very much again

[acchiang]

Ok so i didn't all that stuff with the nvidia and well i think i'm screwed >_<

So i downloaded it all but some errors came up and right now i'm using knoppix off a cd right now but i can't get to the login screen normally.

The big black consol comes but and i try to get in by startx and xdm and kdm and F7 and stuff but its not letting me in and when i do startx there are lots of fatal errors saying stuff about my kernel aint right and that to make sure my 2.4 or 2.6 is setup right.....oh and that the nvidia driver is like bugged up >_<.

PLZ help lol

[shah]

I guess..kanotix kernel is not compatible with knoppix.
You can change to previous state by editing xf86config-4 using knoppix cd.
Open konsole:
su
enter root password
mount /dev/hdx /mnt/hdx ..**x=knoppix partition
chroot /mnt/hdx
mc **use mc to edit xf86config-4
change "nvidia" to "nv"

reboot.

Try nvidia driver from their site:
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/L...-6629-pkg1.run

Boot knoppix using kernel 2.4.
In KDM login.........choose to login to konsole.
run: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6629-pkg1.run
Edit again xf86config-4 and change "nv" to "nvidia"
startx

Above procedure is only for kernel2.4, you only able to use nvidia driver using kernel2.4.(so next time you boot, choose kernel2.4).

For kernel2.6, you need to recompile your kernel.
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=11619&start=0

[eco2geek]

In order to run the nvidia installer successfully, he needs to have the kernel source and headers installed. It doesn't look like they come with the Knoppix CD.

Frankly, if he really must have the nvidia drivers, and wants a way to easily install them, I suggest he try Kanotix (http://www.kanotix.com) rather than Knoppix.

[shah]

Knoppix do comes with kernel source and kernel header (last time I check in knoppix 3.4), but only for kernel 2.4.
That's why I suggest him to boot using kernel 2.4 and install that driver.

Yes it is much easier to install nvidia driver using kanotix......I use kanotix too..

[acchiang]

ok thank you guys very much again