Re: [gentoo-user] What version of nvidia-drivers to use with FX5200?

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Grant Edwards wrote:
> I can't seem to find an nvidia driver version that works with a
> PCI FX5200.  Versions later >= 173.15 don't support the 5200
> series.  I tried several 173.14.xx versions, and they all build
> and the nvidia module loads, but Xorg dies with an illegal
> instruction signal when it starts.  (Xorg runs fine with the
> "nv" driver.) I'm trying the 100.14.19 driver, but so far, I
> can't get it to compile.  I've tried 2.6.27 and 2.6.25 kernels,
> and the nvidia module fails to compile with them. I'm trying
> 2.6.24 next, but it takes so long to build kernels on a 400MHz
> box that the trail and error approach is pretty frustrating.
>
> Is there a database somewhere of what nvidia driver versions
> work with which kernel versions and which boards?
>
>   


I have a FX5200 here and this works well.

root@smoker / # equery list nvidia
[ Searching for package 'nvidia' in all categories among: ]
 * installed packages
[I--] [  ] media-video/nvidia-settings-169.07 (0)
[I--] [  ] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-173.14.09 (0)
root@smoker / #

root@smoker / # cat /etc/make.conf | grep nv
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nv"
root@smoker / #


You may have to mask the newer ones.  They do not work with mine at
least.  The last info is in make.conf.

Dale

:-)  :-)