Hey everyone,

Now that I finally have Houdini Apprentice installed on my Debian Etch system I've run into quite alot of unstability. I'm currently working through 3dBuzz's video tutorials and it seems the freeze ups occur whenever there is video playing in another window. I'm currently using the default movie player in Debian. Typically, the movie will continue to play and Houdini will lock up, the viewport freezes, open tab windows freeze, and my mouse freezes on screen. Eventually, the video catches back up but Houdini stays frozen and forces me to quit. If I can get the mouse working to right click, close, the quit window pops up hallow and if moved it creates the ghosting effect. I'm thinking some setting may be incorrect with my graphics card in houdini. So far the longest amount of time before freeze up is around 5 minutes. Any suggestions?

My system:
P4 2.6ghz quad-core
2 GB Ram DDR2 800
Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTX 768?Mb
Debian Etch 32-bit
Houdini 9.5.230

Are you using the Nvidia graphics drivers and do you have the opengl installed and working?

Envy is a good tool to install nVidia/ATI drivers if you haven't tried it yet:
http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html [albertomilone.com]

Note though for Etch, it recommends launching it from the shell:
su
envy -g

Hi, yes I have the nvidia drivers open and I believe opengl is installed, working who knows. I would think if opengl was not enabled I wouldn't see anything in the view ports at all.

I tried using envy but it errored out while trying to find nvidia-kernal-common so I went through the Nvidia install instructions and had the program recompile me a new kernal. Everything works now with the exception of Houdini.

If there's an option or a command to make sure OpenGL is enabled please inform me. Thanks.

Terror.

something is definately not right. I did find the nvidia drivers settings and opengl is enabled and working. I tried increasing the slider to performance to see if that would improve anything. I opened up houdini and moved the viewport in two directions and it froze. Is there a houdini setting I'm missing?

Post your xorg.conf file. If you do have a line like:

Option “RenderAccel ” “On”

then delete it. Also turn of fancy desktop effects (probably disabbled by default in debian)

Here is my xorg.conf file.:

XCOMM $XdotOrg: util/cf/xorg.cf,v 1.53 2005/10/03 16:08:44 alanc Exp $
/*
* This configuration file contains all of the configuration
* information for the Xorg based X Servers.
*
* Most of these settings can be overridden in a vendor.cf or the
* BeforeVendor part of the site.def file.
*/
XCOMM $Xorg: xfree86.cf,v 1.4 2000/08/17 19:41:49 cpqbld Exp $

/* Get and set version information. */

#include “date.def”
#include “xorgversion.def”

#if !defined(XorgVersionString) && \
defined(XORG_VERSION_MAJOR) && defined(XORG_VERSION_MINOR) && \
defined(XORG_VERSION_PATCH) && defined(XORG_VERSION_SNAP)
# if XORG_VERSION_SNAP == 0
# if XORG_VERSION_PATCH == 0
# define XorgVersionString `echo XORG_VERSION_MAJOR XORG_VERSION_MINOR | sed ‘s/ /./g’`
# else
# define XorgVersionString `echo XORG_VERSION_MAJOR XORG_VERSION_MINOR XORG_VERSION_PATCH | sed ‘s/ /./g’`
# endif
# else
# define XorgVersionString `echo XORG_VERSION_MAJOR XORG_VERSION_MINOR XORG_VERSION_PATCH XORG_VERSION_SNAP | sed ‘s/ /./g’`
# endif
#endif

#if !defined(XORG_DATE) && defined(XF86_DATE)
# define XORG_DATE XF86_DATE
#endif

/*
* Xorg versions are M.m.P.s, and XorgVersion is:
*
* M * 10000000 + m * 100000 + P * 1000 + s
*
*/

#ifndef XorgVersion
# define XorgVersion (((XORG_VERSION_MAJOR) * 10000000) + ((XORG_VERSION_MINOR) * 100000) + ((XORG_VERSION_PATCH) * 1000) + XORG_VERSION_SNAP)
#endif

#ifndef VersionDefines
# define VersionDefines -DXORG_VERSION_CURRENT=“$(XORG_VERSION_CURRENT)”
#endif

/* Place the version of the relevant changelog file here */
#ifndef ReleaseVersion
# define ReleaseVersion RELEASE-1
#endif

XORG_VERSION_CURRENT = XorgVersion
RELEASE_VERSION = ReleaseVersion

#if !defined(XorgManVersionString) && \
defined(XORG_VERSION_MAJOR) && defined(XORG_VERSION_MINOR) && \
defined(XORG_VERSION_PATCH) && defined(XORG_VERSION_SNAP)
# if XORG_VERSION_SNAP == 0
#define XorgManVersionString `echo XORG_VERSION_MAJOR XORG_VERSION_MINOR XORG_VERSION_PATCH | sed -e ‘s/ /./g’ -e ‘s/^/Version\\\ /’`
#else
#define XorgManVersionString `echo XORG_VERSION_MAJOR XORG_VERSION_MINOR XORG_VERSION_PATCH XORG_VERSION_SNAP | sed -e ‘s/ /./g’ -e ‘s/^/Version\\\ /’`
# endif
#endif

#if !defined(XorgDateString) && defined(XORG_DATE)
# define XorgDateString XORG_DATE
#endif

#if !defined(XFree86DateString) && defined(XorgDateString)
# define XFree86DateString XorgDateString
#endif

#ifndef BuildDateCmd
# define BuildDateCmd date +%Y%m%d
#endif

#if !defined(BuildDate)
# define BuildDate `BuildDateCmd`
#endif

#ifndef ChangelogDateCmd
# define ChangelogDateCmd if tail $(CHANGELOGFILE) 2>/dev/null | \ @@\
fgrep ‘$$XdotOrg:’ >/dev/null 2>&1; then \ @@\
tail $(CHANGELOGFILE) | fgrep ‘$$XdotOrg:’ | \ @@\
sed s,'.* \(*\)/\(*\)/\(*\).*,\1\2\3,'; \ @@\
else echo 0; fi
#endif

