[OpenIndiana-discuss] need to downgrade nvidia driver

[Predrag Zečević - Technical Support Analyst]

On 08/07/18 15:41, Flemming Dalsgaard wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> A fresh install of OI did kill the graphics on my pc.
> It seems to be caused by the nvidia driver as of the Xorg.log
> stating my card requires the 304.137 driver instead of the current 340.106
> version.
> 
> Following the suggested metode on
> https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Nvidia+Graphics
> 
> the "pfexec pkg -R /mnt uninstall -r driver/graphics/nvidia" failed due to
> packages depend on the current 340.106 version.
> specifically :
> mate_install at 0.1-2018.0.0.31
> x11/server/xorg/driver/xorg-video at 0.5.11-2018.0.0.1
> 
> Could the dependencies be removed or relaxed on thoes packages so its would
> be possible to install the nvidia driver that works with my graphics ?
> 
> Thanks
> Flemming
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Hi,

I think this article might be helpful:
https://alp-notes.blogspot.com/2015/10/userland-incorporation-in-openindiana.html

(I would like to point that all credits for that article go to Alexander 
Pyhalov - he pointed it to me long time ago, and I have felt free to 
share it.)

Regards.

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