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From: Rumen Yotov <rumen@××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] nvidia card swap
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:16:27
Message-Id: 20070121040830.15c77163@rumen.goto.bg
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] nvidia card swap by James
1 On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:49:33 +0000 (UTC)
2 James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > hello,
5 >
6 > I have a system using this card:
7 > "NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]"
8 >
9 > and I want to use this card:
10 > "NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]"
11 >
12 > to hopefully get more perfomance on 3D applications.
13 >
14 > Can I just swap the hardware or do I have to edit
15 > (xorg.conf) and recompile some software, such as
16 > xorg-server ?
17 >
18 >
19 > ideas?
20 >
21 > James
22 >
23 >
24 >
25 Hi,
26 Currently don't have a NVidia card, but IIRC the former
27 uses: x11-drivers/nvidia-legacy-drivers, the latter:
28 x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers.
29 But please check again, can't confirm.No other changed needed.
30 HTH. Rumen
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