Re: [gentoo-amd64] Gentoo crashing?

[Peter Davoust]

Ok, so I just did a fresh install of 2007.0. I used the same method as
before (networkless install and then configured sources from
kernel.org), to get my system running again. It crashes far less
often, but still has a little trouble with compiling linux sources
(that was while using the livecd kernel). However, I'm writing you
from the machine in question, so that's a good sign. I'll mess with it
and emerge some stuff, try 2.6.20 vanilla-sources and let you know how
it goes. I'm also going to try the Linux drivers from the nvidia
website. While I trust Gentoo, I'm sure NVidia is more up to date. I
don't think I enabled the in-kernel nvidia drivers, so I should be
fine.

-Peter

On 5/15/07, david <abbottdavid@×××××××××.net> wrote:
> Isidore Ducasse wrote:
> > le Tue, 15 May 2007 19:58:40 +0100
> > Antoine Martin <antoine@××××××××××.uk> a écrit:
> >
> >
> >>>  Try running a later or earlier
> >>> driver, if it's an nvidia or ati.  If it's not then you'll need to try
> >>> a different version of Xorg.
> >>>
> >> IIRC, there are issues with nvidia and framebuffer modes.
> >> Try booting with vga=normal on the kernel command line.
> >>
> >> Antoine
> >>
> >
> > Yes, I use nvidia-drivers and udev keeps loading the nvidiafb LKM, which doesn't work since we've been presented. I even tried to update udev rules, moving the "nvidia*" rule to "nvidia", so that it would only load the private firmware, but in vain.
> >
> > Florent
> >
> From the guide;
>
> *Important: * For x86 and AMD64 processors, the in-kernel driver
> conflicts with the binary driver provided by nVidia. If you will be
> compiling your kernel for these CPUs, you must completely remove support
> for the in-kernel driver as shown:
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml
>
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