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From: darren kirby <bulliver@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Non-portage nVidia driver install.
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:41:35
Message-Id: 200803171640.12055.bulliver@badcomputer.org
1 Hi all,
2
3 I just built myself a brand new AMD64 system with an EVGA Geforce 9600GT. This
4 vid card requires a newer version of nvidia drivers (171.06) than is
5 available from portage, so I will have to install it manually.
6
7 I am wondering if there are any gotchas I should keep in mind before
8 installing it, as in, do I need to unmerge the current unsupported drivers?
9 Should I use package provided? Will 'eselect opengl set nvidia' still work?
10
11 Shall I just shut up and install it ;)
12
13 Thanks for replies,
14 -d
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16 darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org
17 "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..."
18 - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972
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Re: [gentoo-user] Non-portage nVidia driver install. Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>