neysx 06/01/13 16:06:46 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en nvidia-guide.xml Log: #116433 added warning about legacy drivers
Revision Changes Path 1.21 +71 -15 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.21&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.21&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml.diff?r1=1.20&r2=1.21&cvsroot=gentoo Index: nvidia-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.20 retrieving revision 1.21 diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 --- nvidia-guide.xml 25 Oct 2005 17:27:09 -0000 1.20 +++ nvidia-guide.xml 13 Jan 2006 16:06:46 -0000 1.21 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.20 2005/10/25 17:27:09 swift Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.21 2006/01/13 16:06:46 neysx Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml"> @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ <author title="Editor"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">M Curtis Napier</mail> </author> +<author title="Editor"> + <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Joshua Saddler</mail> +</author> <abstract> Many Gentooists have an nVidia chipset on their system. nVidia provides specific @@ -22,8 +25,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.16</version> -<date>2005-10-25</date> +<version>1.17</version> +<date>2006-01-13</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ <chapter> <title>Configuring your Card</title> <section> -<title>Installing the Appropriate Drivers</title> +<title>Kernel Configuration</title> <body> <p> @@ -82,8 +85,8 @@ </pre> <p> -nVidia's modules and libraries are combined in two packages: <c>nvidia-glx</c> -and <c>nvidia-kernel</c>. The former are the X11 GLX libraries while the latter +nVidia's modules and libraries are combined in two packages: <c>nvidia-glx</c> +and <c>nvidia-kernel</c>. The former are the X11 GLX libraries while the latter are the kernel modules. </p> @@ -127,10 +130,63 @@ # <i>ln -snf linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r6 linux</i> </pre> +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>Optional: Check for Legacy Card Support</title> +<body> + +<note> +Unfortunately, certain legacy video cards are not supported by the newer +versions of <c>nvidia-glx</c> and <c>nvidia-kernel</c>. nVidia provides a <uri +link="http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html";>list of supported cards</uri>. +Please check the list before installing the drivers. +</note> + +<p> +The following is a list of <b>unsupported</b> legacy video cards: +</p> + +<pre caption="Unsupported cards"> +TNT2 +TNT2 Pro +TNT2 Ultra +TNT2 Model 64 (M64) +TNT2 Model 64 (M64) Pro +Vanta +Vanta LT +GeForce 256 +GeForce DDR +GeForce2 GTS +GeForce2 Pro +GeForce2 Ti +GeForce2 Ultra +GeForce2 MX Integrated graphics +Quadro +Quadro2 Pro +Quadro2 EX +</pre> + +<p> +If you own one of these cards, you will have to mask the newer versions of the +nVidia drivers, and install an older version: +</p> + +<pre caption="Masking newer drivers"> +# <i>echo ">media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.6629-r4" >> /etc/portage/package.mask</i> +# <i>echo ">media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.6629-r7" >> /etc/portage/package.mask</i> +</pre> + +</body> +</section> +<section> +<title>Installing the Appropriate Drivers</title> +<body> + <p> -Now it's time to install <c>nvidia-kernel</c> and <c>nvidia-glx</c>. Since -<c>nvidia-glx</c> depends on <c>nvidia-kernel</c>, installing <c>nvidia-glx</c> -is sufficient: +Now it's time to install <c>nvidia-kernel</c> and <c>nvidia-glx</c>. Since +<c>nvidia-glx</c> depends on <c>nvidia-kernel</c>, installing <c>nvidia-glx</c> +is sufficient. </p> <pre caption="Installing the nVidia modules"> @@ -140,9 +196,9 @@ <impo> Every time you <uri link="/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml">compile a new kernel</uri> or recompile the current one, you have to run <c>emerge -nvidia-kernel</c> to reinstall the nVidia modules. nvidia-glx is unaffected by -a kernel change and doesn't even need to be rebuilt when you recompile/upgrade -X. +nvidia-kernel</c> to reinstall the nVidia modules. <c>nvidia-glx</c> is +unaffected by a kernel change and doesn't even need to be rebuilt when you +recompile/upgrade X. </impo> <p> @@ -209,8 +265,8 @@ <p> Next, in section <c>Screen</c>, make sure that either the <c>DefaultDepth</c> -directive is set to 16 or 24, or that you only have <c>Display</c> subsections -with <c>Depth</c> settings of 16 or 24. Without it, the nvidia-glx extensions +directive is set to 16 or 24, or that you only have <c>Display</c> subsections +with <c>Depth</c> settings of 16 or 24. Without it, the nvidia-glx extensions will not start. </p> @@ -268,7 +324,7 @@ </pre> <p> -To monitor your FPS, run <c>glxgears</c>. +To monitor your FPS, run <c>glxgears</c>. </p> </body> -- [email protected] mailing list
