Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers fails to patch

2023-04-22 Thread Dale
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 21/04/2023 19:29, Dale wrote: >> I ran into a buggy driver a while back and once I synced and upgraded, >> the old one was gone.  So, I started keeping a local copy just in case. >> Of course, as long as I keep a older driver to fall back on, it won't >> break anymore.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia Drivers. =(

2017-04-07 Thread Daniel Frey
On 04/06/2017 10:03 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 04/05/2017 05:15 PM, Alan Grimes wrote: >> I'm still running on my old kernel as I re-build my system, Nvidia >> drivers just barfed > > 381.09 was released today which supports kernel 4.10. But it might take > a while until it's in portage. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers segfault when starting X

2013-08-02 Thread Alexander Puchmayr
On Friday 02 August 2013 02:38:37 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 01/08/13 23:02, Alexander Puchmayr wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > When I start X (or start kdm), I get a segmentation fault and no X. > > > >[...] > > > > Kernel 3.8.18, nvidia-drivers 304.88 (Last to support the GeForce7600, > > newer

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and KDE problem

2013-05-26 Thread Dale
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 26/05/13 12:12, Dale wrote: >> [...] >> The problem. After I am logged into KDE for a good while, like several >> hours to maybe a day or so, the kicker thingy at the bottom locks up >> tight. I can't switch desktops, clock stops working, can't click the K >> menu th

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers fail to determine kernel version

2013-02-05 Thread meino . cramer
walt [13-02-06 04:51]: > On 02/05/2013 06:56 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > when using vanilla kernel 3.7.5 (appropiate kernel headers installed) > > emergeing nvidia-drivers 313.18 works fine. > > As soon vanilla kernel 3.7.6 are installed the emerge process fails > > because the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-21 Thread Walter Dnes
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 05:49:39AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote > I don't suspend on my machines: Nvidia is running on my desktop PC. I live in a condo building, with a separate electric meter for each suite. I'm conserving a valuable resource, i.e. my bank account , by shutting down the machine o

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-21 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 21 June 2012 04:28:35 João Matos wrote: > I've heard that this http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=downloads > is a good option Portage includes app-benchmarks/phoronix-test-suite but it's keyworded. On this box 21 other packages need installing first, including PHP, MySQL and Apa

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-21 Thread Philip Webb
120621 Daniel Troeder wrote: > On 18.06.2012 11:29, Philip Webb wrote: >> I've updated to the latest testing 302.17 & it's working ok so far. > that there is a bug that affects lots of people with 302.xx: > X-console-switch and resume-from-suspend are broken. > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showt

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:47:08 -0400 "Walter Dnes" wrote: > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 07:04:13AM -0700, walt wrote > > > I just did the same update. I thought at first everything was okay, > > then I ran glxgears, which runs at 1/5 normal speed. Going back to > > 295.59 fixed it. Very puzzling, s

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-21 Thread Daniel Troeder
On 18.06.2012 11:29, Philip Webb wrote: > I've updated to the latest testing 302.17 & it's working ok so far. Just wanted to let you know, that there is a bug that affects lots of people with 302.xx: X-console-switch and resume-from-suspend are broken. http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.ph

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-20 Thread João Matos
*glxgears is not a benchmark. http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Glxgears_is_not_a_Benchmark I've heard that this http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=downloads is a good option*, but I still didn't have time to try it. 2012/6/20 Walter Dnes > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 07:04:13AM -0700, walt wro

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-20 Thread Walter Dnes
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 07:04:13AM -0700, walt wrote > I just did the same update. I thought at first everything was okay, > then I ran glxgears, which runs at 1/5 normal speed. Going back to > 295.59 fixed it. Very puzzling, since there was nothing unusual in > Xorg.0.log. What does glxgear

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-19 Thread Walter Dnes
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 05:29:13AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote > I've updated to the latest testing 302.17 & it's working ok so far. Me too . Thanks for starting the thread, and giving the answer. I ran an update last night, and X wouldn't restart today. I remembered the thread, keyworded 302.17

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia-drivers + kernel 3.4

2012-06-18 Thread Philip Webb
120615 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > 2012/6/15 Philip Webb >> after installing Kernel 3.4 , Nvidia-drivers 295.49 wouldn't compile. > I can see that 295.53 and 295.59 are available. Use 295.59. I've updated to the latest testing 302.17 & it's working ok so far. -- ,,==

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers vs. nouveau

2012-04-12 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 11.04.2012 23:14, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: > Unless you need to use the console (nvidia-drivers don't provide a KMS > fb console,) there's no reason to use Nouveau at the moment. The binary > drivers perform better and save much more energy. With Nouveau, your > GPU will be running full-on c

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers vs. nouveau

2012-04-11 Thread Dale
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 12/04/12 01:55, Dale wrote: >> >> Somewhat related question. I use the Nvidia drivers here and have not >> had any issues in a while. How does one use VESA if the Nvidia drivers >> fail? One used to change it in xorg.conf but most don't have a >> xorg.conf any more.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers vs. nouveau

2012-04-11 Thread Dale
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 12/04/12 00:32, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: >> Am 11.04.2012 23:14, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: >> >>> Unless you need to use the console (nvidia-drivers don't provide a KMS >>> fb console,) there's no reason to use Nouveau at the moment. The binary >>> drivers perform

