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From: KIM WHALEN <dhkuhl@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:11:55
Message-Id: 31028722.986173.1294344615851.JavaMail.dhkuhl@mail.srv.lgcyny1.cv.net
1 On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:02 PM, walt wrote:
2
3 > On 01/06/2011 10:43 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
4 >
5 >> Sorry, I did
6 >> # echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >>
7 >> /etc/portage/package.mask
8 >> first
9 >
10 > Good, you're now trying to install the correct version.
11 >
12 >> then tried it again and got the following error.
13 >
14 >> Your kernel was configured to include nvidiafb support!
15 >>
16 >> The nvidiafb driver conflicts with the NVIDIA driver, please
17 >> reconfigure your kernel and *disable* nvidiafb support, then
18 >> try installing the NVIDIA kernel module again.
19 >
20 > Looks like you haven't done that yet, right?
21
22 Haven't got it installed yet. Should I just buy a new nVidia card? I
23 really wouldn't mind, I just don't want to get a new one if I'm going to
24 have the same problems. Thanks.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>