Put the following in your /etc/portage/package.mask (create the file if it doesn't exist) :
>=media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629 >=media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629
Then emerge nvidia-kernel nvidia-glx and try this version of the nvidia driver. All versions above nvidia-kernel-1.0.6111-r3 do not work for me. So I finally just excepted that fact and masked everything >=1.0.6629.
Thanks, but I've already added those to my package.mask, but the 1.0-6111 nVidia kernel module refuses to compile on 2.6.11 and most its the release candidates for me.
I'm ok with it though. I rarely play games and I have no need for hardware which can only work with proprietary drivers. Is it idealistic? Very. Is it impractical? Probably to some. The less proprietary software I use the better. Coincidentally, I haven't had X hardlock on me for quite some time now... ;-)
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