#if !defined(ChangelogDate)
# define ChangelogDate `ChangelogDateCmd`
#endif

#ifndef XVendorString
# define XVendorString “The X.Org Foundation”
#endif

#ifndef XVendorRelease
# define XVendorRelease XorgVersion
#endif

#ifndef XVendorManVersionString
#define XVendorManVersionString XorgManVersionString
#endif

#ifndef XVendorManNameString
#define XVendorManNameString X.Org
#endif

/*
* This enables some settings for developers.
*/

#ifndef XFree86Devel
# if !defined(PatheticCpp) || !PatheticCpp
# if (XorgVersion % 1000)
# define XFree86Devel YES
# else
# define XFree86Devel NO
# endif
# else
# define XFree86Devel NO /* Assume the worst */
# endif
#endif

#ifndef BuildDebug
# define BuildDebug YES
#endif

/*
* settings for the config file parser
*/

#ifndef XConfigFile
#define XConfigFile xorg.conf
#endif
#ifndef XConfigDir
#define XConfigDir $(LIBDIR)
#endif
#ifndef XLogFile
#define XLogFile Xorg
#endif
#ifndef XServerName
# define XServerName Xorg
#endif

/*
* BuildXFree86ConfigTools:
*
* Turning this on allows the XFree86 config tools to build when
* BuildServersOnly is YES. This requires more than the servonly CVS
* module. This cannot be used to disable building the config tools with
* a full build.
*/
#ifndef BuildXFree86ConfigTools
#ifdef BuildServersOnly
#define BuildXFree86ConfigTools !BuildServersOnly
#else
#define BuildXFree86ConfigTools YES
#endif
#endif

#ifndef BuildLibrariesForConfigTools
#define BuildLibrariesForConfigTools BuildXFree86ConfigTools
#endif

#if BuildXFree86ConfigTools && BuildLibrariesForConfigTools
#define BuildLibraries YES
#define BuildXF86MiscLibrary YES
#define BuildXF86VidModeLibrary YES
#define BuildXKBlib YES
#define BuildXKBfilelib YES
#define BuildXKBuilib YES
#endif

/*
* When this is set, modules are always built separately from the libraries
* that statically link into an Xserver. This is for platforms where the
* module and native object formats are different (e.g., OS/2).
*/
#ifndef BuildModuleInSubdir
#define BuildModuleInSubdir NO
#endif

#ifndef DoLoadableServer
#define DoLoadableServer NO
#endif

#ifndef MakeDllModules
#if DoLoadableServer
#define MakeDllModules YES
#else
#define MakeDllModules NO
#endif
#endif

/*
* Default settings for which X Servers to build.
*/

/* OS.cf files may set this for OS-specific input drivers */
#ifndef OSXInputDrivers
#define OSXInputDrivers /**/
#endif

/* This may be set in host.def for 3rd party input drivers */
#ifndef ExtraXInputDrivers
#define ExtraXInputDrivers /**/
#endif

/* XInput drivers */
#ifndef XInputDrivers
#define XInputDrivers mouse keyboard acecad calcomp citron \
digitaledge dmc dynapro elographics tek4957 \
microtouch mutouch penmount spaceorb summa \
wacom void magellan /* magictouch */ hyperpen \
jamstudio fpit \
palmax OSXInputDrivers ExtraXInputDrivers
#endif


/* Deprecated keyboard driver */
#ifndef UseDeprecatedKeyboardDriver
#define UseDeprecatedKeyboardDriver NO
#endif

/* <linux/input.h> support mainly for USB support */
#ifndef HasLinuxInput
# define HasLinuxInput NO
#endif

/* OS.cf files may set this for OS-specific drivers */
#ifndef XF86OSCardDrivers
#define XF86OSCardDrivers /**/
#endif

/* This may be set in host.def for 3rd party drivers */
#ifndef XF86ExtraCardDrivers
#define XF86ExtraCardDrivers /**/
#endif

/* OS.cf files may set this for OS-specific drivers */
#ifndef HasAgpGart
#define HasAgpGart NO
#endif

/* Some DRI drivers are disabled because they are either insecure or unusable on
* this architecture. This switch allows you to enable building these drivers.
*/
#ifndef BuildDevelDRIDrivers
#define BuildDevelDRIDrivers NO
#endif

/* The glide driver only works for the loadable server at the moment */
#ifndef HasGlide2
#define HasGlide2 NO
#endif
#if HasGlide2 && DoLoadableServer
#define GlideDriver glide
#else
#define GlideDriver /**/
#endif

/* The tdfx DRI driver can only be built if glide3 is available. */
#ifndef HasGlide3
#define HasGlide3 NO
#endif

/*
* There are three parameters that determine where and how the Matrox HAL
* library is used:
*
* HaveMatroxHal – You have the HALlib.a binary library installed
* in xfree86/drivers/mga/HALlib, and you want it to
* be used.
* Default: NO
*
* BuildMatroxHal – You have the source for the HALlib library (installed
* in xfree86/drivers/mga/hallib), and want to build and
* use it.
* Default: NO
*
* UseMatroxHal – You want to build support for loading/using the HAL
* library into the mga driver. For module server builds
* you don't need to have the HALlib library to do this.
* but you want to build support for loading it and using
* it into the mga driver module.
* Default: YES for loadable server build
* (HaveMatroxHal || BuildMatroxHal) for static
*/

#ifndef HaveMatroxHal
#define HaveMatroxHal NO
#endif

#ifndef BuildMatroxHal
#define BuildMatroxHal NO
#endif

#ifndef UseMatroxHal
#if DoLoadableServer
#define UseMatroxHal YES
#else
#define UseMatroxHal (HaveMatroxHal || BuildMatroxHal)
#endif
#endif

