On 2/28/06, Jonatan Antoni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hy there, > > I'm playing around with the nvidia kernel-modules and glx-drivers for x11 for > a while. > First all works fine, but using mozilla-firefox crashes the x-server after a > while. Let > me give you an example: Running firefox works, going to google as well, but > going to > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_Monitors and click the link "4.1 Moving > focus between screens" > hangs the display. I can still move around the mouse-cursor, but everything > else is locked. > > Logging in to my system remotely by ssh, I can find the X-proccess taking > nearly 100 percent > of cpu-time. By restarting xdm the X-system comes back correctly. > > Now I'm back using the default nv-driver of the xorg-project, because that's > the only way of sending > this email without x11 hangs. In the future I want to use the dual-head > function of my geforce fx5200 > for a video-beamer. Is there another way without using the original nvidia > drivers or has somebody > a hint about that nasty error? >
I have an FX 5200 too, and never had problems with it, I used to download and install the NVidia drivers from their site, but then I noticed that portage could handle it, so I just call "emerge nvidia-settings" (as it gets by dependency nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx). Everything works. Have you tried following the NVidia Guide from the Gentoo Docs? > thx, > jonatan > ______________________________________________________________ > Verschicken Sie romantische, coole und witzige Bilder per SMS! > Jetzt bei WEB.DE FreeMail: http://f.web.de/?mc=021193 > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