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers vs. nouveau

2012-04-11 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 11.04.2012 23:38, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: > Note however that it's not obvious which version of nvidia-drivers to > use. NVidia provides various different series of drivers. The drivers > are versioned 96.*, 173.* and 295.*, and each version series is intended > for different cards. > > I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers vs. nouveau

2012-04-11 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 11.04.2012 23:14, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: > Unless you need to use the console (nvidia-drivers don't provide a KMS > fb console,) there's no reason to use Nouveau at the moment. The binary > drivers perform better and save much more energy. With Nouveau, your > GPU will be running full-on

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers vs. nouveau

2012-04-11 Thread Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 11.04.2012 23:14, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: >> What are your recommendations? > > Unless you need to use the console (nvidia-drivers don't provide a > KMS fb console,) there's no reason to use Nouveau at the moment. The > binary drivers perform better and save much more energy. With > Nouvea

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: nvidia-drivers-180.51 on amd64

2009-04-24 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Friday 24 April 2009 01:59:59 walt wrote: > Whenever I have the same problem it's because I've done a 'make clean' or > equivalent in /usr/src/linux, or more likely because a newer version of > the kernel sources has been installed but I haven't yet built the newer > kernel. > > It's possible t

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-06 Thread Dale
Momesso Andrea wrote: > > I'm kinda bored of the "please no top posting" replies... Couldn't we > ask the infra staff (or whoever runs this mailing list) to periodically > send a "guidelines" message to all the subscribers, like it happens in > other mailing lists. > > This way we could soimply ask

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-06 Thread Momesso Andrea
On Thu, Apr 02, 2009 at 10:16:37AM +0600, Mike Kazantsev wrote: > On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:43:21 -0500 > Dale wrote: > > > > KH konstantinhansen.de> writes: > > > > > >> Q: Why is top-posting evil? > > >> A: .backwards read don't humans because > > > > OK. Everyone that hates top posting plea

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-03 Thread Mick
On Thursday 02 April 2009, Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: > > How can we forget ... > > > > :D > > But I may take out something important. :/ I try to do that but I am > getting older. I forget. > > I guess I made a lasting impression, albeit bad I guess. Nah! Far from it, not to me anyway. :)

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-02 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > So does pruning endless lines of umpteen previous messages that have been > answered and are not relevant to the latest message response ... (I am > looking at you here Dale to make us proud next time). ;-) > > > > How can we forget ... > > :D > But I may take out somethin

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-02 Thread Mick
On Thursday 02 April 2009, Dale wrote: > Over time, I agree with bottom posting. It just makes sense. So does pruning endless lines of umpteen previous messages that have been answered and are not relevant to the latest message response ... (I am looking at you here Dale to make us proud next

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-02 Thread Dale
Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Thursday 02 April 2009 06:16:37 Mike Kazantsev wrote: > >> On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:43:21 -0500 >> >> Dale wrote: >> KH konstantinhansen.de> writes: > Q: Why is top-posting evil? > A: .backwards read don't humans because >

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-01 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 02 April 2009 06:16:37 Mike Kazantsev wrote: > On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:43:21 -0500 > > Dale wrote: > > > KH konstantinhansen.de> writes: > > >> Q: Why is top-posting evil? > > >> A: .backwards read don't humans because > > > > OK. Everyone that hates top posting please reply with a +1

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-01 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:43:21 -0500 Dale wrote: > > KH konstantinhansen.de> writes: > > > >> Q: Why is top-posting evil? > >> A: .backwards read don't humans because > > OK. Everyone that hates top posting please reply with a +1. I'll start. > > +1 No top posting please. I think that who

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers and a Geforce FX-5200 card.

2009-04-01 Thread Dale
James wrote: > KH konstantinhansen.de> writes: > > > > >> Q: Why is top-posting evil? >> A: .backwards read don't humans because >> > > Well, about 98% of linux folks like the > ease of reading and following the thread > down the posting. It's also just a standard > convention, not often

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers

2008-04-01 Thread Neil Walker
James wrote: How/where did you learn which nvidia cards are supported by which version of the nvidia-drivers? It's in the README file in the package. ;) Be lucky, Neil -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- g

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers

2008-04-01 Thread darren kirby
quoth the James: > Neil Walker ep.mine.nu> writes: > > Utterly wrong. ;) The GeForce2 is supported by the 96.43.xx series of > > drivers and the FX5200 is still supported by the unified driver. :) > > YES the 96.43.05 version compiled and is working. How/where did you > learn which nvidia cards ar

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers

2008-04-01 Thread Neil Walker
James wrote: I'm using 2.6.24-gentoo-r3. Emerging (1 of 1) x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-71.86.01 *** Unable to determine the target kernel version. *** Do you have the /usr/src/linux symlink pointing to the kernel source tree you are using? Be lucky, Neil -- This message has been sc

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Nvidia drivers

2008-04-01 Thread Dale
James wrote: Volker Armin Hemmann tu-clausthal.de> writes: NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] && NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] that is not true. Both cards are still supported by nvidia drivers. The FX card ist even supported by the latest drivers! Yep I got this one(FX 5200