From: "Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" <nightmorph@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: nvidia-guide.xml
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:55:51 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100713195552.067E32CE14@corvid.gentoo.org> (raw)
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>
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