Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Sean <tech.junk@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] emerge --newuse world error
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:11:26
Message-Id: 454766CB.4020202@verizon.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] emerge --newuse world error by Daniel Iliev
1 Daniel Iliev wrote:
2 > Sean wrote:
3 >> Daniel Iliev wrote:
4 >> > I think you have to do:
5 >>> emerge -C nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel
6 >>> emerge nvidia-drivers
7 >>> revdep-rebuild
8 >>> /etc/init.d/xdm stop
9 >>> rmmod nvidia
10 >>> modprobe nvidia
11 >>> /etc/init.d/xdm start
12 >>>
13 >> But I do not have a nvidia-glx in portage, and portage has been synced.
14 >
15 > Yes, now it is not in the portage since it was replaced along with
16 > nvidia-kernel by nvidia-drivers. My guess is that you have nvidia-kernel
17 > and/or nvidia-glx installed before the replacement took place. So, now
18 > they are installed but not in the portage. That is why I proposed you to
19 > "unmerge" them by "emerge -C"
20 >
21 > HTH
22 >
23
24 Thanks, forgot the -C is clean or remove.
25 Followed your steps and on the modprobe line received the following
26 'FATAL: Error inserting nvidia
27 (/lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r9/video/nvidia.ko): Invalid module format'
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-amd64] emerge --newuse world error Daniel Iliev <danny@××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-amd64] emerge --newuse world error Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>