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 A00A5198005 for ; Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:39:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7DB88E05F8; Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:39:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail129c7.megamailservers.com (mail129c7-2520.megamailservers.com [69.49.98.24]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 370BBE0566 for ; Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:39:40 +0000 (UTC) X-POP-User: admin.sys-concept.com Received: from syscon7.localdomain (S01060050da7ae68c.ed.shawcable.net [68.149.90.13]) by mail129c7.megamailservers.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id r1NMdcwT001193 for ; Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:39:39 -0500 Received: by syscon7.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 570C6203D86; Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:39:40 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:39:40 -0700 From: Joseph To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia driver - blank screen not even console display Message-ID: <20130223223940.GA3256@syscon7.inet> References: <20130222061434.GA3566@syscon7.inet> 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: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=1.1 cv=HephILaxdiIcZBGymGV80kTppfrCi99HHE1kmkFqajc= c=1 sm=1 a=wom5GMh1gUkA:10 a=UYYG23-DUk4A:10 a=nDghuxUhq_wA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=C3ZDv51cNVt4vJz/79I2xQ==:17 a=wigQ3UBR3Rgd_xo4Lu4A:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=C3ZDv51cNVt4vJz/79I2xQ==:117 X-CTCH-Spam: Unknown X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020207.5129452B.0053,ss=1,re=0.000,recu=0.000,reip=0.000,cl=1,cld=1,fgs=0 X-Archives-Salt: 840457a8-0766-44d2-bf4e-ba8c815d49a1 X-Archives-Hash: 58a05a3fe5e8d62b13f6b20a18282134 On 02/23/13 07:24, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >On 22/02/13 08:14, Joseph wrote: >> I just upgraded system including kernel to 3.5.7 because of udev-197 >> Now I have a blank screen, not even console login (I can only access is >> via ssh) > >With NVidia, it is usually a good idea to at least use the latest stable >gentoo-sources. So you should use 3.7.9. Also, it *is* a good idea to >keyword the latest NVidia driver that's considered stable by NVidia, not >by Gentoo. That would be 313.18. > >So update to gentoo-sources-3.7.9 and nvidia-drivers-313.18. And make >sure you do (as root): > > eselect opencl set nvidia > eselect opengl set nvidia According to nvidia the latest stable "certified" driver for my card: GeForce GTS 450 is: 310.32 (which is in portage) I tried it with kernel-3.6.11 it does not work but it works with 3.1.6 I don't know why? -- Joseph