XFCE Hangs

[Nick Deubert]

Nick Deubert wrote:
>>>>> I'm not exactly sure how to tell; here's the relevant section of my X 
>>>>> config file:
>>>>> Section "Device"
>>>>>     Identifier  "** NVIDIA (generic)                   [nv]"
>>>>>     Driver      "nv"
>>>>>     #VideoRam    65536
>>>>>     # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
>>>>> EndSection
>>>>>
>>>>> I experienced no problems when I ran KDE for the whole day yesterday, 
>>>>> so I naturally presumed this is an XFCE problem. I'm using the 
>>>>> Athlon64, btw. I read the relevant threads on nvnews related to 
>>>>> stability, but they seem to presume a familiarity with patching the 
>>>>> nVidia drivers.
>>>>>     
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> you are not using the nvidia drivers... try changing the Driver line to 
>>>> "nvidia" instead and see how the 'real nvidia' drivers work. I have used 
>>>> xfce with then nvidia drivers for a long time(a lot of different 
>>>> versions) and never had any issue.
>>>> _____________________________________________
>>>>     
>>>>         
>> When I did that X wouldn't even start.
>>
>>     
> Did you install this? 
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-8178.html
>   
Sorry, i just realized I gave you the wrong link above, you said you had 
an AMD 64 earlier in this thread... so perhaps try installing the 
appropriate one from here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html