Answers in line. walt <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2016 15:43:51 -0400 > [email protected] wrote: > > > Hi. Since about the end of March, I have been unable to use gnome and > > even gdm. I am using the gnome overlay and I am using unstable gentoo > > and nvidia drivers. I get a blank screen when I start gdm, orca just > > comes up, but there is nothing on the screen. > > > > I am using version 355.11-r4 of the nvidia drivers, if I use any > > later version I get modeset errors and sometimes system crashes. I > > waited a while because I thought that if some packages got upgraded > > that would fix the problem, since things used to work, but its still > > dead as a doornail, so any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Well, I'll go through my usual checklist while you wait for a helpful > reply :) > > If you use startx instead of gdm do you still see nothing? startx did not work, it tried to do startx on the wrong console. > > What happens when you use an older kernel with older nvidia drivers? I am not set up for that and older nvidia drivers would make me downgrade the server and other packages. > > Are you using gnome from regular portage while waiting for the > overlay to start working again? If yes, is it working normally? How would I do that? I was thinking of trying that, but it would downgrade many packages if I just stopped using the overlay. > > Are you using gcc4 or gcc5, and is the entire system built with the > same compiler? gcc 4.9.x whole system using that compiler. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [email protected]
