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Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> writes: |
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> I successfully configured, compiled & installed Kernel 4.9.0 (testing) |
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> & compiled Nvidia 375.26 (testing) to match ; |
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> there was a problem trying to use 4.9.0 with 361.28 (below). |
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> After reboot, X started, but with a primitive display (overlarge chars etc). |
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> I tried it with KDE 5 & with Fluxbox, but no difference : |
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> KDE couldn't start Plasma, but showed a few apps. |
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> There was a warning msg re Opengl, but nothing helpful. |
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> Previously & now again, everything is ok with Kernel 4.2.0-r1 + Nvidia 361.28. |
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> There are many kernel versions available & many Nvidia versions ; |
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> there are also many USE flags & many kernel options. |
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> Before I try permutating them all (smile), has anyone else had trouble here ? |
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4.4.6 and 375.26 seem to work fine here. |
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* Found these USE flags for x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-375.26: |
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+ + X : Install the X.org driver, OpenGL libraries, XvMC libraries, and VDPAU libraries |
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- - acpi : Add support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |
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- - compat : Install non-GLVND libGL for backwards compatibility |
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+ + driver : Install the kernel driver module |
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+ + gtk3 : Install nvidia-settings with support for GTK+ 3 |
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+ + kms : Enable support for kernel mode setting (KMS) |
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- - pax_kernel : PaX patches from the PaX project |
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- - static-libs : Build static versions of dynamic libraries as well |
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+ + tools : Install additional tools such as nvidia-settings |
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- - uvm : Install the Unified Memory kernel module (nvidia-uvm) for sharing memory between CPU and GPU in CUDA programs |
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- - wayland : Enable dev-libs/wayland backend |
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For kernel options, I followed the wiki. |
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