Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 07:57:10 +0800 From: Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> To: Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Still cant update nvidia driver. Message-ID: <CAOc73CAqqMEzC7yo8fgqRnNb1Z3WxbQXpmObvyzPF_JdQ%2Bd2Ew@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <54F251A4.2050207@gmx.us> References: <201502282309.t1SN9Fov030164@deneb.dwf.com> <54F251A4.2050207@gmx.us>
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Try a "pkg search nvidia" to find what nvidia packages are available. The one you need to remove might simply be called "nvidia-driver". However, if you just do a "pkg install nvidia-driver-304" it should automatically remove any conflicting packages. Lastly, you could try posting on the PCBSD specific forums or mailing lists, as they will have a better understanding of any differences there are between how this works on FreeBSD and PCBSD. http://www.pcbsd.org/en/join-us-on-pcbsd.html http://forums.pcbsd.org/ http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo Regards, Ben On Sunday, March 1, 2015, Dutch Ingraham <stoa@gmx.us> wrote: > On 02/28/15 18:09, reg@dwf.com <javascript:;> 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? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org <javascript:;> mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org <javascript:;>" > -- -- From: Benjamin Woods woodsb02@gmail.com
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