-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 If you edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, there should be a place for inputting the driver, and it likely says: Driver "nvidia"
Change this to nv nvidia is the name of the proprietary driver (with 3d GLX capability) and nv is the open source 2d only driver. This should allow you to get a 2d accelerated X while you fix the other problems with your system. Mark Carlson wrote: > On 8/2/06, Keith Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi every one. >> >> I've lost access to X after power went out. I haven't changed xorg config or >> anything. I've don't lots of updates (emerge -u --deep system/world and >> such) since my last reboot. Here is my set-up: > > Ok, from my personal experience with things breaking in gentoo after a reboot: > - have you been doing your "etc-update"s? > >> Kernel 2.6.11-gentooR5 >> Gentoo >> xorg-x11-r7 not module x, or at least I think not. >> Nvidia card >> >> Errors in the xorg log are like this (can't cut 'n paste): >> Symbol fbWinPrivateIndex from module >> /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o is unresolved >> >> This indicates that my nvidia driver is linked to the wrong kernel, I think. >> When I emerge nvidia-kernel it seems to be linked to my running kernel. Is >> that correct? > > hmm... never used an nvidia card under gentoo, I've read that you need > to do a "module-rebuild rebuild" to get the nvidia module rebuilt > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Compile_a_Kernel_Manually > >> uname -r gives: >> 2.6.11-gentoo-r5kdrApr05, which is my name for the kernel. I don't have >> sources under that name. Could that be my problem? >> >> /usr/src/linux is linked to /usr/src/linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r5 > > if you have a /usr/src/linux/linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r5kdrApr05 then you > might want to link /usr/src/linux to it, yes > >> compiling the nvidia driver using the nvidia script (rather than emerge) >> fails with errors like: >> >> request for member 'such and such' in something not a structure or union. >> I've run the script forcing the kernel headers and same failure. >> >> emerge nvidia-kernel works fine or seems to. It leaves file nvidia.ko in the >> modules directory but no file nvidia.o >> >> >> Please help oh wise ones! > > I see you have found one of the many ways gentoo allows you to shoot > yourself in the foot. :-) > > The ##gentoo channel on irc.freenode.net has around 900 people in it > normally, and you can get some help there as well. > > You might also want to consider trying a different driver for the time > being. in your xorg.conf file you can change Driver "nv" to > Driver "vesa" or something else that should work ("vga" maybe? I > forget which ones are the vanilla drivers) > > Good luck, > > -Mark > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE0hoVwRXgH3rKGfMRAtn4AKCiy0CtM1SjGm2V+uWMpWQAryTmXACffbIU JXl9fEioUA3TMhbhf+TDHzI= =8KMr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
