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| 3 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
3 | <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml"> |
5 | <guide link="/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml"> |
| 6 | <title>Gentoo Linux nVidia Guide</title> |
6 | <title>Gentoo Linux nVidia Guide</title> |
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| 15 | to install and configure these drivers. |
15 | to install and configure these drivers. |
| 16 | </abstract> |
16 | </abstract> |
| 17 | |
17 | |
| 18 | <license/> |
18 | <license/> |
| 19 | |
19 | |
| 20 | <version>1.0</version> |
20 | <version>1.1</version> |
| 21 | <date>May 18, 2004</date> |
21 | <date>July 31, 2004</date> |
| 22 | |
22 | |
| 23 | <chapter> |
23 | <chapter> |
| 24 | <title>Configuring your Card</title> |
24 | <title>Configuring your Card</title> |
| 25 | <section> |
25 | <section> |
| 26 | <title>Installing the Appropriate Drivers</title> |
26 | <title>Installing the Appropriate Drivers</title> |
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| 40 | </pre> |
40 | </pre> |
| 41 | |
41 | |
| 42 | <p> |
42 | <p> |
| 43 | nVidia's modules and libraries are combined in two packages: <c>nvidia-glx</c> |
43 | nVidia's modules and libraries are combined in two packages: <c>nvidia-glx</c> |
| 44 | and <c>nvidia-kernel</c>. The former are the X11 GLX libraries while the latter |
44 | and <c>nvidia-kernel</c>. The former are the X11 GLX libraries while the latter |
| 45 | are the kernel modules. You need both so you should install those now. |
45 | are the kernel modules. Since <c>nvidia-glx</c> depends on <c>nvidia-kernel</c>, |
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46 | installing <c>nvidia-glx</c> is sufficient: |
| 46 | </p> |
47 | </p> |
| 47 | |
48 | |
| 48 | <pre caption="Installing the nVidia modules"> |
49 | <pre caption="Installing the nVidia modules"> |
| 49 | # <i>emerge nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel</i> |
50 | # <i>emerge nvidia-glx</i> |
| 50 | </pre> |
51 | </pre> |
| 51 | |
52 | |
| 52 | <p> |
53 | <p> |
| 53 | Once the installation has finished, run <c>modprobe nvidia</c> to load the |
54 | Once the installation has finished, run <c>modprobe nvidia</c> to load the |
| 54 | kernel module into memory. |
55 | kernel module into memory. |
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