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List:       freebsd-questions
Subject:    Re: Still cant update nvidia driver
From:       Brandon Schneider <brandon.schneider () icloud ! com>
Date:       2015-02-27 6:57:29
Message-ID: 54F01559.4060507 () icloud ! 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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