nightmorph 09/01/26 08:20:48 Modified: nvidia-guide.xml Log: update nvidia guide for new driver support for geforce 5 cards, bug 242308
Revision Changes Path 1.47 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.47&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.47&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?r1=1.46&r2=1.47 Index: nvidia-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.46 retrieving revision 1.47 diff -u -r1.46 -r1.47 --- nvidia-guide.xml 14 Sep 2008 05:12:23 -0000 1.46 +++ nvidia-guide.xml 26 Jan 2009 08:20:48 -0000 1.47 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.46 2008/09/14 05:12:23 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.47 2009/01/26 08:20:48 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>1.37</version> -<date>2008-09-13</date> +<version>1.38</version> +<date>2009-01-26</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -69,21 +69,27 @@ </p> <p> -Newer cards such as the GeForce 8, 7, 6, and FX 5 series should use the newer -drivers from the 100.x series. +Newer cards such as the GeForce 9, 8, 7, and 6 series should use the latest +drivers. </p> <p> -Older cards such as the GeForce 3 or GeForce 4 series require the 96.x drivers. +Older cards such as the GeForce FX 5 series should use the 173.x drivers, such +as <c>nvidia-drivers-173.14.15</c>. For these cards, you should mask +<c>>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-174.00</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 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. +your <path>/etc/portage/package.mask</path> file. </p> <p> -Old NV2x-based cards (such as TNT, TNT2, GeForce, and GeForce 2) require the -older 71.x drivers (such as <c>nvidia-drivers-71.86.01</c>). For these cards, +The oldest NV2x-based cards (such as TNT, TNT2, GeForce, and GeForce 2) require the +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>