/*
* Many architectures share common X Server pieces. List them here.
*/
#if defined(i386Architecture) || defined(ia64Architecture) || \
defined(AMD64Architecture) || defined(SparcArchitecture) || \
defined(Sparc64Architecture) || defined(MipsArchitecture) || \
defined(AlphaArchitecture) || defined(PpcArchitecture) || \
defined(Mc68020Architecture) || defined(Arm32Architecture) || \
defined(HPArchitecture) || defined(SuperHArchitecture)
# ifndef XorgServer
# define XorgServer YES
# endif
/* 1bpp module */
# ifndef XF1Bpp
# define XF1Bpp YES
# endif
/* 4bpp module */
# ifndef XF4Bpp
# define XF4Bpp YES
# endif
/* 8/32bpp overlay module */
# ifndef XF8_32Bpp
# define XF8_32Bpp YES
# endif
/* 8/16bpp dual fb module */
# ifndef XF8_16Bpp
# define XF8_16Bpp YES
# endif
/* shadow fb module */
# ifndef XFShadowFB
# define XFShadowFB YES
# endif
/* fbdevhw module */
# ifndef XF86FBDevHw
# define XF86FBDevHw YES
# endif
/* XAA module */
# ifndef XF86XAA
# define XF86XAA YES
# endif
/* Exa module */
# ifndef XF86EXA
# define XF86EXA YES
# endif
/* ramdac module */
# ifndef XF86Ramdac
# define XF86Ramdac YES
# endif
/* I2C module */
# ifndef XF86I2C
# define XF86I2C YES
# endif
/* DDC module */
# ifndef XF86DDC
# define XF86DDC YES
# endif
/* RAC (Resource Access Control) module */
# ifndef XF86RAC
# define XF86RAC YES
# endif
/* int10 module */
# ifndef XF86Int10
# define XF86Int10 YES
# endif
/* vbe module */
# ifndef XF86VBE
# define XF86VBE YES
# endif
#endif

/*
* Intel x86 and ia64 drivers
*/
#if defined(i386Architecture) || defined(ia64Architecture)
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif
/* Amiga framebuffer module. Required by vesa module. */
# ifndef XF86AFB
# define XF86AFB YES
# endif

/*
* Drivers under development, but not ready for binary releases, or
* drivers included on this platform only for build testing.
*/
# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers imstt newport
# else
# define DevelDrivers /**/
# endif
# endif

/* Pure PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# /* Don't build the nsc driver on IA64 */
# ifndef ia64Architecture
# define i386Drivers nsc i810
# else
# define i386Drivers /**/
# endif
# define XF86CardDrivers mga glint nv tga s3 s3virge sis rendition \
neomagic i740 tdfx savage \
cirrus vmware tseng trident chips apm \
GlideDriver i128 i386Drivers \
ati DevelDrivers ark \
cyrix siliconmotion via \
vesa vga \
dummy XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif

# ifndef DevelDRIDrivers
# define DevelDRIDrivers ffb mach64 unichrome
# endif

# ifndef DriDrivers
# ifndef ia64Architecture
# define i386DRIDrivers i810 i915 sis
# else
/* SiS is 64-bit unclean as of this writing. */
# define i386DRIDrivers /**/
# endif
# if HasGlide3
# define TdfxDriDriver tdfx
# else
# define TdfxDriDriver /**/
# endif
# define DriDrivers i386DRIDrivers mga r128 radeon r200 \
TdfxDriDriver
# endif
#endif /* i386Architecture || ia64Architecture */

#if defined(AMD64Architecture)
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif
/* Amiga framebuffer module. Required by vesa module. */
# ifndef XF86AFB
# define XF86AFB YES
# endif

/*
* Drivers under development, but not ready for binary releases, or
* drivers included on this platform only for build testing.
*/
# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers /**/
# else
# define DevelDrivers /**/
# endif
# endif

/* Pure PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers mga glint nv tga s3 s3virge sis rendition \
neomagic tdfx savage cirrus tseng trident \
chips apm i128 ati ark cyrix siliconmotion \
vga dummy vesa i810 vmware \
XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers DevelDrivers
# endif

/* SiS is 64-bit unclean as of this writing. */
# if HasGlide3
# define TdfxDriDriver tdfx
# else
# define TdfxDriDriver /**/
# endif
# ifndef DriDrivers
# define DriDrivers i915 mga r128 radeon r200 TdfxDriDriver
# endif
#endif /*AMD64Arcitecture*/

/* SPARC and UltraSPARC drivers */

#if (defined(SparcArchitecture) || defined(Sparc64Architecture)) && \
!defined(LynxOSArchitecture) && \
!defined(NetBSDArchitecture) && \
!defined(OpenBSDArchitecture)
/* 8/32wid fb module */
# ifndef XF8_32Wid
# define XF8_32Wid YES
# endif
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif
/* Amiga framebuffer module. Required by vesa module. */
# ifndef XF86AFB
# define XF86AFB YES
# endif

# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
/*
* Some of these are compiled just for the fun of it. Undoubtedly some
* require changes (or even removal) for things like endianness, etc. Move
* those known to work into the main XF86CardDrivers #define.
*/
# define DevelDrivers apm ark chips cirrus i128 i740 i810 imstt \
neomagic newport nv rendition s3virge savage \
siliconmotion tga trident vmware dummy
# else
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# endif
# endif

/* Pure SBUS and PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# ifdef SunArchitecture
# define XF86CardDrivers /* sunffb */ sunleo suncg6 suncg3 suncg14 \
suntcx sunbw2 glint mga tdfx ati vesa vga \
dummy XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers \
DevelDrivers
# else
# define XF86CardDrivers sunffb sunleo suncg6 suncg3 suncg14 suntcx \
sunbw2 glint mga tdfx ati vesa vga dummy \
XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers \
DevelDrivers
# endif
# endif
# ifndef DriDrivers
# define DriDrivers ffb
# endif

#endif

/* Sparc64 Drivers */
#if defined(OpenBSDArchitecture) && defined(Sparc64Architecture)
/* Amiga framebuffer module */
# ifndef XF86AFB
# define XF86AFB NO
# endif
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif
# ifndef UseX86Emu
# define UseX86Emu NO
# endif

# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# else
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# endif
# endif

/* Pure PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers ati dummy \
DevelDrivers \
XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif
#endif /* OpenBSDArchitecture && Sparc64Architecture */

