| 1 |
nightmorph 10/07/13 19:55:51 |
| 2 |
|
| 3 |
Modified: nvidia-guide.xml |
| 4 |
Log: |
| 5 |
update nvidia driver installation instructions, link to xorg-server guide, fix kernel stuff. bug 307481. |
| 6 |
|
| 7 |
Revision Changes Path |
| 8 |
1.50 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml |
| 9 |
|
| 10 |
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.50&view=markup |
| 11 |
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?rev=1.50&content-type=text/plain |
| 12 |
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml?r1=1.49&r2=1.50 |
| 13 |
|
| 14 |
Index: nvidia-guide.xml |
| 15 |
=================================================================== |
| 16 |
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v |
| 17 |
retrieving revision 1.49 |
| 18 |
retrieving revision 1.50 |
| 19 |
diff -u -r1.49 -r1.50 |
| 20 |
--- nvidia-guide.xml 14 May 2010 22:22:26 -0000 1.49 |
| 21 |
+++ nvidia-guide.xml 13 Jul 2010 19:55:51 -0000 1.50 |
| 22 |
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ |
| 23 |
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
| 24 |
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.49 2010/05/14 22:22:26 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
| 25 |
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v 1.50 2010/07/13 19:55:51 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
| 26 |
<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
| 27 |
|
| 28 |
<guide> |
| 29 |
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ |
| 30 |
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
| 31 |
<license/> |
| 32 |
|
| 33 |
-<version>1.40</version> |
| 34 |
-<date>2010-05-14</date> |
| 35 |
+<version>1.41</version> |
| 36 |
+<date>2010-07-13</date> |
| 37 |
|
| 38 |
<chapter> |
| 39 |
<title>Introduction</title> |
| 40 |
@@ -219,22 +219,22 @@ |
| 41 |
</p> |
| 42 |
|
| 43 |
<p> |
| 44 |
-First, you'll need to emerge <c>eselect</c> (if you don't already have it). If |
| 45 |
-you are using <c>gentoo-sources-2.6.18-r4</c>, your kernel listing might look |
| 46 |
+First, you'll need to choose the right kernel source using <c>eselect</c>. If |
| 47 |
+you are using <c>gentoo-sources-2.6.34-r1</c>, your kernel listing might look |
| 48 |
something like this: |
| 49 |
</p> |
| 50 |
|
| 51 |
<pre caption="Check your /usr/src/linux symlink"> |
| 52 |
# <i>eselect kernel list</i> |
| 53 |
Available kernel symlink targets: |
| 54 |
- [1] linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r4 * |
| 55 |
- [2] linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r7 |
| 56 |
- [3] linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 |
| 57 |
+ [1] linux-2.6.34-gentoo-r1 * |
| 58 |
+ [2] linux-2.6.33-gentoo-r2 |
| 59 |
+ [3] linux-2.6.32.9 |
| 60 |
<comment>(Verify that the right kernel is marked with an asterisk</comment> |
| 61 |
</pre> |
| 62 |
|
| 63 |
<p> |
| 64 |
-In the above output, you'll notice that the <c>linux-2.6.18-gentoo-r4</c> kernel |
| 65 |
+In the above output, you'll notice that the <c>linux-2.6.34-gentoo-r1</c> kernel |
| 66 |
is marked with an asterisk (<b>*</b>) to show that it is the symlinked kernel. |
| 67 |
</p> |
| 68 |
|
| 69 |
@@ -256,28 +256,29 @@ |
| 70 |
<body> |
| 71 |
|
| 72 |
<p> |
| 73 |
-Now it's time to install the drivers. |
| 74 |
+Now it's time to install the drivers. You can do this by first following the |
| 75 |
+<uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">X Server Configuration HOWTO</uri> and |
| 76 |
+setting <c>VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"</c> in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>. When you |
| 77 |
+install the X server, it will then install the right version of |
| 78 |
+<c>nvidia-drivers</c> for you. |
| 79 |
</p> |
| 80 |
|
| 81 |
-<pre caption="Installing the nVidia drivers"> |
| 82 |
-# <i>emerge nvidia-drivers</i> |
| 83 |
-</pre> |
| 84 |
- |
| 85 |
<note> |
| 86 |
-The drivers can be installed with the <c>gtk</c> USE flag set. This will install |
| 87 |
+The drivers can be installed with the <c>gtk</c> USE flag set in |
| 88 |
+<path>/etc/make.conf</path>. This will install |
| 89 |
<c>media-video/nvidia-settings</c>, a handy graphical tool for monitoring and |
| 90 |
configuring several aspects of your nVidia card. |
| 91 |
</note> |
| 92 |
|
| 93 |
<impo> |
| 94 |
Every time you <uri link="/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml">compile a new kernel</uri> |
| 95 |
-or recompile the current one, you will need to run <c>emerge nvidia-drivers</c> |
| 96 |
-to reinstall the nVidia modules. An easier way to keep track of modules |
| 97 |
-installed by ebuilds (such as <c>nvidia-drivers</c>) is to install |
| 98 |
-<c>sys-kernel/module-rebuild</c>. Once you've installed it, simply run |
| 99 |
-<c>module-rebuild populate</c> to populate its database with a list of packages |
| 100 |
-to be rebuilt. Once you've finished compiling or recompiling a kernel, just run |
| 101 |
-<c>module-rebuild rebuild</c> to rebuild the drivers for your new kernel. |
| 102 |
+or recompile the current one, you will need to reinstall the nVidia kernel |
| 103 |
+modules. An easy way to keep track of modules installed by ebuilds (such as |
| 104 |
+<c>nvidia-drivers</c>) is to install <c>sys-kernel/module-rebuild</c>. Once |
| 105 |
+you've installed it, simply run <c>module-rebuild populate</c> to populate its |
| 106 |
+database with a list of packages to be rebuilt. Once you've finished compiling |
| 107 |
+or recompiling a kernel, just run <c>module-rebuild rebuild</c> to rebuild the |
| 108 |
+drivers for your new kernel. |
| 109 |
</impo> |
| 110 |
|
| 111 |
<p> |
Archives