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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia driver - blank screen not even console display
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:32:30
Message-Id: 20130223073214.GA3444@syscon7.inet
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia driver - blank screen not even console display by Nikos Chantziaras
1 On 02/23/13 07:24, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
2 >On 22/02/13 08:14, Joseph wrote:
3 >> I just upgraded system including kernel to 3.5.7 because of udev-197
4 >> Now I have a blank screen, not even console login (I can only access is
5 >> via ssh)
6 >
7 >With NVidia, it is usually a good idea to at least use the latest stable
8 >gentoo-sources. So you should use 3.7.9. Also, it *is* a good idea to
9 >keyword the latest NVidia driver that's considered stable by NVidia, not
10 >by Gentoo. That would be 313.18.
11 >
12 >So update to gentoo-sources-3.7.9 and nvidia-drivers-313.18. And make
13 >sure you do (as root):
14 >
15 > eselect opencl set nvidia
16 > eselect opengl set nvidia
17
18 I'm starting to have serious doubts in Nvidia (those binary drivers are piece of crap).
19 My system just freeze after one day; I went back to nvidia-dirvers-295.75
20
21 --
22 Joseph

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia driver - blank screen not even console display Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>