ah, i ran into the exact same problem! here's how i solved the nv issue:
typed "nv" into the package search box on archlinux.org, and among the results found:
Code:
Current x11-drivers xf86-video-nv 1.2.0-1 X.org nv video driver 2006-09-09
so
pacman --sync xf86-video-nv, and then a run-through of the
xorgconfig command got me an xorg.conf that worked just fine. nb: the nv driver is #18 in the big driver list in xorgconfig.
also.. i've got alsa configured, some gtk-engines installed so firefox doesn't look shitty, the tango icons installed, and bitstream vera and dejavu fonts.. things are looking good. screen ->
http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~jrmatth.../newscreen.png
i'm still short on some fonts i think, though.. or at least, i have fucked up some kind of important font configuration. lots of websites still have super tiny text. though the fonts in gtk2 are good (like the fonts used in program menus, etc.)
edit: solved that annoyed locale warning... had to uncomment the right locale in /etc/locale.gen and then run /usr/sbin/locale-gen