Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:57:29 -0600 From: Brandon Schneider <brandon.schneider@icloud.com> To: reg@dwf.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still cant update nvidia driver Message-ID: <54F01559.4060507@icloud.com> In-Reply-To: <201502270651.t1R6pIPF001414@deneb.dwf.com> References: <201502270651.t1R6pIPF001414@deneb.dwf.com>
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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@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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