Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:39:16 -0500 From: Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still cant update nvidia driver. Message-ID: <54F251A4.2050207@gmx.us> In-Reply-To: <201502282309.t1SN9Fov030164@deneb.dwf.com> References: <201502282309.t1SN9Fov030164@deneb.dwf.com>
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On 02/28/15 18:09, reg@dwf.com wrote: > > I hate to keep bothering this list with what seems to be a simple > problem, but Im new to pc-bsd, and what I read, and the suggestions > Im getting just don't work. I need some help. > > I need to replace the nvidia-driver-340 with nvidia-driver-304 to > support my nvidia 6200 video card. > > I have been pointed a the port, I can get into single user mode and > mount all the file systems. But the simple 'make install' in the 304 > directory does not work, claiming it cant overwrite one of the 340 > files. 'make deinstall' of the 340 package was also suggested but > it appears its not a port. 'pkg remove nvidia-driver-340' was also > suggested, it dies with a 'Package(s) not found'. A simple renaming > of the file that needs to be overwritten doesn't work either, seems > that 'port install' must be working from some list of files that > it has squirreled away, as it still complains. > > Now at least one user says he did this, so it must be possible, > can someone please give me a method that really works? > > Thanks > I haven't used pcbsd for a while, but if I recall correctly, the system should detect your nvidia hardware automatically. You likely need to have installed pcbsd's own driver package with <pkg install pcbsd-meta-nvidia>. Have you searched through the handbook for "nvidia" and followed that guidance?
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