nvidia xorg problem

Hi.

When typing "lsmod", do you see any nvidia module listed ?

If not, do you have any error when typing "sudo modprobe nvidia" ?

whe i type lsmod there is no "nvidia" listed

after modprobe nvidia i get:

FATAL: Could not open '/lib/modules/2.6.20-13-generic/volatile/nvidia.ko': No such file or directory

That means that your nvidia module isn't loaded at startup, so it's normal that you can't initialize the X server with the nvidia driver.

Maybe it won't help, but you can try this in a console
"apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-common linux-restricted-modules-common linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-13-generic"

If the bug isn't solved, you can try to use the nvidia legacy packages.

Perhaps you have installed a dvb-t tuner ? If by any chance you have compiled the v4l-dvb modules, an other possible cause of bug is a conflict between this module and nvidia's.

If nothing good happens, try "sudo modprobe -f nvidia" (-f stands for -force) and watch the message.

I hope it will works, because I don't see many other answers ;-)

1. i have usb hybrid TV tuner, but is not configured yet, how can i check if i have v4l-dvb modules compiled?

2. i tried to install nvidia-common, but it is not found in repositiories, what should i add to sources.list?

3. how can i try to use nvidia legacy packages?

4. i already have 2.6.2-13-generic in latest version

1. i have usb hybrid TV tuner, but is not configured yet, how can i check if i have v4l-dvb modules compiled?

2. i tried to install nvidia-common, but it is not found in repositiories, what should i add to sources.list?

3. how can i try to use nvidia legacy packages?

4. i already have 2.6.2-13-generic in latest version

It seems I made a mistake, the package is nvidia-kernel-common, and not nvidia-common (sorry for the annoyance).

Before all, do you see any nVidia chipset listed after typing "lspci" ?
Did the "sudo modprobe -f" work or at least give a specific message ?

1. For the legacy package, if you use a package manager (like adept or synaptic), just search for nvidia and look for legacy package compatible with your kernel.
If you don't use any package manager, type in a console :
"sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-legacy nvidia-legacy-kernel-source module-assistant"
The module-assistant package will help you building the nvidia-kernel-legacy module (or nvidia-kernel-module if you chose to download the nvidia-kernel-source package).
Type "sudo m-a prepare"
"sudo m-a update"
I haven't tried the following step but it should work
"sudo m-a build nvidia-kernel-legacy"
If everything goes well, you should have a nvidia*.deb package in /usr/src
Just install it (using sudo dpkg -i or whatever you like)

2. For your tuner, there's no way it has been compiled without you knowing it, because no source is included in the Ubuntu's repositories (as far as I know).
If you want some information about how to configure your TV tuner, just go on "http://www.linuxtv.org" (or ask me for further questions).

PS : I know it becomes hard to understand me, but I'm not used to work on a ticket, and in english ;-)