RE: [gentoo-user] How do I get the x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776-r1 back?

[Daevid Vincent]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Willie Wong [mailto:wwong@×××××××××.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 3:41 PM
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How do I get the
> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776-r1 back?
>
> On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 01:57:56PM -0800, Penguin Lover
> Daevid Vincent squawked:
> > So this page finally loaded today:
> > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Video_Card_Support_Under_XGL#nVidia
> >
> > And it says:
>
> Please do as you are told and read the OFFICIAL gentoo website?
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml
>
> Which clearly states:
>
> -----begin snip---------
> Older cards such as the GeForce 3 or GeForce 4 series require the 96.x
> drivers. For these cards, you should mask
> >=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-97.00
> in your /etc/portage/package.mask file. This will prevent newer
> versions of the driver which are incompatible with your card
> from being
> installed.
> -----end snip-----------
>
> This information is also found on nVidia's website.
>
> I have the (almost) exact same card as you do. It should not be a problem.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Bothwick [mailto:neil@××××××××××.uk]
>
> nvidia.com suggests using 96.43.05

And, as I already posted twice now...

> I emerge again, and it gives me 96.43.05.
> Now when I start X, I have a blank/black screen.

This driver is NOT working with my card.

Perhaps I need to wipe out all the files (which ones?) or something and
re-install it again, but I guarantee it's doing exactly as I said it is.
Black screen when X starts.

I'm curious if you have XGL working with it. I had it working in Ubuntu
prior to the current release which broke it (I tripple boot). So I know the
card is cabable of it. I just never got it working in Gentoo.

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