До установки драйвера nvidia Хы работали; потом я поставил этот драйвер и сделал все как написано в README - убрал dri, GLcore, вместо nv - nvidia. После этого иксы уже не грузились и писали "Screen(s) found but none of them have usable configuration".
файл конфига (убрал комментарии):
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ttf/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru(winkeys)"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Genius NetScroll+"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection
Section "Modes"
Identifier "1280x1024@60"
ModeLine "1280x1024@60" 108.88 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1060 -HSync +VSync
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "My Monitor"
HorizSync 63.6
VertRefresh 40-90
UseModes "1280x1024@60"
vendorname "[My Monitor]"
modelname "[My Monitor]"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "VESA Framebuffer"
Driver "nvidia"
vendorname ""
boardname ""
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "VESA Framebuffer"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "640x480"
Virtual 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Screen "Screen 1"
InputDevice "Genius NetScroll+" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
В слаке 9.0 на той же машине этот конфиг работает на ура.