From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JXRx8-0002m7-OZ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:04:55 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 44F28E04DE; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:04:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.lockdownnetworks.com (red.lockdownnetworks.com [67.105.193.226]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE12DE04DE for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:04:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from gabriel ([172.16.35.242]) by mx1.lockdownnetworks.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 6 Mar 2008 18:04:38 -0800 From: "Daevid Vincent" To: Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] How do I get the x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776-r1 back? [SOLVED] Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 18:04:37 -0800 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="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Thread-Index: Ach+uudSb7hgcpjFQ4O4Mqm0os6gUwBPH7Ag X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 In-Reply-To: <1bd893420803050417j27494b6epea617da5c5e052b1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Mar 2008 02:04:38.0419 (UTC) FILETIME=[99366E30:01C87FF7] X-Archives-Salt: 32c2b13c-6bc3-4947-a21d-f5687e82c387 X-Archives-Hash: 5f43105ffd4081e602d7b3a5bb36ed70 Well that seems to have fixed it. A million thanks Henry. > -----Original Message----- > From: Henry Gebhardt [mailto:hsggebhardt@googlemail.com] > 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 > 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 > > -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list