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From: Sebastian Zaffarano <hermetica@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Nvidia problem
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:46:52
Message-Id: cee590710507261945dcec342@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Nvidia problem by Mark
1 try disabling the nvidia-fb option in the kernel. I had the same
2 problem, and I think it's because there's any conflict betwen frame
3 buffer and nvidia drivers :(
4
5 any ideas?
6
7 I was the problem with gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r6 and
8 morph-sources-2.6.12-r6 and the solution was disable nvidia-fb
9
10 Sebastian
11
12 On 7/26/05, Mark <whitetr6@×××××.com> wrote:
13 > I think I've done my due diligence on this prior to asking, and have
14 > found several posting in the forums on the issue, but the suggestions
15 > haven't worked so far.
16 >
17 > After emerge nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx, which completes without
18 > error, I try modprobe nvidia. It fails with the following:
19 >
20 > FATAL: Error inserting nvidia
21 > (/lib/modules/2.6.12-gentoo-r6/video/nvidia.ko): No such device
22 >
23 > I've tried all the suggestions I could find, including checking for
24 > framebuffer settings in the kernel, making sure my processor is
25 > specified correctly in the kernel, etc. I even tried the unstable
26 > driver version by putting the lines in package.keywords.
27 >
28 > Any idea what could be wrong?
29 > Thanks!
30 > --
31 > Mark
32 > [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own]
33 >
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37 >
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Nvidia problem Mark <whitetr6@×××××.com>