On Tue Jun 03, 2003 at 05:35:13PM +1200 or thereabouts, Jamie Dobbs wrote: > On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 15:22, Jamie Dobbs wrote: > > > > > > Are you using the driver from Nvidia site? It's one file and needs to be made > > > executable. After doing this, from a console (can't install this driver while in > > > X) you simply type ./Name of driver and everything should be taken care of. It > > > will not find a module in the kernel for this driver and will compile one for > > > you and install it. The only thing you need to do is place nvidia in your > > > /etc/modules.autoload file and it should come up at boot. You need to edit your > > > XF86Config file and change the "nv" driver name to "nvidia" Also add Load "glx" > > > to your "Module" section in XF86Config. If "dri" is enabled, disable it and > > > things should work. That is all I did and when I do lsmod, it tells me that > > > nvidia is loaded. The drivers from the Nvidia web site are the latest. The ones > > > in portage are not. Hope this helps. Any more questions, please ask. I will try > > > to help as best I can. > > > > > > Mike > > > > I've tried the 'runnable' installer from the Nvidia site but it just > > won't work for me and gives me exactly the same errors as the portage > > ones. > > Attached is the /var/log/nvidia-installer.log file in case that sheds > > any light on my problems. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > After doing an 'emerge gentoo-sources', recompiling my Kernel, > installing it and rebooting running the NVidia installer worked fine. > I don't quite understand why I had to reinstall the kernel sources but > its all working now and maybe my experiences will help someone else. > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > Glad you got it working. Congratulations. I am sure your experience in this will definitely help someone in the future.
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