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Cotton

Member

From: Cornwall, UK

Registered: 2004-09-17

Posts: 568

NVIDIA package confusion

I'm trying to understand the Arch Nvidia packages but the wiki isn't overly clear.

Currently, I use the nvidia-173xx package with a Geforce 7800 GTX card, since, at installation, I believed that the older cards weren't supported by the Nvidia package in Extra. 

However, I recently discovered that version 285.05.09 supports my card, according to the supported products tab on:
http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/linux-di … er-uk.html

So, firstly, should I ditch nvidia-173xx and revert to the main Nvidia package?

And secondly, since nvidia-173xx requires linux<3.1 due to incompatibility with xorg 1.11, presumably linux should be added to the IgnorePkg list in pacman.conf, along with the currently ignored packages below?:

xf86-input-evdev
xf86-input-keyboard
xf86-input-mouse
xf86-video-nv
xf86-video-vesa
xorg-server
xorg-server-common

Once Nvidia produce a driver suitable for xorg 1.11, I'll be able to un-ignore these, and install Nvidia instead of 173xx (or even 173xx-all).  Correct?

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: NVIDIA package confusion

you used all along the wrong driver. get rid of it and install nvidia and nvidia-utils along with fully updating your system. nvidia supports xorg-server 1.11

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Cotton

Member

From: Cornwall, UK

Registered: 2004-09-17

Posts: 568

Re: NVIDIA package confusion

Thanks Wonder - worked as you predicted.

What is nvidia-173xx for then?

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: NVIDIA package confusion

What is nvidia-173xx for then?

For older cards, like my fx 5500.