/* MIPS drivers */

#ifdef MipsArchitecture
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif

# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# else
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# endif
# endif

# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers mga glint nv s3 s3virge sis savage \
trident chips tdfx ati dummy \
DevelDrivers newport \
XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif
#endif /* MipsArchitecture */

/*
* DEC Alpha drivers
*/
#ifdef AlphaArchitecture
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif

# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# else
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# endif
# endif

/* Pure PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers mga tdfx glint s3 s3virge rendition tga ati \
savage nv cirrus DevelDrivers siliconmotion \
vga dummy XF86OSCardDrivers \
XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif
/*
* Glide is available for Alpha, therefore build tdfx DRM module.
* SiS is 64-bit unclean as of this writing.
*/
# if HasGlide3
# define TdfxDriDriver tdfx
# else
# define TdfxDriDriver /**/
# endif
# ifndef DriDrivers
# define DriDrivers TdfxDriDriver mga r128 radeon r200
# endif
#endif /* AlphaArchitecture */

/*
* Motorola 68k and PowerPC drivers
*/
#if defined(PpcArchitecture) || defined(Mc68020Architecture)
/* Amiga framebuffer module */
# ifndef XF86AFB
# define XF86AFB YES
# endif
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif

# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers imstt
# else
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# endif
# endif

/* Pure PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers ati mga glint nv s3 s3virge sis savage\
trident chips tdfx \
DevelDrivers vga dummy \
XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif
/* The tdfx driver needs Glide, which is not available for PPC. */
# ifndef DriDrivers
# define DriDrivers mga r128 radeon r200
# endif
#endif /* PpcArchitecture || Mc68020Architecture */

/*
* Intel StrongARM and Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC
*/
#if defined(Arm32Architecture) || defined(HPArchitecture)
/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif

# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# else
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# endif
# endif

/* Pure PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers ati mga glint nv s3 s3virge sis savage\
trident chips tdfx \
DevelDrivers vga dummy \
XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif
# ifndef DriDrivers
# define DriDrivers mga r128 radeon r200
# endif
#endif

/* SuperH drivers */
#if defined(SuperHArchitecture)
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif
#endif

/*
* For PowerPC 64bit systems
* only libraries are strictly needed
*/
#if defined(Ppc64Architecture)
# ifndef XorgServer
# define XorgServer YES
# endif
/* 1bpp module */
# ifndef XF1Bpp
# define XF1Bpp NO
# endif
/* 4bpp module */
# ifndef XF4Bpp
# define XF4Bpp NO
# endif
/* 8/32bpp overlay module */
# ifndef XF8_32Bpp
# define XF8_32Bpp YES
# endif
/* 8/16bpp dual fb module */
# ifndef XF8_16Bpp
# define XF8_16Bpp YES
# endif
/* shadow fb module */
# ifndef XFShadowFB
# define XFShadowFB YES
# endif
/* fbdevhw module */
# ifndef XF86FBDevHw
# define XF86FBDevHw YES
# endif
/* XAA module */
# ifndef XF86XAA
# define XF86XAA YES
# endif
/* Exa module */
# ifndef XF86EXA
# define XF86EXA YES
# endif
/* ramdac module */
# ifndef XF86Ramdac
# define XF86Ramdac YES
# endif
/* I2C module */
# ifndef XF86I2C
# define XF86I2C YES
# endif
/* DDC module */
# ifndef XF86DDC
# define XF86DDC YES
# endif
/* RAC (Resource Access Control) module */
# ifndef XF86RAC
# define XF86RAC YES
# endif
/* int10 module */
# ifndef XF86Int10
# define XF86Int10 YES
# endif
/* vbe module */
# ifndef XF86VBE
# define XF86VBE YES
# endif

/* vgahw module */
# ifndef XF86VgaHw
# define XF86VgaHw YES
# endif
/* Amiga framebuffer module */
# ifndef XF86AFB
# define XF86AFB NO
# endif

# ifndef DevelDrivers
# if XFree86Devel
# define DevelDrivers
# else
# define DevelDrivers /* */
# endif
# endif

/* Pure PCI drivers should go first */
# ifndef XF86CardDrivers
# define XF86CardDrivers ati mga dummy \
DevelDrivers \
XF86OSCardDrivers XF86ExtraCardDrivers
# endif
# define TdfxDriDriver /**/
# ifndef DriDrivers
# define DriDrivers r128 TdfxDriDriver
# endif
#endif /* Ppc64Architecture */

/*
* For Mips/Arc platforms, the default is to build all modules which
* are supported on this platform.
*/
#ifdef ArcArchitecture
# ifndef XorgServer
# define XorgServer YES
# endif
#endif

#if BuildDebug
# define DebugDefines -DBUILDDEBUG
#else
# define DebugDefines /**/
#endif

#ifndef XorgServer
# define XorgServer NO
#endif
#if !XorgServer
# undef DoLoadableServer
# define DoLoadableServer NO
#endif

/*
* Fbdev module defines. They are set to indicate the fb types supported
* on different architectures.
*/
#ifndef XF86AFB
# define XF86AFB NO
#endif
#ifndef XF86ILBM
# define XF86ILBM NO
#endif
#ifndef XF86IPLAN2P2
# define XF86IPLAN2P2 NO
#endif
#ifndef XF86IPLAN2P4
# define XF86IPLAN2P4 NO
#endif
#ifndef XF86IPLAN2P8
# define XF86IPLAN2P8 NO
#endif
#if XF86AFB
AFB_DEFS = -DUSE_AFB
#endif
#if XF86ILBM
ILBM_DEFS = -DUSE_ILBM
#endif
#if XF86IPLAN2P2
IPLAN2P2_DEFS = -DUSE_IPLAN2P2
#endif
#if XF86IPLAN2P4
IPLAN2P4_DEFS = -DUSE_IPLAN2P4
#endif
#if XF86IPLAN2P8
IPLAN2P8_DEFS = -DUSE_IPLAN2P8
#endif
#ifndef FbdevDefines
# define FbdevDefines $(AFB_DEFS) $(ILBM_DEFS) $(IPLAN2P2_DEFS) \
$(IPLAN2P4_DEFS) $(IPLAN2P8_DEFS)
#endif

