nightmorph 07/11/15 20:22:55 Modified: nvidia-guide.xml Log: updated nvidia guide with new driver version info
Revision Changes Path 1.44 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.44&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.44&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?r1=1.43&r2=1.44 Index: nvidia-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.43 retrieving revision 1.44 diff -u -r1.43 -r1.44 --- nvidia-guide.xml 18 Aug 2007 08:40:52 -0000 1.43 +++ nvidia-guide.xml 15 Nov 2007 20:22:55 -0000 1.44 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.43 2007/08/18 08:40:52 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.44 2007/11/15 20:22:55 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml"> @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.34</version> -<date>2007-08-18</date> +<version>1.35</version> +<date>2007-11-15</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -74,24 +74,24 @@ </p> <p> -Older cards such as the GeForce 3 or GeForce 4 -series require the 96xx drivers. For these cards, you should mask -<c>>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.9700</c> in your -<path>/etc/portage/package.mask</path> file. This will prevent newer versions of -the driver which are incompatible with your card from being installed. +Older cards such as the GeForce 3 or GeForce 4 series require the 96.x drivers. +For these cards, you should mask <c>>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-97.00</c> in +your <path>/etc/portage/package.mask</path> file. This will prevent newer +versions of the driver which are incompatible with your card from being +installed. </p> <p> Old NV2x-based cards (such as TNT, TNT2, GeForce, and GeForce 2) require the -older 71xx drivers (such as <c>nvidia-drivers-1.0.7185</c>). For these cards, -you should mask <c>>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8700</c> in +older 71.x drivers (such as <c>nvidia-drivers-71.86.01</c>). For these cards, +you should mask <c>>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-87.00</c> in <path>/etc/portage/package.mask</path>. </p> <p> You can check for driver compatibility for your card at to determine which -driver supports it at -<uri>http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/100.14.11/README/appendix-a.html</uri>. +driver supports it by viewing the README at its appropriate x86 or x86-64 +<uri link="http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html";>release page</uri>. </p> </body> @@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ </pre> <note> -The newer 100.x drivers can be installed with the <c>gtk</c> USE flag set. This -will install <c>media-video/nvidia-settings</c>, a handy graphical tool for -monitoring and configuring several aspects of your nVidia card. +The drivers can be installed with the <c>gtk</c> USE flag set. This will install +<c>media-video/nvidia-settings</c>, a handy graphical tool for monitoring and +configuring several aspects of your nVidia card. </note> <impo> @@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ nVidia also provides you with a settings tool. This tool allows you to monitor and change graphical settings without restarting the X server and is available through Portage as <c>media-video/nvidia-settings</c>. As mentioned earlier, it -will be pulled in automatically if you install -<c>>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-100.14.09</c> with the <c>gtk</c> USE flag set -in <path>/etc/make.conf</path> or in <path>/etc/portage/package.use</path>. +will be pulled in automatically if you install the drivers with the <c>gtk</c> +USE flag set in <path>/etc/make.conf</path> or in +<path>/etc/portage/package.use</path>. </p> </body> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
