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Hi!
Just saw that on the front page, there are a new package called Nvidia-legacy-7174, what is this? noone is maintaining it, and it isn't the latest nvidia driver, so what is it?
is it just to provide a way for people having trouble with the latest nvidia driver?
http://www.linuxportalen.com -> Linux Help portal for Linux and ArchLinux (in swedish)
Dell Inspiron 8500
Kernel 2.6.14-archck1 (selfcompiled)
Enlightenment 17
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Newest nvidia binary drivers don't support older cards, quote form the readme:
Below are the legacy GPUs that are no longer supported in the unified driver.
These GPUs will continue to be maintained through the special legacy NVIDIA
GPU driver releases.
NVIDIA chip name Device PCI ID
------------------------------- -------------------------------
RIVA TNT 0x0020
RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro 0x0028
RIVA TNT2 Ultra 0x0029
Vanta/Vanta LT 0x002C
RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro 0x002D
Aladdin TNT2 0x00A0
GeForce 256 0x0100
GeForce DDR 0x0101
Quadro 0x0103
GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro 0x0150
GeForce2 Ti 0x0151
GeForce2 Ultra 0x0152
Quadro2 Pro 0x0153
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ahh, ok, then I understand thanks
http://www.linuxportalen.com -> Linux Help portal for Linux and ArchLinux (in swedish)
Dell Inspiron 8500
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Sweet this package is up? I need to get it!
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I have tested it with a TNT-Card. It does not install. (sorry, no further debug output or log)
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sorry i can't test the package my cards belong to the newer ones.
if install.log would give some output perhaps we could do something
thanks.
greetings
tpowa
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Everything I get after "pacman -S nvidia-legacy" in runlevel 3 is: (package nvidia was removed before)
:: nvidia-legacy-1.0.7174-1: is up to date. Upgrade anyway? [Y/n]
Targets: nvidia-legacy-1.0.7174-1
Total Package Size: 5.3 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n]
checking package integrity... done.
loading package data... done.
checking for file conflicts... done.
upgrading nvidia-legacy... done.
IMPORTANT
==> In order to use the software, you have to agree to NVIDIA's license located in
==> /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/LICENSE else please remove this package
Installation starts now ...
INSTALLATION FAILED!
==> You have to shutdown Xserver to finish installation! You have to rerun 'pacman -S nvidia'
==> Other installation errors can be found at: /var/log/nvidia-installer.log
If you need more information about setting up nvidia drivers have a look at:
"http://wiki2.archlinux.org/index.php/How to install NVIDIA Driver"
/var/log/nvidia-installer.log does not exists. "pacman -R nvidia-legacy" also fails on not finding nvidia-installer
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ah ok thanks i'll look into it
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ok uploaded -2 there was a new install option in .install file that doesn't exist in old driver
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please report success if it works
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Installation worksnow, but driver gives me strange output on console. But this is not your fault ;-)
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Well, im officially on a legacy video card now... I guess it was about time...
But there is something i dont understand:
If im using nvidia 1.0.7667-2
Why is the first legacy driver older than this one? Mine is working just fine, is there any reason to "downgrade"?
Regards.
Leonardo Andrés Gallego
www.archlinux-es.org || Comunidad Hispana de Arch Linux
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an official legacy driver is not! out, it just a intermediate release from my side, that supports old cards.
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Hi
I have a GeForce2 MX/400. Is it a legacy card too?
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No, it uses 'normal' nvidia drivers.
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If im using nvidia 1.0.7667-2
Why is the first legacy driver older than this one? Mine is working just fine, is there any reason to "downgrade"?
Maybe your card is "legacy" only in the 8XXX drivers (1.0.8178-8 is the newest according to pacman)?
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