/*
* The default is to install the X servers setuid-root on most OSs.
* It the servers are only started by xdm, they should not be setuid-root.
*/
#if !defined(i386MachArchitecture) && !defined(OS2Architecture)
# ifndef InstallXserverSetUID
# define InstallXserverSetUID YES
# endif
#endif

/*
* Build GLX server interface
* — Doesn't work for 1-bit and 4-bit servers
*/
#ifndef BuildGlxExt
# define BuildGlxExt YES
#endif

#ifndef BuildXF86DRI
#define BuildXF86DRI NO
#endif

#ifndef GlxUseSGISI
#define GlxUseSGISI NO
#endif

#if BuildXF86DRI

#ifndef DriDrivers
#define DriDrivers /**/
#endif

#ifndef DevelDRIDrivers
#define DevelDRIDrivers /**/
#endif

#ifndef BuildGLXLibrary
# if defined (BuildServersOnly) && BuildServersOnly
# define BuildGLXLibrary NO
# else
# define BuildGLXLibrary YES
# endif
#endif

/*
* One and ONLY one of the GlxBuiltIn* drivers can be defined to be YES.
* If more than one are defined, the compilation will fail with multiply
* defined references of GLX and OpenGL functions.
*/

/*
* The first is a built-in driver that does software rendering client-side
* and renders to the X server via Xlib.
*/

# ifndef GlxBuiltInXMesa
# define GlxBuiltInXMesa NO
# endif

/*
* The rest are hardware-specific DRI drivers.
*/
# ifndef GlxBuiltInGamma
# define GlxBuiltInGamma NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInTdfx
# define GlxBuiltInTdfx NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInMga
# define GlxBuiltInMga NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInI810
# define GlxBuiltInI810 NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInI915
# define GlxBuiltInI915 NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInR128
# define GlxBuiltInR128 NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInRadeon
# define GlxBuiltInRadeon NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInR200
# define GlxBuiltInR200 NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInFfb
# define GlxBuiltInFfb NO
# endif
# ifndef GlxBuiltInSIS
# define GlxBuiltInSIS NO
# endif

# if GlxBuiltInTdfx || \
GlxBuiltInMga || \
GlxBuiltInI810 || \
GlxBuiltInI915 || \
GlxBuiltInR128 || \
GlxBuiltInRadeon || \
GlxBuiltInR200 || \
GlxBuiltInFfb || \
GlxBuiltInSIS
# define GlxDriverUsesMesa YES
# else
# define GlxDriverUsesMesa NO
# endif

# if GlxBuiltInGamma || \
GlxBuiltInTdfx || \
GlxBuiltInMga || \
GlxBuiltInI810 || \
GlxBuiltInI915 || \
GlxBuiltInR128 || \
GlxBuiltInRadeon || \
GlxBuiltInR200 || \
GlxBuiltInFfb || \
GlxBuiltInSIS
# define GlxUseBuiltInDRIDriver YES
# define DRIDynLoadDefines /**/
# else
# define GlxUseBuiltInDRIDriver NO
# define DRIDynLoadDefines -DGLX_USE_DLOPEN
# endif

# if GlxUseBuiltInDRIDriver
# undef DriDrivers
# if GlxBuiltInGamma
# define DriDrivers gamma
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInTdfx
# define DriDrivers tdfx
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInMga
# define DriDrivers mga
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInI810
# define DriDrivers i810
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInI915
# define DriDrivers i915
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInR128
# define DriDrivers r128
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInRadeon
# define DriDrivers radeon
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInR200
# define DriDrivers r200
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInSIS
# define DriDrivers sis
# endif
# if GlxBuiltInFfb
# define DriDrivers ffb
# endif
# endif

#endif

/*
* This enables building DRI support into video drivers, which can be done
* even on platforms that don't have functional DRI support.
*
* Defining BuildXF86DRIDriverSupport to YES will not work until we have a
* separate set of defines set up for building driver-only support for the
* DRI.
*/
#ifndef BuildXF86DRIDriverSupport
# define BuildXF86DRIDriverSupport NO
#endif

#if BuildGlxExt

# if BuildXF86DRI
# define DRIDefines -DXF86DRI -DGLX_DIRECT_RENDERING DRIDynLoadDefines
# else
# define DRIDefines /**/
# endif
# if defined(GlxUseSGISI) && GlxUseSGISI
# define GlxCoreLibDefines -DGLX_USE_SGI_SI
# else
# define GlxCoreLibDefines -DGLX_USE_MESA
# endif

# if defined(SparcArchitecture) \
|| defined (Sparc64Architecture) \
|| defined(ia64Architecture) \
|| defined(s390xArchitecture) \
|| defined(AMD64Architecture)
# define GlxArchDefines -D__GLX_ALIGN64
# elif defined(AlphaArchitecture)
/* On the Alpha we need to ensure floating point accuracy for 3D */
# define GlxArchDefines -D__GLX_ALIGN64 -mieee
# elif defined(DarwinArchitecture)
/* GLX contains lots of uninitialized globals, which can upset Darwin */
# define GlxArchDefines -fno-common
# else
# define GlxArchDefines /**/
# endif

# ifndef GlxExtraDefines
# define GlxExtraDefines DRIDefines GlxCoreLibDefines GlxArchDefines
# endif

#else

/* If we are not building GLX, then make sure the DRI is not built */
# undef BuildXF86DRI
# define BuildXF86DRI NO
# undef BuildXF86DRIDriverSupport
# define BuildXF86DRIDriverSupport NO

#endif

#if !BuildXF86DRI
# define GlxUseBuiltInDRIDriver NO /* For libOSmesa */
#endif

# ifndef UseX86Emu
# define UseX86Emu YES
# endif

#define X86INT10_STUB 0
#define X86EMU_GENERIC 1
#define X86VM 2
#define X86EMU_OS 3

