this is the jockey.log fille (/var/log/) 2011-06-12 02:51:02,067 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/nouveau3d.py 2011-06-12 02:51:02,224 DEBUG: Instantiated Handler subclass __builtin__.Nouveau3DHandler from name Nouveau3DHandler 2011-06-12 02:51:02,225 DEBUG: Experimental 3D support for NVIDIA cards is available 2011-06-12 02:51:02,225 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/fglrx.py 2011-06-12 02:51:02,330 WARNING: Invalid custom handler module /usr/share/jockey/handlers/fglrx.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/jockey/detection.py", line 930, in get_handlers execfile(mod, symb) File "/usr/share/jockey/handlers/fglrx.py", line 11, in from NvidiaDetector.alternatives import Alternatives ImportError: No module named NvidiaDetector.alternatives ... 2011-06-12 02:51:02,582 DEBUG: loading custom handler /usr/share/jockey/handlers/nvidia.py 2011-06-12 02:51:02,585 WARNING: Invalid custom handler module /usr/share/jockey/handlers/nvidia.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/jockey/detection.py", line 930, in get_handlers execfile(mod, symb) File "/usr/share/jockey/handlers/nvidia.py", line 12, in from NvidiaDetector.nvidiadetector import NvidiaDetection ImportError: No module named NvidiaDetector.nvidiadetector Using nvidia current, the syslog shows: Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 522.894111] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 522.894117] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367644] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine was not called for 1 device(s). Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367649] NVRM: This can occur when a driver such as nouveau, rivafb, Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367650] NVRM: nvidiafb, or rivatv was loaded and obtained ownership of Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367651] NVRM: the NVIDIA device(s). Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367654] NVRM: Try unloading the conflicting kernel module (and/or Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367655] NVRM: reconfigure your kernel without the conflicting Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367656] NVRM: driver(s)), then try loading the NVIDIA kernel module Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367657] NVRM: again. Jun 12 01:50:29 desktop kernel: [ 523.367659] NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter probed! And the Xorg logs (note that I removed x-org-video-nouveau but I couldn't remove the kernel driver): [ 15.915] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 0 [ 15.915] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 1 [ 15.915] (==) Matched nv as autoconfigured driver 2 [ 15.915] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 3 [ 15.915] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 4 [ 15.915] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout [ 15.915] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" [ 15.915] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia [ 15.915] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" [ 15.915] (II) Unloading nvidia [ 15.915] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) [ 15.915] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau" [ 15.916] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nouveau [ 15.916] (II) UnloadModule: "nouveau" [ 15.916] (II) Unloading nouveau [ 15.916] (EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (module does not exist, 0) [ 15.916] (II) LoadModule: "nv" [ 15.916] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv [ 15.917] (II) UnloadModule: "nv" [ 15.917] (II) Unloading nv [ 15.917] (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0) [ 15.917] (II) LoadModule: "vesa" [ 15.918] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so