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...... > >>> Source configured. > >>> Compiling source in > /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-270.41.06/wo > rk ... > ^[[32;01m*^[[0m Preparing nvidia module > make -j9 HOSTCC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu- > LDFLA > GS= IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes V=1 SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux > SYSOUT=/lib/modules/2.6.34- > xen-r4/build HOST_CC=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc clean module > The kernel you are installing for is a Xen kernel! > > The NVIDIA driver does not currently work on Xen kernels. If > you are using a stock distribution kernel...

Hey, I tried it. The short answer is that nVIDIA cards are OK for text, but may not work at all under X. I downloaded the 3.3 ISO's, and burned new CD's. I did an X desktop install on a test bench P3 600 MHz system with a 4.3 gig drive. I did the install with a known-to-work Voodoo Banshee card to get the system going. I used a Mag DX1495 monitor, which I know does not to work on