Well that seems to have fixed it. A million thanks Henry. > -----Original Message----- > From: Henry Gebhardt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:17 AM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How do I get the > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776-r1 back? > > Hi, > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:05 AM, Daevid Vincent > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> 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. > > > > Okay I followed the Wiki as instructed to the letter. Same > EXACT problem. It > > all seems to go fine, but I get a black screen when X > starts. Not like a > > back-lit one either. Like "power off" black. I know X is > running, I can see > > the processes, and it doesn't seem locked up either. I > just can't see > > anything. > I also have a nVidia 440 Go with the same problem. I fixed by > including the line > > Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP" > > in the "Screen" section of /etc/X11/xorg.xonf. However, now I can't > use an external Monitor/Beamer. > > > > > Thanks for the ideas, I think it's just this P.O.S. card > and the fact that > > nVidia is screwing me by not supporting it anymore in > these later drivers. > > Not sure why Willie's works though. That is curious, > hopeful and frustrating > > at the same time. > > I think nVidia is to blame! It once worked flawlessly. > > Regards, > Henry > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > >
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