Can't start Gnome with nvidia driver installed

spykE · Oct 30, 2011

I have installed nvidia driver from their web site. I also edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf Driver "vesa" to "nvidia". So when I reboot the gdm do not start. The cursor just blinks a few times and nothing happens. With Driver "vesa" everything works, need help!

darcsis · Oct 30, 2011

There are many reasons. Did you execute [cmd=]kldload nvidia[/cmd] as root before starting gdm? If not, that might be the reason. you'd better add

Code:

nvidia_load="YES"

into your /boot/loader.conf to autoload nvidia kernel module at system startup.

thuglife · Oct 30, 2011

Use the driver from ports (x11/nvidia-driver), remove the one you have installed from the site.

You can also use x11/nvidia-xconfig to generate the xorg configuration.

Isaac Monteiro · Oct 30, 2015

I am having the same problem.
The sugested solutions not work. How can I solve this?

protocelt · Oct 30, 2015

Don't use the Nvidia driver off of Nvidia's website. Follow tobik's Thread 52311 for setting up the Nvidia driver on FreeBSD.

Isaac Monteiro · Oct 30, 2015

This was what I do (installed the Nvidia driver from ports and configured correctly) but don't work.

Isaac Monteiro · Nov 1, 2015

So can someone help me?

protocelt · Nov 1, 2015

Please post your Xorg.0.log file and let us know what graphics hardware your using.