black screen after updating sabayon 10

[dave_64]

In mathematics, the > sign means "greater than"
And the = sign means "equal to"
So you are telling the package manager to NOT install the 310 driver, or anything larger. I suppose that allows the developers to develop a driver between the 304 and the 310 that works for older nvidia cards. If you have a 6150 nvidia card, like millions of older computers have, you will need to mask the 310 driver..
To determine your nvidia card you can issue this command at a root terminal:
lspci
and look at the line that starts "VGA compatible controller". What is the model number of your nvidia card?

[dave_64]

You are telling the package manager not to install an nvidia driver greater than (>) or equal to (=) the 310 driver. However, it leaves open the option to install a 304 driver with a higher kernel tag. If you ever install a newer kernel, the nvidia driver has to match, and the name of the driver will end with the higher number of the kernel. You want to allow the package manager to install a 304 driver that matches the kernel.

[Ryuno-Ki]

@Ryuno-Ki
I have followed up your link and removed the nvidia software.
presently the version is 304.xx. I dont want to change the graphics software during upgradation. So how do I deal with package.mask in this issue?? What I find is that masking in entropy is not properly documented. Please help!!!

You can either edit the package.mask file as described above.
Or you can use equo for it
The command is

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# equo mask --ask '>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-310.19'
# equo mask --ask '>=media-video/nvidia-settings-310.19'
# equo mask --ask '>=x11-drivers/nvidia-userspace-310.19'

[lemon09]

well well !!!
This thing now sucks. I have nearly installed and reinstalled SL over over and yet it is far from running successfully.
I added those lines in package.mask and everything was fine until the new upgraded system was restarted. Now I don't think I've a problem of graphics because the OS loads successfully in the memory and then the login screen appears. But the MOUSE and KEYBOARD have become non-functional. Neither of the two works. I can't enter my login details, can't even move the mouse. Can't get into a terminal even. I guess a rolling distribution model isn't for everybody especially for those who have important pieces of information in their machine. Nobody knows exactly where a system upgrade would land him into. I am really frustrated.

[lemon09]

OK, now let's get into this in a straight way. I do not want any x11 drivers rather any drivers to be upgraded. If required I can do it manually. Is there any of doing that??? Any command???

[dave_64]

Not sure what you mean when you say, "is there any way of doing that?", but it seems you are asking if you can upgrade without upgrading any drivers at all. If you have made the edits that I suggested, or issued the commands that Ryuno-Ki suggested, you can safely upgrade with this command from a root terminal:
equo upgrade
However, it would be nice if you would identify the model number of your video card, just so we can be sure your problem is the age of your nvidia card. You can determine the model number by issueing this command at a root terminal:
lspci
and look for the line that says "VGA compatible controller" . In that line there should be a model number, like 6150, or 7300.

[lemon09]

yes it is 7300.

[Ryuno-Ki]

Finally!
wolfden asked you three days ago for this information
Regarding to the NVIDIA website your graphic card should be supported by 304.xx driver series.
If you're not happy with the nvidia-drivers, you can try nouveau, like described here.

[lemon09]

I'm really sorry for the inconvinience but you see I was helpless. The internet connection which I use follows a ppp connection. I tried using pppoe-setup but it failed to connect. I got your views and finally I did so. But you see after upgradation the mouse and the keyboard stopped functioning. I found out that nvidia 304.xx was installed. The login screen was there but I can't type. I guess in such a circumstance you aren't left with much options.

[dave_64]

I have a computer with a 7300 card and it can use the newer drivers. You have to mask the newer drivers as I suggested, or issue the commands that Ryuno-Ki suggested. It is easier to do that before you upgrade because you can work from a graphical interface. And, you must be root (superuser), to issue the commands, or make the edits in the package.mask file. Then you can upgrade. From a root terminal, a thorough upgrade would start with:
equo update
Followed by:
equo upgrade
And run:
equo conf update
if prompted (after the upgrade is completed).
If in doubt, run it, as it does no harm.
If you install a new kernel, you may want to check that it was "set", by running this:
eselect kernel list
If it is set to the new kernel (marked by an asterisk), you must install nvidia drivers that match the new kernel. Assuming you decide to install the latest kernel, the command would be:
equo install nvidia-drivers-304.64#3.7.0-sabayon
That will automatically pull in a dependency or two. Then you can reboot.