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Michael P. Soulier wrote: |
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> So, like a good gentoo user I'm emerging some updates available for my system. |
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> To my surprise when I happen to look at the screen (as it's taking some time |
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> to build and I'm obviously not watching the entire time), I see this: |
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> * ***** WARNING ***** |
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> * |
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> * You are currently installing a version of nvidia-drivers that is |
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> * known not to work with a video card you have installed on your |
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> * system. If this is intentional, please ignore this. If it is not |
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> * please perform the following steps: |
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> * |
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> * Add the following mask entry to /etc/portage/package.mask by |
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> * echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-177.0.0" >> /etc/portage/package.mask |
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> * |
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> * Failure to perform the steps above could result in a non-working |
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> * X setup. |
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> * |
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> * For more information please read: |
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> * http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_32667.html |
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> * You must be in the video group to use the NVIDIA device |
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> * For more info, read the docs at |
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> * http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml#doc_chap3_sect6 |
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> * |
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> * This ebuild installs a kernel module and X driver. Both must |
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> * match explicitly in their version. This means, if you restart |
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> * X, you most modprobe -r nvidia before starting it back up |
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> * |
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> * To use the NVIDIA GLX, run "eselect opengl set nvidia" |
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> * |
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> * nVidia has requested that any bug reports submitted have the |
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> * output of /usr/bin/nvidia-bug-report.sh included. |
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> * |
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> * To work with compiz, you must enable the AddARGBGLXVisuals option. |
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> * |
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> * If you are having resolution problems, try disabling DynamicTwinView. |
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> Sure enough, X no longer works. I'm following the instructions now, but... |
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> Don't you think the default action here should be to do nothing instead of |
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> breaking my system? |
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> Not impressed. Hopefully this critical message would be summarized at the end |
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> of the build too. Kind of important. I got lucky and happened to see it... |
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> Thanks, |
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> Mike |
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I just did a reinstall on my rig and it did the exact same thing. I had |
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to mask the one it installed and re-emerge the older one that does |
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work. Isn't there some way for it to pick the right one? After all, it |
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new it was the WRONG one it was installing. Looks to me like it could |
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pick the right one. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |