Denis wrote: >>> And I still think nvidia cards are crap! > > What is that statement based on? I have been running nothing BUT > Nvidia cards under Linux and did not have a single issue with them. > > When I update the nvidia driver, I generally prefer to do the following: > > 1. Shut down X and remove xdm from the default runlevel to prevent it > from re-starting. > 2. Remove the nvidia module currently running from the kernel > 3. Emerge nvidia-drivers package > 4. Launch the new nvidia driver via modprobe > 5. Attempt startx to see if X loads without complaints > 6. Add xdm back to the default runlevel and resume normal operation.
Well, removing xdm from the default runlevel is worth a try and I never thought of doing this, but I don't have anything related to nvidia selected in the kernel. I'm using nvidia-drivers because I read somewhere that for newer cards, the kernel drivers don't work. I did everything that the nvdia How To said - to the letter. :-) > > Regards, > -Denis -- Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
