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nightmorph    10/07/13 19:55:51

  Modified:             nvidia-guide.xml
  Log:
  update nvidia driver installation instructions, link to xorg-server gui=
de, 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/nvid=
ia-guide.xml?rev=3D1.50&view=3Dmarkup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvid=
ia-guide.xml?rev=3D1.50&content-type=3Dtext/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvid=
ia-guide.xml?r1=3D1.49&r2=3D1.50

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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=3D'1.0' encoding=3D"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">
=20
 <guide>
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
=20
-<version>1.40</version>
-<date>2010-05-14</date>
+<version>1.41</version>
+<date>2010-07-13</date>
=20
 <chapter>
 <title>Introduction</title>
@@ -219,22 +219,22 @@
 </p>
=20
 <p>
-First, you'll need to emerge <c>eselect</c> (if you don't already have i=
t). 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>
=20
 <pre caption=3D"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</comme=
nt>
 </pre>
=20
 <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 k=
ernel.
 </p>
=20
@@ -256,28 +256,29 @@
 <body>
=20
 <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=3D"/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">X Server Configuration HOWTO</uri>=
 and
+setting <c>VIDEO_CARDS=3D"nvidia"</c> in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>. Wh=
en you
+install the X server, it will then install the right version of
+<c>nvidia-drivers</c> for you.
 </p>
=20
-<pre caption=3D"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 monitorin=
g and
 configuring several aspects of your nVidia card.
 </note>
=20
 <impo>
 Every time you <uri link=3D"/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml">compile a new ke=
rnel</uri>
-or recompile the current one, you will need to run <c>emerge nvidia-driv=
ers</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 p=
ackages
-to be rebuilt. Once you've finished compiling or recompiling a kernel, j=
ust 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 kern=
el
+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>. O=
nce
+you've installed it, simply run <c>module-rebuild populate</c> to popula=
te its
+database with a list of packages to be rebuilt. Once you've finished com=
piling
+or recompiling a kernel, just run <c>module-rebuild rebuild</c> to rebui=
ld the
+drivers for your new kernel.
 </impo>
=20
 <p>