> -----Original Message----- > From: Willie Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 3:41 PM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
