Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:55:24 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>>> Also, I switch to the current kernel, it failed in the same way. It >>>> isn't just the new kernel, it seems to be any of them. I wonder how >>>> hard it is to switch to that other driver. From the wiki page, it >>>> looks like a big deal. >>> Not really, AFAIR. You just enable nouveau drivers in your kernel >>> config, uninstall the nvidia package and reboot. This assumes you >>> haven't got any direct references to the nvisia driver in >>> /etc/xorg.conf*. >> I think, pretty much certain, I have it set to nvidia in xorg.conf. >> This is a old install. If I recall correctly, I have to change that. >> Also, I'd need to edit make.conf I think. I read the wiki thingy a few >> times. It's mostly undoing things but with the age of this install, I >> don't think my old way is the new way. Yep. I'm getting better at >> grep. lol >> >> root@fireball / # cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep driver >> Driver "mouse" >> Driver "kbd" >> Driver "nvidia" > xorg.conf is often unnecessary these days. I only have a file in > xorg.conf.d to switch the buttons on my trackball.
I thought I read that somewhere. This is a old install tho. A decade or so. To be honest tho, I'd like to configure my 2nd screen in the conf file. As it is, I have it set up within KDE itself I think. When I kill the X part, the 2nd screen dies since KDE and friends isn't running. I just haven't had the nerve to do it yet. I can't even be sure how it is done nowadays. I think nvidia has a command that does it. >> root@fireball / #cat /etc/make.conf | grep video_cards >> VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia vesa" >> root@fireball / # >> >> I think I'd have to change those. It may or may not rebuild some >> packages. Would I need to leave out vesa or OK to leave it in? > You'll need to replace nvidia with nouveau here, leave in vesa as a > fallback. > > The worst that can happen is that X fails to start and you need to > re-emerge the nvidia drivers, which you quickpkg'd of course. > > Back when I was using Mandrake, I actually wrote a step by step guide to installing the video drivers and did it a way that even a noobie could follow it. That was back in the mid 2000's tho. It was on Linux Questions I think. That thing had tons of views and lots of grateful users. I thought I had to change that and the one in the xorg.conf file too. The big one when rebooting is the xorg file tho. I just wasn't sure if something had changed. I looked at a Nvidia GTX 1050 video card. May be good for starting to accumulate parts for new rig. Anyway, it has a weird set of outputs. I need two HDMI, or three, for mine. My current monitor will take either DB15HD or HDMI. My TV ports are HDMI. I kinda like everything else about it except the outputs. I may have to dig further. Dale :-) :-)
