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Kyle Liddell, mused, then expounded: |
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> I think (in general) the "stable" nvidia drivers in portage are useless, so even if you're not using ~amd64, you should at least have the "unstable" nvidia drivers, as they are way more stable than the "stable" ones. |
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You are incorrect and correct. Because Nvidia removed the code for the older Gfx cards, |
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they cannot use the newer drivers. Almost every pre-R5xxxx card needs the older driver, |
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the exception is the M4000 series. |
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However, as he has a 6600, he needs to be running the latest driver, thus in his |
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/etc/portage/package.keywords, needs - |
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media-video/nvidia-kernel ~amd64 |
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media-video/nvidia-glx ~amd64 |
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app-admin/eselect-opengl ~amd64 |
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app-admin/eselect ~amd64 |
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Bob |
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