nvidiafb and NVidia X Drivers

[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Ben Duncan wrote:
> Ok, is there a way to make the Nvidia X driver from Nvidia
> coexist with the nvidiafb driver, so I can get that cute
> penguin and frame buffer to work as well as the X stuff?

No, this isn't possible as both drivers attempt to take ownership of the 
same hardware, which usually results in bad things hapening.

>
> If so, How do I got about doing it ?
> Right now the Nvidia driver complains about the frame buffer
> being loaded ... and FWIW, I really like the Nvidia drivers
> these days ... (Thanks Lonnie) ....

You're welcome.

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