There seem to be some 'solution': http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_XOrg_7.1_With_Older_NVidia_Drivers Also, nVidia usually reacts positively to changes, as this article suggests: http://digg.com/linux_unix/ATI_Beats_nVidia_to_Xorg_7_1_Compatible_Drivers HTH Hervé.