nightmorph 10/07/13 19:55:51 Modified: nvidia-guide.xml Log: update nvidia driver installation instructions, link to xorg-server guide, fix kernel stuff. bug 307481.
Revision Changes Path 1.50 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.50&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.50&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?r1=1.49&r2=1.50 Index: nvidia-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.49 retrieving revision 1.50 diff -u -r1.49 -r1.50 --- nvidia-guide.xml 14 May 2010 22:22:26 -0000 1.49 +++ nvidia-guide.xml 13 Jul 2010 19:55:51 -0000 1.50 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.49 2010/05/14 22:22:26 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.50 2010/07/13 19:55:51 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide> @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.40</version> -<date>2010-05-14</date> +<version>1.41</version> +<date>2010-07-13</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -219,22 +219,22 @@ </p> <p> -First, you'll need to emerge <c>eselect</c> (if you don't already have it). If -you are using <c>gentoo-sources-2.6.18-r4</c>, your kernel listing might look +First, you'll need to choose the right kernel source using <c>eselect</c>. If +you are using <c>gentoo-sources-2.6.34-r1</c>, your kernel listing might look something like this: </p> <pre caption="Check your /usr/src/linux symlink"> # <i>eselect kernel list</i> Available kernel symlink targets: - [1] linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r4 * - [2] linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r7 - [3] linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 + [1] linux-2.6.34-gentoo-r1 * + [2] linux-2.6.33-gentoo-r2 + [3] linux-2.6.32.9 <comment>(Verify that the right kernel is marked with an asterisk</comment> </pre> <p> -In the above output, you'll notice that the <c>linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r4</c> kernel +In the above output, you'll notice that the <c>linux-2.6.34-gentoo-r1</c> kernel is marked with an asterisk (<b>*</b>) to show that it is the symlinked kernel. </p> @@ -256,28 +256,29 @@ <body> <p> -Now it's time to install the drivers. +Now it's time to install the drivers. You can do this by first following the +<uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">X Server Configuration HOWTO</uri> and +setting <c>VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"</c> in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>. When you +install the X server, it will then install the right version of +<c>nvidia-drivers</c> for you. </p> -<pre caption="Installing the nVidia drivers"> -# <i>emerge nvidia-drivers</i> -</pre> - <note> -The drivers can be installed with the <c>gtk</c> USE flag set. This will install +The drivers can be installed with the <c>gtk</c> USE flag set in +<path>/etc/make.conf</path>. 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> Every time you <uri link="/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml">compile a new kernel</uri> -or recompile the current one, you will need to run <c>emerge nvidia-drivers</c> -to reinstall the nVidia modules. An easier way to keep track of modules -installed by ebuilds (such as <c>nvidia-drivers</c>) is to install -<c>sys-kernel/module-rebuild</c>. Once you've installed it, simply run -<c>module-rebuild populate</c> to populate its database with a list of packages -to be rebuilt. Once you've finished compiling or recompiling a kernel, just run -<c>module-rebuild rebuild</c> to rebuild the drivers for your new kernel. +or recompile the current one, you will need to reinstall the nVidia kernel +modules. An easy way to keep track of modules installed by ebuilds (such as +<c>nvidia-drivers</c>) is to install <c>sys-kernel/module-rebuild</c>. Once +you've installed it, simply run <c>module-rebuild populate</c> to populate its +database with a list of packages to be rebuilt. Once you've finished compiling +or recompiling a kernel, just run <c>module-rebuild rebuild</c> to rebuild the +drivers for your new kernel. </impo> <p>
