Xorg errs after updating ports

[Lowell Gilbert]

"Frank Shute" <frank at esperance-linux.co.uk> writes:

> On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 08:45:29AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>>
>> Quoting from /usr/ports/UPDATING (which may itself have been updated
>> after you did your ports download, so you may not yet have this advice
>> on your hard disk):
>> 
>>   Users of nvidia-driver will have to make sure Composite extension is
>>   turned off and start Xorg with the following command:
>> 
>>   $ startx -- -ignoreABI
>> 
>>   The -ignoreABI option is a Xorg option. If you're using gdm, kdm or
>>   xdm, you will have to modify your configuration file so that Xorg
>>   starts with this option.
>> 
>>   An updated nvidia-driver should be released soon.
>
> I thought from the parent post that he was using the nv driver (the
> free Xorg one: nv(4x)) and not the commercial one which I believe is
> named nvidia in xorg.conf.

Hmm.  Yes, I think you're right.  Nonetheless, the workaround will be
the same until the xf86-video-nv port is rebuilt to the new X.Org ABI.