[mythtvnz] OK - here we go!

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 13:23:15 +1300
Robert Fisher <robert@fisher.net.nz> wrote:

> On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 12:43 pm, Steve Hodge wrote:
> > On 12/4/05, Robert Fisher <robert@fisher.net.nz> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:44 am, Nick Rout wrote:
> > > > shouldn't you be using the nvidia driver, not the nv one?
> > >
> > > Yes that is what I thought but X does not start with that option.
> > >
> > > I could post /var/log/Xorg.0.log if you really want.
> >
> > Might be an idea - I don't think the nv (open source) driver supports
> > twinview.
> 
> OK here they are.
> 
> Xorg.0.log is with "nvidia" in xorg.conf
> (X does not start with this option)
> 
> Xorg.0.log.old is with "nv" in xorg.conf
> 
> I have emerged nvidia-kernel && nvidia-glx
> opengl-update nvidia
> 
> nvidia is in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
> 
> Incidentally when I tried this card in my working PC X did not start either. 
> (I had thought of swapping cards so my fanless 5200 could be used in the 
> MythTV box)
> 

When running the nvidia driver, did you rememebr to have "load dri"
commented out and "load glx" in the config?

I mean its all here http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml but
its easy to miss a step :-)