nightmorph 10/05/14 22:22:26 Modified: nvidia-guide.xml Log: Update nvidia driver versions and recommendations, bug 311869
Revision Changes Path 1.49 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.49&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.49&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?r1=1.48&r2=1.49 Index: nvidia-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.48 retrieving revision 1.49 diff -u -r1.48 -r1.49 --- nvidia-guide.xml 5 Aug 2009 15:44:08 -0000 1.48 +++ nvidia-guide.xml 14 May 2010 22:22:26 -0000 1.49 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.48 2009/08/05 15:44:08 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.49 2010/05/14 22:22:26 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<guide link="/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml"> +<guide> <title>Gentoo Linux nVidia Guide</title> <author title="Author"> @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.39</version> -<date>2009-08-05</date> +<version>1.40</version> +<date>2010-05-14</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ </p> <p> -Newer cards such as the GeForce 9, 8, 7, and 6 series should use the latest -drivers. +Newer cards such as the GeForce 400, 300, 200, 100, 9, 8, 7, and 6 series should +use the latest drivers. </p> <p> @@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ </p> <p> -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>. +The oldest NV2x-based cards (such as TNT, TNT2, GeForce, and GeForce 2) are no +longer supported by <c>nvidia-drivers</c>. Instead, use an open-source driver: +<c>xf86-video-nouveau</c> (recommended) or <c>xf86-video-nv</c> (old, +deprecated). </p> <p>
