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what kernel version are you using Mark? |
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for install an older driver: |
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emerge -av "=nvidia-kernel-VERSION" or emerge -av "<=nvidia-kernel-VERSION" |
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I'm using media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.7667 with |
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gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r6(without fb) and run ok |
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(do you build nvidia-kernel AFTER you recompile you new kernel?) |
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Sebastian |
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On 7/26/05, Mark <whitetr6@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Thanks Sebastian, but I don't have that enabled. In fact, it looks |
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> like I don't have any framebuffer support enabled at all. |
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> I was wondering, could it be that the current driver has probelms and |
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> maybe I should try an older version? If that's a possibility, how do I |
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> install an older driver? |
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> On 7/26/05, Sebastian Zaffarano <hermetica@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > try disabling the nvidia-fb option in the kernel. I had the same |
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> > problem, and I think it's because there's any conflict betwen frame |
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> > buffer and nvidia drivers :( |
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> > |
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> > any ideas? |
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> > I was the problem with gentoo-sources-2.6.12-r6 and |
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> > morph-sources-2.6.12-r6 and the solution was disable nvidia-fb |
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> > |
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> > Sebastian |
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> > |
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> > On 7/26/05, Mark <whitetr6@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > I think I've done my due diligence on this prior to asking, and have |
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> > > found several posting in the forums on the issue, but the suggestions |
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> > > haven't worked so far. |
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> > > |
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> > > After emerge nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx, which completes without |
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> > > error, I try modprobe nvidia. It fails with the following: |
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> > > |
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> > > FATAL: Error inserting nvidia |
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> > > (/lib/modules/2.6.12-gentoo-r6/video/nvidia.ko): No such device |
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> > > |
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> > > I've tried all the suggestions I could find, including checking for |
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> > > framebuffer settings in the kernel, making sure my processor is |
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> > > specified correctly in the kernel, etc. I even tried the unstable |
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> > > driver version by putting the lines in package.keywords. |
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> > > |
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> > > Any idea what could be wrong? |
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> > > Thanks! |
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> > > -- |
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> > > Mark |
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> > > [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own] |
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> > > |
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> > > -- |
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> > > gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list |
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> > |
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> > -- |
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> > gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list |
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> -- |
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> Mark |
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> [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own] |
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