2.6.26 update and nvidia again

[Pluribootent]

hi

I installed sabayon 5 times now. and I always get the same problem. After installing Sabayon and booting into the 2.6.25 i get glxgears FPS around 3000.000, which isnt bad. then i do the update - wait 6 hours for equo do finish, then boot into the new kernel 2.6.26 and install the nvidia driver package qith equo, which fits the new kernel. I reboot. and then I check glxgears in 2.6.26. I get a maximum of 1800.000. (always with compiz deactivtated).
So I go back and boot the 2.6.25 and install the nvidia for 2.6.25 again. reboot and check glxgears. and its 800.000!!!.

what is wrong? Am I cursed to install a 6th time and live with the 2.6.25 for the rest of my sabayon-experience? if so, its gonna be a short one...

[Thev00d00]

maybe try the latest nvidia drivers? I have 177.70 currently.

Then do: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=118088

[WarraWarra]

Also check power management next to time and set to performance this would open up the video card to run at full steam instead of 30% rated performance while in power saving mode.

[ashley194]

Hi!
I can only see nVidia driver 173.14.12-r10 in portage/equo/spritz, currently running 173.14.05-r10 as running the former kicked me out of compiz into KWIN (not a pleasant experience!). So after a clean install, wanting to try the '177.70' drivers, only can't seem to find them Any pointers please

Thanks!

[Stupot]

portage isn't the same as equo/spritz. It's hard to tell if that is what you thought or not, so I figured I would point that out.

[ashley194]

Hi Stupot,
Thanks for the reply. I notice that in Portage (after the obligatory 'emerge --sync && layman -S') it's showing nvidia drivers of

x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
Latest version available: 173.14.12-r10
Latest version installed: 173.14.05-r10
Size of files: 43,201 kB
Homepage: http://www.nvidia.com/
Description: NVIDIA X11 driver and GLX libraries
License: NVIDIA

After 'equo update', in Spritz I have nvidia drivers available the same as in Portage (173.14.12-r10), just wanted to know where 177.70 was.

[Stupot]

My guess is that it is masked, meaning you would need to unmask it.

Looking at portage, they are definitely there:
http://gentoo-portage.com/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers

I'm not at my linux box right now or I would probably be of more help.

[WarraWarra]

First make sure you have a kernel downloaded same as the build you are running on now.
Should be under /usr/src/linux
or
# eselect kernel list
# eselect kernel set 3
where 3 is the one your system is build on , you get the idea.
Also provided eselect is installed " gentoolkit " if I remember correctly.

Okay download them from this link and then save to say /home/me/Desktop.

ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/

Next exit / logout of kde / gnome / xfce gui anything you might be using.

Then as root cd to say /home/me/Desktop

To install use:

# sh ./NVI*.run
and follow the prompts even if errors = yes and continue and let the config tool of nvidia do it''s thing.

then restart and ot should work or before restart edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and add " xdriver=nvidia res=1440x900" or the res your screen should default to same as with cheat codes at startup of live cd = same result and then reboot.

Now you should eventually see the nvidia page and then say KDE / Gnome / gui of your choice you have installed.

Hope this helps.

[wolfden]

moved

please post in the correct forum

[albfneto]

If you video card is not new, you can be use an older drivre, and therefore, you need to downgrade the nvidia driver, not use the latest installed version!