On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:03:01 -0500 "Dave Nebinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I would Like to be informed if Nvidia driver is really working with > > kernel-2.6.10-r6. In my case, the driver didn't worked...I receive the > > error: No screen found from XServer. Before, I has kernel-2.6.9-r13 and > > the same problem was there too. > > You'll hear differing opinions about the nvidia driver; many folks will tell > you they work fine, and many folks (including myself) will tell you they > don't. > > Before I dumped the nvidia card, my only working nvidia setup used an older > linux driver from www.nvidia.com (the 6111 driver). > > I can tell you the nvidia module (whichever one you use) is sensitive to the > settings in the xorg.conf file (i.e. dri should be disabled). > > Send us the /var/log/Xorg.0.log and the relevant sections of the xorg.conf > file and we might be able to help identify the issue. Also try some kernel > modules from the www.nvidia.com site (shouldn't have to go back too far to > find a working version). > > And don't forget to a) rebuild/install/emerge the working driver after a > kernel install and b) modprobe nvidia when your system is starting but > before X starts. I find that after rebooting a new kernel, i need to re-emerge nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx, then manually modprobe nvidia. on following reboots the nvidia modules gets loaded automatically. > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
