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From: Alan Grimes <ALONZOTG@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 4.9.0 + nvidia problem
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:51:04
Message-Id: 1d3865bb-34be-5ecf-a969-7caa9186330a@verizon.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] kernel 4.9.0 + nvidia problem by Philip Webb
1 Philip Webb wrote:
2 > I successfully configured, compiled & installed Kernel 4.9.0 (testing)
3 > & compiled Nvidia 375.26 (testing) to match ;
4 > there was a problem trying to use 4.9.0 with 361.28 (below).
5 > After reboot, X started, but with a primitive display (overlarge chars etc).
6 > I tried it with KDE 5 & with Fluxbox, but no difference :
7 > KDE couldn't start Plasma, but showed a few apps.
8 > There was a warning msg re Opengl, but nothing helpful.
9 >
10 > Previously & now again, everything is ok with Kernel 4.2.0-r1 + Nvidia 361.28.
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12 I'm having very good luck with 4.6.7, I'm version frozen on this version
13 until potential hardware upgrade to Ryzen CPU, pending more information
14 about it's open systems acceptability.
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18 Strange Game.
19 The only winning move is not to play.
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21 Powers are not rights.