Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X

[Jake Moe]

On 01/07/11 09:51, KIM WHALEN wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>
>> On Thursday 06 January 2011 20:10:15 KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, walt wrote:
>>>> On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
>>>>> Sorry, I did
>>>>> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >>
>>>>> /etc/portage/package.mask
>>>>> first
>>>>
>>>> Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.
>>>>
>>>>> then tried it again and got the following error.
>>>>>
>>>>> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
>>>>>
>>>>> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
>>>>> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
>>>>> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
>>>>
>>>> Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?
>>>
>>> Haven't got it installed yet.  Should I just buy a new nVidia card? I
>>> really wouldn't mind, I just don't want to get a new one if I'm
>>> going to
>>> have the same problems.  Thanks.
>>
>> could you please use an email client that does not butcher threading?
>>
>> And a new card does not help you if you don't set up your kernel
>> correctly.
>
> I made the kernel with the nvidia driver as a module and the "emerge
> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers" worked.  However, running Xorg -configure
> still fails.
>
> . . . and I would love to use and email client that doesn't butcher
> threading, but I can't until I get this problem fixed.  I have to do a
> remote login from a machine at work and use optonline's webbased
> client. Sorry.
>
But the warning message specifically says to *disable* that support, not
just make it a module.  From what I remember, you can't have *any*
support for framebuffer in your kernel config.

Also, if you're getting to a new step, can you include the output from
"Xorg -configure"?

Jake Moe