Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:26:36 -0500, Ed Jabbour wrote: cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf xorg.conf.orig just in case etc-update whacks it etc-update won't whack it. You may when running etc-update but the program itself never does harm. emerge -vp =x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r3 --- always pretend 1st! Use -a instead of -p. It saves running the command twice. -a is --ask, like -p but you then press y or n to emerge or not. Then, the real emerge will merge -r3 and unmerge -r4. Lastly, you may wish to mask -r4 or your next emerge world will bring it back. But, then, that's why I never give that command indiscriminately. Of course, if you do mask it, I don't know if you'll ever learn there's a new one!! You will if you only mask the specific version echo =x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r4 /etc/portage/package.mask -- Neil Bothwick TEXAS VIRUS: Makes sure that it's bigger than any other file. pgpDQlIsberxY.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
On Monday 31 January 2005 03:52 am, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:26:36 -0500, Ed Jabbour wrote: cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf xorg.conf.orig just in case etc-update whacks it etc-update won't whack it. You may when running etc-update but the program itself never does harm. Yes, I know. However, the two xorgs seem to have different file paths for RGB, so etc-update must be run. I think that's the case, anyway. At any rate, backups never hurt. emerge -vp =x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r3 --- always pretend 1st! Use -a instead of -p. It saves running the command twice. -a is --ask, like -p but you then press y or n to emerge or not. Then, the real emerge will merge -r3 and unmerge -r4. Lastly, you may wish to mask -r4 or your next emerge world will bring it back. But, then, that's why I never give that command indiscriminately. Of course, if you do mask it, I don't know if you'll ever learn there's a new one!! You will if you only mask the specific version echo =x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r4 /etc/portage/package.mask That I didn't know. Thanks. Regarding the OP's original problem with NVidia drivers -- it should perhaps be mentioned that if for whatever reason the nvidia driver in xorg.conf doesn't work, one could always change that to xorg's nv driver, and X should fire up. Just thought that needed mentioning. -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
Ed Jabbour wrote: On Monday 31 January 2005 03:52 am, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:26:36 -0500, Ed Jabbour wrote: cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf xorg.conf.orig just in case etc-update whacks it etc-update won't whack it. You may when running etc-update but the program itself never does harm. Yes, I know. However, the two xorgs seem to have different file paths for RGB, so etc-update must be run. I think that's the case, anyway. At any rate, backups never hurt. I'm running the latest version of xorg-x11. I have a tnt2 card and use the 6111 versions of nvidia. The problem may be in your xorg.conf because I'm not having any problem getting nvidia to work. I use udev not devfsd. -- Kathy Wills + + Genealogy Web Site: http://www.brannanorwills.com + + + + -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
Hi, How do you downgrade a package? Bill --- Ed Jabbour [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 28 January 2005 03:04 am, Bill Six wrote: Sorry about the ambiguity. Windows won't open. All I can see is my background. The bar at the bottom won't display. Nothing works at all. I can't really describe anything more than that. I'm just trying to see if someone else has had these problems. I have the NVidia TNT2 and found that the 6111 driver failed to work after an upgrade of xorg-x11 from 6.8.0-r3 to 6.8.0-r4. I downgraded back to r3, and no problems now. -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 14:52:46 -0800 (PST), Bill Six wrote: How do you downgrade a package? emerge -av =cat-egory/package-x.y.z-rN where x.y.z-rN is the version you wish to install. -- Neil Bothwick The attention span of a computer is only as long as its power cord. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
On Sunday 30 January 2005 05:52 pm, Bill Six wrote: --- Ed Jabbour [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 28 January 2005 03:04 am, Bill Six wrote: Sorry about the ambiguity. Windows won't open. All I can see is my background. The bar at the bottom won't display. Nothing works at all. I can't really describe anything more than that. I'm just trying to see if someone else has had these problems. I have the NVidia TNT2 and found that the 6111 driver failed to work after an upgrade of xorg-x11 from 6.8.0-r3 to 6.8.0-r4. I downgraded back to r3, and no problems now. How do you downgrade a package? (Top posting corrected) cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf xorg.conf.orig just in case etc-update whacks it emerge -vp =x11-base/xorg-x11-6.8.0-r3 --- always pretend 1st! Then, the real emerge will merge -r3 and unmerge -r4. Lastly, you may wish to mask -r4 or your next emerge world will bring it back. But, then, that's why I never give that command indiscriminately. Of course, if you do mask it, I don't know if you'll ever learn there's a new one!! YMMV - if you break it, you own it, as Colin Powell said - so if you end up with Iraq, well -- the joys of Gentoo. -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
Sorry about the ambiguity. Windows won't open. All I can see is my background. The bar at the bottom won't display. Nothing works at all. I can't really describe anything more than that. I'm just trying to see if someone else has had these problems. Bill Six --- Lenroc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:00:18 -0800, Bill Six wrote: However, for some reason when I load kde/gnome/or blackbox, they are practically unusable. This is useless as troubleshooting information. What, specifically is wrong with them? For help on asking questions, see: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Lenroc -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:04:08 -0800 (PST), Bill Six wrote: Sorry about the ambiguity. Windows won't open. All I can see is my background. The bar at the bottom won't display. Nothing works at all. I can't really describe anything more than that. I'm just trying to see if someone else has had these problems. You could have told us which version of the Nvidia drivers you installed. The latest one (6629) doesn't work with older cards. What you describe is one of the symptoms. Add these lines to /etc/portage/package.mask (create it if it does not exist) =media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629 =media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629 -- Neil Bothwick Another casualty of applied metaphysics. pgpIj463WH3WY.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
I am currently using a riva tnt2 on a server and it workd did you emerge nvidia-kernel? did you specify in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.* to load the nvidia module? Did you specify nvidia as your drive in your xorg.conf ? Try that if you havent yet On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:11:52 +, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:04:08 -0800 (PST), Bill Six wrote: Sorry about the ambiguity. Windows won't open. All I can see is my background. The bar at the bottom won't display. Nothing works at all. I can't really describe anything more than that. I'm just trying to see if someone else has had these problems. You could have told us which version of the Nvidia drivers you installed. The latest one (6629) doesn't work with older cards. What you describe is one of the symptoms. Add these lines to /etc/portage/package.mask (create it if it does not exist) =media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629 =media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629 -- Neil Bothwick Another casualty of applied metaphysics. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
On Friday 28 January 2005 03:04 am, Bill Six wrote: Sorry about the ambiguity. Windows won't open. All I can see is my background. The bar at the bottom won't display. Nothing works at all. I can't really describe anything more than that. I'm just trying to see if someone else has had these problems. I have the NVidia TNT2 and found that the 6111 driver failed to work after an upgrade of xorg-x11 from 6.8.0-r3 to 6.8.0-r4. I downgraded back to r3, and no problems now. -- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: NVidia on Riva TNT2
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:00:18 -0800, Bill Six wrote: However, for some reason when I load kde/gnome/or blackbox, they are practically unusable. This is useless as troubleshooting information. What, specifically is wrong with them? For help on asking questions, see: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Lenroc -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