#ifndef XF86INT10_BUILD
# if UseX86Emu
# define XF86INT10_BUILD X86EMU_GENERIC
# else
# define XF86INT10_BUILD X86INT10_STUB
# endif
#endif
/*
* Build the Rush extension library (non standard extension for cooperation
* between glide library and X server). Enabled by default only for Linux.
*/
#ifndef BuildXF86RushExt
# define BuildXF86RushExt NO
#endif

#ifndef BuildDBElib
# define BuildDBElib YES
#endif

#ifndef BuildRECORDlib
# define BuildRECORDlib YES
#endif

#ifndef BuildXKBlib
# define BuildXKBlib YES
#endif

#ifndef BuildScreenSaverExt
# define BuildScreenSaverExt YES
#endif

/*
* Build XInput support
*/
#ifndef BuildXInputExt
# define BuildXInputExt YES
#endif

/* Build Xinerama (aka panoramiX) extension */
#ifndef BuildXinerama
# define BuildXinerama YES
#endif

/* Build Render extension */
#ifndef BuildRender
# define BuildRender YES
#endif

#if 0
#ifndef JoystickSupport
# define JoystickSupport NO
#endif
#endif

#if 0
/*
* Build the extra extension libs even when not including the extra extensions
* in the servers
*/
#ifndef BuildScreenSaverLibrary
# define BuildScreenSaverLibrary YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildXF86MiscLibrary
# define BuildXF86MiscLibrary YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildXF86DGALibrary
# define BuildXF86DGALibrary YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildXF86VidModeLibrary
# define BuildXF86VidModeLibrary YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildXvLibrary
# define BuildXvLibrary YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildXvMCLibrary
# define BuildXvMCLibrary YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildGLXLibrary
# define BuildGLXLibrary YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildXResLibrary
# define BuildXResLibrary YES
#endif
#endif

/*
* Build the XFree86-VidMode extension
*/
#ifndef BuildXF86VidModeExt
# define BuildXF86VidModeExt YES
#endif

/* Don't build this now because the interface hasn't been done yet */
/*
* Build the XFree86-Misc extension
*/
#ifndef BuildXF86MiscExt
# define BuildXF86MiscExt YES
#endif

/*
* Build the XFree86-Bigfont extension
*/
#ifndef BuildXF86BigfontExt
# define BuildXF86BigfontExt YES
#endif

/*
* Build the XFree86 DGA support
*/
#ifndef BuildXF86DGA
# define BuildXF86DGA YES
#endif

/*
* Build the DPMS extension support
*/
#ifndef BuildDPMSExt
# define BuildDPMSExt YES
#endif

/*
* Build the X Video Extension
*/
#ifndef BuildXvExt
# define BuildXvExt YES
#endif

/*
* Build the X Video Motion Compensation Extension
*/
#ifndef BuildXvMCExt
# define BuildXvMCExt YES
#endif

/*
* Build the X-Resource Extension
*/
#ifndef BuildXResExt
# define BuildXResExt YES
#endif

#if Malloc0ReturnsNull
# ifndef XtMalloc0ReturnsNullDefines
# define XtMalloc0ReturnsNullDefines Malloc0ReturnsNullDefines -DXTMALLOC_BC
# endif
#endif

#ifndef UseInternalMalloc
# define UseInternalMalloc NO
#endif

#ifndef HasDlsymBug
# define HasDlsymBug NO
#endif

#ifndef HasMTRRSupport
# define HasMTRRSupport NO
#endif

/*
* Build the font server
*/
#ifndef BuildFontServer
# define BuildFontServer YES
#endif

/*
* Include fonts support
*/
#ifndef BuildSpeedo
# define BuildSpeedo NO
#endif

#ifndef BuildType1
# define BuildType1 NO
#endif

#ifndef BuildCID
# define BuildCID YES
#endif

#ifndef BuildFreeType
# define BuildFreeType YES
#endif

/*
* By default, build all of the fonts.
*/
#ifndef Build75DpiFonts
# define Build75DpiFonts YES
#endif
#ifndef Build100DpiFonts
# define Build100DpiFonts YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildSpeedoFonts
# define BuildSpeedoFonts NO
#endif
#ifndef BuildType1Fonts
# define BuildType1Fonts YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildCIDFonts
# define BuildCIDFonts YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildTrueTypeFonts
# define BuildTrueTypeFonts YES
#endif
#ifndef BuildCyrillicFonts
# define BuildCyrillicFonts YES
#endif

/*
* Build scanpci?
*/
#ifndef SystemV
#define SystemV NO
#endif
#ifndef SystemV4
#define SystemV4 NO
#endif
#ifndef BuildScanpci
# if SystemV || SystemV4 || \
(defined(LinuxArchitecture) && !defined(Mc68020Architecture)) || \
defined(i386BsdArchitecture) || defined(LynxOSArchitecture) || \
defined(OS2Architecture) || defined(GNUMachArchitecture) || \
(defined(KFreeBSDArchitecture) && defined(i386Architecture))
# define BuildScanpci YES
# else
# define BuildScanpci NO
# endif
#endif

#ifndef CompressAllFonts
# define CompressAllFonts YES
#endif

#ifndef GzipFontCompression
# define GzipFontCompression YES
#endif

/* Disable stripping installed programs for this release. */
#ifndef StripInstalledPrograms
# define StripInstalledPrograms NO
#endif

#ifndef InstallJapaneseDocs
#define InstallJapaneseDocs NO
#endif

#if BuildXF86DGA
# define XFree86DGADefines -DXFreeXDGA
#else
# define XFree86DGADefines /**/
#endif

#if BuildXvExt
# define XFree86XvDefines -DXvExtension
#else
# define XFree86XvDefines /**/
#endif

#if BuildXvMCExt
# define XFree86XvMCDefines -DXvMCExtension
#else
# define XFree86XvMCDefines /**/
#endif

#if BuildXResExt
# define XFree86XResDefines -DXResExtension
#else
# define XFree86XResDefines /**/
#endif

