From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7208D198005 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:26:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0321B21C026; Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:26:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail130c7.megamailservers.com (mail130c7-2520.megamailservers.com [69.49.98.25]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5029C21C003 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:26:23 +0000 (UTC) X-POP-User: admin.sys-concept.com Received: from syscon7.localdomain (S01060050da7ae68c.ed.shawcable.net [68.149.90.13]) by mail130c7.megamailservers.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id r1MKQKWm013393 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:26:22 -0500 Received: by syscon7.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 994FE203D7E; Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:26:21 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:26:21 -0700 From: Joseph To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia driver - blank screen not even console display Message-ID: <20130222202621.GA5625@syscon7.inet> References: <20130222090737.GC15229@syscon7.inet> <20130222092125.GA3889@syscon7.inet> <20130222093927.GC8874@syscon7.inet> <51273F3B.80904@st.com> <20130222101545.GE8874@syscon7.inet> <512761E2.6030302@gmail.com> <20130222124246.GA27163@syscon7.inet> <51276A48.60100@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <51276A48.60100@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=1.1 cv=+PIAiWNsXfbSO+KefjDTIelYECyt3IQLxM6M9Svpvew= c=1 sm=1 a=wom5GMh1gUkA:10 a=Rp0jlMM6dWQA:10 a=nDghuxUhq_wA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=C3ZDv51cNVt4vJz/79I2xQ==:17 a=Ikd4Dj_1AAAA:8 a=HdJu49NWJgWXJkNUb1YA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=W164SZs_tDkA:10 a=C3ZDv51cNVt4vJz/79I2xQ==:117 X-CTCH-Spam: Unknown X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020209.5127D46E.006B,ss=1,re=0.000,recu=0.000,reip=0.000,cl=1,cld=1,fgs=0 X-Archives-Salt: e10fec3c-7616-4acf-8de1-7c4aac806ea0 X-Archives-Hash: 5408b39b2d32960972c39a85e59a1751 On 02/22/13 06:53, Dale wrote: >Joseph wrote: >> On 02/22/13 06:17, Dale wrote: >>> >>> You may want to check out this page: >>> >>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-amd64-310.32-driver.html >>> >>> If I selected something incorrectly, you can just start the process over >>> in the upper left part of the page where it says drivers. >>> >>> Dale >> >> I went back to kernel-3.1.6 and the nvidia-driever-295.75 and 304.64 >> both working correctly. But when I go to kernel-3.5.7 the >> nvidia-drivers are not working. >> > >Looks like you need to avoid that kernel version. I would try 3.7.8 or >something. I wouldn't use the 3.8 just yet. There was another thread >about it having some sort of changes and the nvidia drivers *may* not be >ready. > >At least you have a screen to look at now. ;-) > >Dale I'm on kernel 3.1.6 and not moving any further, if it ain't broken don't fix it :-) They are moving with changing too fast and not testing it correctly, creating hell for us users. -- Joseph