Try to execute the command
# NVmakedevices.sh
before starting X
it works for me,cause the ebuild did not make the files in /dev.

Bert Berrevoets

> I've always had agp compiled into the kernel and never had a problem with
> the nvidia driver.
>
> I don't know how much you've done, but have you made sure that the system
> is
> set for nvidia opengl? I think if it weren't it might explain why it's not
> saying no screens found with the nvidia driver, but glx isn't working.
>
> eselect opengl list - is nvidia the one with the * by it?
>
> On 12/8/05, Kristian Poul Herkild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Luis Ortiz wrote:
>> > Kristian Poul Herkild wrote:
>> > [more...]
>> >
>> >>_glxgears returns following:_
>> >>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>> >>glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual.
>> >>
>> >>_nvidia-settings (under menuitem OpenGL/GLX information) return
>> following:_
>> >>The OpenGL extension 'GLX' is not supported by
>> >>the X server or there was a problem retrieving
>> >>GLX information from the X server.
>> >>
>> >>-Kristian Poul Herkild
>> >
>> >
>> > Do you have:
>> >
>> > Load "glx"
>> >
>> > in the modules section?
>> >
>> > Section "Module"
>> > # [some other modules...]
>> >         Load    "glx"
>> > EndSection
>> >
>> > --
>> > Luis Ortiz
>>
>> Yup
>>
>> # This loads the GLX module
>>      Load       "glx"
>>
>> and it's within the "Module" section. All it took was to uncomment the
>> line. But it's not bad. I got the nvidia kernel to work and that's a
>> major step forward.
>>
>> However, AGPGART was not compiled as a module but compiled directly into
>> the kernel which means NvAGP cannot be used, so now I'm recompiling the
>> kernel with AGPGART as a module and I've added Option "NvAgp" "3" to
>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf ... and then I'll have to do the nvidia-kernel dance
>> again and if that doesn't do anything I'll come "screaming" again ;)
>>
>> But at least the nvidia-kernel _does_ work :)
>>
>> -Kristian Poul Herkild
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>>
>
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