#ifndef DlopenHack
# define DlopenHack -DDLOPEN_HACK
#endif

#ifndef ExtraLoaderDefines
# if MakeDllModules
# define ExtraLoaderDefines DlopenHack
# else
# define ExtraLoaderDefines /**/
# endif
#endif

#if DoLoadableServer
# define XFree86LoaderDefines -DXFree86LOADER ExtraLoaderDefines
#else
# define XFree86LoaderDefines /**/
#endif

#ifndef HasBsdMake
#define HasBsdMake NO
#endif

#ifndef MakeHasPosixVariableSubstitutions
# if !HasBsdMake && !defined(SunArchitecture)
# define MakeHasPosixVariableSubstitutions NO
# else
# define MakeHasPosixVariableSubstitutions YES
# endif
#endif

#ifndef UseSmartScheduler
#define UseSmartScheduler YES
#endif

#if UseSmartScheduler
#define SmartScheduleDefines -DSMART_SCHEDULE
#else
#define SmartScheduleDefines /**/
#endif

/* Server defines required for all OSs */
#ifndef XFree86ServerDefines
# define XFree86ServerDefines -DAVOID_GLYPHBLT -DPIXPRIV -DSINGLEDEPTH \
XFree86DGADefines XFree86XvDefines \
XFree86LoaderDefines -DXFree86Server \
VidModeExtensionDefines \
XFree86XvMCDefines \
SmartScheduleDefines \
DebugDefines XFree86XResDefines \
-DX_BYTE_ORDER=$(X_BYTE_ORDER) \
VersionDefines
#endif

#ifndef XFree86ServerOSDefines
# define XFree86ServerOSDefines -DDDXOSINIT -DSERVER_LOCK -DDDXOSFATALERROR \
-DDDXOSVERRORF
#endif

#ifndef XFree86ConsoleDefines
# if defined(i386BsdArchitecture) || defined(AlphaBsdArchitecture) || (defined(KFreeBSDArchitecture) && defined(i386Architecture))
# define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DPCCONS_SUPPORT -DSYSCONS_SUPPORT -DPCVT_SUPPORT
# elif defined(KFreeBSDArchitecture)
# define XFree86ConsoleDefines -DSYSCONS_SUPPORT
# else
# define XFree86ConsoleDefines /**/
# endif
#endif

/* Support for USB mouse */
#ifndef UsbMouseSupport
# define UsbMouseSupport NO
#endif
/* Does this OS have libusb ? */
#ifndef HasLibUsb
# define HasLibUsb NO
#endif

#ifndef UseServerLock
# define UseServerLock YES
#endif

#ifndef XnestServer
# define XnestServer YES
#endif
#ifndef XVirtualFramebufferServer
# define XVirtualFramebufferServer YES
#endif

#ifndef ServerExtraDefines
# define ServerExtraDefines XFree86ServerDefines
#endif

#ifndef ServerOSDefines
# define ServerOSDefines XFree86ServerOSDefines
#endif

#ifndef DriverSDKDir
# define DriverSDKDir $(USRLIBDIR)/Server
#endif

#ifndef DriverSDKModuleDir
# define DriverSDKModuleDir $(USRLIBDIR)/Server/modules
#endif

#ifndef DriverSDKIncludeDir
# define DriverSDKIncludeDir $(USRLIBDIR)/Server/include
#endif

DRIVERSDKDIR = DriverSDKDir
DRIVERSDKMODULEDIR = DriverSDKModuleDir
DRIVERSDKINCLUDEDIR = DriverSDKIncludeDir

/*
* Some commonly refered to directories are defined here.
*/

XF86SRC = $(SERVERSRC)/hw/xfree86
XF86COMSRC = $(XF86SRC)/common
XF86PARSERSRC = $(XF86SRC)/parser
XF86OSSRC = $(XF86SRC)/os-support
XF86DRIVERSRC = $(XF86SRC)/drivers
DRIVERSRC = $(XF86DRIVERSRC)

/*
* Installed location of the XFree86 documentation
*/

XFREE86DOCDIR = $(DOCDIR)
XFREE86PSDOCDIR = $(DOCPSDIR)
XFREE86PDFDOCDIR = $(DOCPDFDIR)
XFREE86HTMLDOCDIR = $(DOCHTMLDIR)
XFREE86JAPANESEDOCDIR = $(DOCDIR)/Japanese

/*
* Other stuff used in the X Server source.
*/

#ifndef OtherIConfigFiles
# define OtherIConfigFiles $(IRULESRC)/xfree86.cf $(IRULESRC)/xf86.rules
#endif

#ifndef UseRgbTxt
# define UseRgbTxt YES
#endif

/*
* GNU Compiler stuff
*/
#ifndef HasGcc3
# define HasGcc3 NO
#endif
#ifndef HasGcc2
# define HasGcc2 HasGcc3
#endif
#ifndef HasGcc
# define HasGcc HasGcc2
#endif
#ifndef HasGcc2ForCplusplus
# define HasGcc2ForCplusplus HasGcc2
#endif

#if HasGcc
# ifndef Gcc28Warnings
# if (GccMajorVersion > 2) || \
((GccMajorVersion == 2) && (GccMinorVersion >= 8))
# define Gcc28Warnings -Wundef
# else
# define Gcc28Warnings /* */
# endif
# ifndef HasGcc34
# if (((GccMajorVersion == 3) && (GccMinorVersion >= 4)) || \
(GccMajorVersion > 3))
# define HasGcc34 YES
# else
# define HasGcc34 NO
# endif
# endif
# endif
# ifndef GccWarningOptions
# if XFree86Devel
# define GccWarningOptions -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes \
-Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations \
-Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs Gcc28Warnings
# else
# define GccWarningOptions -Wall -Wpointer-arith Gcc28Warnings
# endif
# endif
# ifndef DefaultCCOptions
# if defined(UseInstalled)
# define DefaultCCOptions /* -ansi */
# else
# define DefaultCCOptions -ansi GccWarningOptions
# endif
# endif
# if defined(UseInstalled)
# ifndef UseGccMakeDepend
# define UseGccMakeDepend YES
# endif
# endif
#endif

