On Sunday 16 February 2003 02:25, Daniel A. Segel wrote: > > > Step Four: Have NVdriver autoload at startup by > > > including it in /etc/modules.autoload. > > > >No. > >X is loading the nvidia modul itself. > >Do not(!) put it into modules.autoload, letting X do it is the cleaner > > way. > > Really? X won't even start up for me if I don't load either the nvidia or > NVdriver module via /etc/modules.autoload.
Last time I had to think about that was sometime before christmas ;o) > Speaking of which, maybe you should explain that there are two sets of > drivers for NVidia cards: > > 1. The gentoo-supplied versions are nvidia-glx-1.03123 and > nvidia-kernel-1.0.3123 and use the NVdriver kernel module. > > 2. The NVidia-supplied drivers are nvidia-glx-1.0.4191 and > nvidia-kernel-1.0.4191 and use the nvidia kernel module. > > You can use either one. The NVidia versions have proved more stable in my > environment, but others have had better luck with the earlier versions. > Also, I believe if you run the 'opengl-update nvidia' command and you have > the gentoo version on your system (i.e. you emerged them at some point) > then it will make the gentoo glx drivers active, even if you previously > installed the NVidia version. If you have mixed versions (kernel and glx) > then some programs (like glxgears) won't run. You have to reinstall the > NVidia version of the glx drivers to correct this. > I reinstalled my hole system after an hd crash on thursday with the help of a live-cd with the GRP-Packages. I did an emerge -up world, installed the 3123 -stuff, than changed to ~x86 because of Xfree 4.2.99.4. 4191 was an absolut clean update. 4191 was installed, the 3121 files removed and X started fine. I switch happy between console and X, are playing q2&vegastrike and have no problems... instead I am surprised that such a lot of people have problems. Ok, most of them are 'hey, i don't read README, I want YOU to read it for ME' or 'I love this very high optimiziation options, even they are complete useless and make everything unstable', most of the rest are via-users.. Please people, don't be offend, but a lot of mails in this list is stuff that is greatly explained in the provided documentation or completly discussed in the nvidia-linux-forum. Glück Auf, Volker -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
