Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: X.Org troubles

[Andrei Korolyov]

> A number of points:
>
> 1) Don't hijack threads.  You replied to a firefox thread with this
> totally unrelated item.  If you are going to start a new subject, start a
> new thread with a NEW message, don't reply to an old thread with a REPLY
> message.  Some people's clients actually thread messages according to the
> references headers, and replying to a message means it (and its upthread)
> are in the references header regardless of what you put in the subject.
>
> 2) You mention in a later reply that you are using nvidia proprietaryware
> (aka slaveryware, see my sig) drivers.  I couldn't legally run such
> software (where EULAs are considered legal, at least), since I can't agree
> to the EULAs, even if I wanted to run them, and as I believe folks'
> willingness to run such things only delays the availability of fully
> functional freedomware solutions, I won't run them except possibly
> in the interest of reverse engineering them.  Thus, the degree to which I
> and those like me can help will be rather limited.  None-the-less...
>
> 3)  It would seem your OpenGL is screwed up.  I'd suggest you have a look
> at eselect opengl <tab>, and see what your options are, then play with
> them a bit.  My guess is that you may be somehow stuck with a half-way
> NVidia-slaveryware implementation and a halfway native/freedomware
> xorg/mesa implementation.  If you toggle it to the xorg/mesa
> implementation, then to the slaveryware implementation, it may start
> working once again.
>
> 4) (3) assumes that you used the Gentoo ebuild to install the slaveryware.
> If you installed the NVidia stuff direct, you will have issues because it
> doesn't understand the eselect switching mechanism Gentoo uses.  That
> /will/ result in a mixed up system, one of the ways the screwup above
> could occur in the first place.  You'll have to try uninstalling the
> direct/manual install if possible, then try to merge the Gentoo package,
> which will hopefully straighten things out.  If it doesn't, there are
> additional steps you can try manually, but it's not something I've done
> since I won't do slaveryware, and thus am not familiar with them enough to
> try to explain (tho I've seen folks post that they eventually got it
> working).  Ultimately, it may be that you'll need to backup your /home and
> /etc settings and try a new stage-X install.  If you have been running
> FEATURES=buildpkg, it won't be that difficult and you should be back up
> and running with a recustomized system fairly quickly.  You can try
> quickpkg to package up an existing system, but it might package up the
> screwups too, so it's not so clear a solution.
>
>

Thanks for corrections.

I`ll been used portage-based NVidia driver when i solve system crash. 
All actions which you tell will been maked without result many times 
later :(
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