/* Make imake noisier. Note that this is ineffective for 3.0 <= GCC <= 3.2 */
#ifndef ImakeWarningFlags
# ifdef Gcc28Warnings
# define ImakeWarningFlags Gcc28Warnings
# else
# define ImakeWarningFlags /* */
# endif
#endif

#if ((GccMajorVersion == 3) && (GccMinorVersion >= 1)) || (GccMajorVersion > 3)
# define GccAliasingArgs -fno-strict-aliasing
#else
# define GccAliasingArgs /* */
#endif

#if HasGcc2 && defined(i386Architecture)
# ifndef DefaultGcc2i386Opt
# define DefaultGcc2i386Opt DefaultGcc2OptimizeOpt GccAliasingArgs
# endif
#endif

#if HasGcc2 && defined(AMD64Architecture)
# ifndef DefaultGcc2AMD64Opt
# define DefaultGcc2AMD64Opt DefaultGcc2OptimizeOpt GccAliasingArgs
# endif
#endif

#if HasGcc2 && defined(AlphaArchitecture)
# ifndef DefaultGcc2AxpOpt
# define DefaultGcc2AxpOpt DefaultGcc2OptimizeOpt GccAliasingArgs
# endif
#endif

#if HasGcc2 && defined(Ppc64Architecture)
# ifndef DefaultGcc2Ppc64Opt
# define DefaultGcc2Ppc64Opt DefaultGcc2OptimizeOpt GccAliasingArgs
# endif
#endif

#if HasGcc2 && defined(MipsArchitecture)
# ifndef DefaultGcc2MipsOpt
# define DefaultGcc2MipsOpt DefaultGcc2OptimizeOpt GccAliasingArgs
# endif
#endif

#if HasGcc2 && defined(PpcArchitecture)
# ifndef DefaultGcc2PpcOpt
# define DefaultGcc2PpcOpt DefaultGcc2OptimizeOpt GccAliasingArgs
# endif
#endif

#ifndef DefaultGcc2DebugOpt
# define DefaultGcc2DebugOpt -g
#endif

#ifndef DebuggableLibraries
# define DebuggableLibraries NO
#endif

#if HasGcc2 && DebuggableLibraries
# define LibraryDebugOpt DefaultGcc2DebugOpt
#endif

/*
* Some versions of gcc have optimisation bugs that cause problems building
* some files. The definitions here cover those.
*/

#ifndef Egcs112Bug
/* Not exactly precise, but it'll do for now… */
# if HasGcc2 && defined(i386Architecture) && \
(GccMajorVersion == 2) && (GccMinorVersion > 8)
# define Egcs112Bug YES
# else
# define Egcs112Bug NO
# endif
#endif

#ifdef i386Architecture
# ifndef HasX86Support
# define HasX86Support YES
# endif
# ifndef HasMMXSupport
# define HasMMXSupport YES
# endif
# ifndef HasSSESupport
# define HasSSESupport NO
# endif
# ifndef Has3DNowSupport
# define Has3DNowSupport NO
# endif
#elif defined (AMD64Architecture)
# ifndef HasX86Support
# define HasX86Support NO
# endif
# ifndef HasMMXSupport
# define HasMMXSupport NO
# endif
# ifndef HasSSESupport
# define HasSSESupport NO
# endif
# ifndef Has3DNowSupport
# define Has3DNowSupport NO
# endif
#else
# ifndef HasX86Support
# define HasX86Support NO
# endif
# ifndef HasMMXSupport
# define HasMMXSupport NO
# endif
# ifndef HasSSESupport
# define HasSSESupport NO
# endif
# ifndef Has3DNowSupport
# define Has3DNowSupport NO
# endif
#endif

#ifndef StaticNeedsPicForShared
# if defined (AMD64Architecture)\
|| defined (AlphaArchitecture) \
|| defined (ia64Architecture) \
|| defined (PpcArchitecture) \
|| defined (SparcArchitecture) \
|| defined (s390xArchitecture)
# define StaticNeedsPicForShared YES
# else
# define StaticNeedsPicForShared NO
# endif
#endif

#if (defined(SparcArchitecture) || defined(Sparc64Architecture)) \
&& !defined(LargePositionIndependentCFlags) \
&& defined(HasGcc)
# define LargePositionIndependentCFlags -fPIC
#endif

#ifndef XF8_32Wid
# define XF8_32Wid NO
#endif

#if CrossCompiling
#include <cross.def>
#endif
#include <xf86.rules>

Hmmm, what did they do to xorg.conf? That looks messy…Is this really the file in /etc/X11 called xorg.conf?

sure is..sorry

That looks like a instruction set for compiling the Xserver rather than the actual .conf file. Definitely though it is not what Nvidia would have generated, if Nvidia had successfully installed, since it would have created the Xorg.conf file for you.
The beginning of that file, what we are expecting to see, is something like this:
“
# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings: version 1.0 (buildd@yellow) Thu Jun 5 09:27:12 UTC 2008

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 (buildmeister@builder26) Thu Feb 14 18:13:41 PST 2008
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by failsafeDexconf, using
# values from the debconf database and some overrides to use vesa mode.
#
# You should use dexconf or another such tool for creating a ”real“ xorg.conf
# For example:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section ”ServerLayout“
Identifier ”Default Layout“
Screen 0 ”Screen0“ 0 0
InputDevice ”Generic Keyboard“ ”CoreKeyboard“
InputDevice ”Configured Mouse“ ”CorePointer“
InputDevice ”Synaptics Touchpad“
InputDevice ”Apple Mouse“
EndSection

Section ”Module“
Load ”glx“
Load ”v4l“
EndSection
…
”

I'm on Ubuntu 8.04, which is Debian based.

*sigh* what is wrong with configuration files with normal text in it? Damn autoconfiguration tools…doesn't make life any simpler…Paste your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file, maybe that one makes sense….

And do update your graphics driver. Use the one provided by Nvidia and not the one from Debian. DebDevs really dislike proprietary drivers so you prolly have to do some tinkering to get it installed.