Still cant update nvidia driver
Brandon Schneider
brandon.schneider at icloud.com
Fri Feb 27 06:57:22 UTC 2015
Have you tried removing the nvidia-driver-340.24 package? Try running
"pkg remove nvidia-driver-340" and then "pkg install nvidia-driver-304".
That should solve your problems.
On 2/27/2015 12:51 AM, reg at dwf.com wrote:
> I seem to be moving forward SLOWLY, but Im not sure there
> is any light at the end of the tunnel.
>
> To Date I have
> (1) been able to build the nvidia-driver-304, but not install it
> (2) with lots of help from the list, I was able to run single user
> get the file systems mounted, and try the install again.
>
> It still doesn't install. The error message from the installer reads
> (roughly,- I had to copy this to paper, they type it back in to this
> message)
>
> pkg-static: nviia-driver-304-304.25 conflicts with nvidia-driver-340.24
> (installs in the same place). Problematic file:
> /usr/local/bin/nvidia-bug-reuport.sh
> XXX Error Code 70
> Stop
>
> Now the 340 driver is the one supplied with FreeBSD, and it does NOT
> support my card, the older, legacy driver 304.25 does, so it is my
> intention to overwrite it...
>
> I could have saved a lot of time by just buying a new (supported) video
> card for this machine, but at least I learning a lot about FreeBSD with
> all these problems.
>
> So, any suggestions???
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