Arch Linux

Elrohir

Member

Registered: 2006-01-05

Posts: 49

Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

Hello,

is this gaphic card supported bu the nvidia driver ? And, in what package ? nvidia-96xx ?
When I go in http://nvidia.com, I see that the last driver is 100.14.06 (2007.05.21). What version is used in the Arch package ?

Thanks,

N.

kano

Member

From: Michigan

Registered: 2007-05-04

Posts: 185

Website

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

I'm not sure if the 88xx series is supported, but if it is, it'd be the "nvidia" package. nvidia-96xx is for older cards.
The latest nvidia drivers for Linux are 1.0-9755, which Arch has.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

Last edited by kano (2007-06-06 08:49:09)

---

\\ archlinux on a XPS M1530 //

Elrohir

Member

Registered: 2006-01-05

Posts: 49

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

:-|
in http://www.nvidia.fr/object/linux_fr.html, the drivers are not the same !
Version 100.14.06 (Date: 21.5.2007).

I don't understand !

kano

Member

From: Michigan

Registered: 2007-05-04

Posts: 185

Website

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

The "100.14.06" driver is a beta driver. No clue why the french site lists that over the stable 1.0-9755 driver :s

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthr … 62&t=91896

---

\\ archlinux on a XPS M1530 //

Elrohir

Member

Registered: 2006-01-05

Posts: 49

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

Okay
And in what Arch Package I can find the 1.0-9755 driver ?

kano

Member

From: Michigan

Registered: 2007-05-04

Posts: 185

Website

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

It's called "nvidia"

---

\\ archlinux on a XPS M1530 //

Elrohir

Member

Registered: 2006-01-05

Posts: 49

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

Thanks. I'll test this package for my 8600GTS this evening

bampowwack

Member

From: Manitoba

Registered: 2006-07-07

Posts: 15

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

Nvidia 8x series is only currently supported by th beta driver. Download it and follow this wiki link:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/How … tional_way

Im using the same card.

Last edited by bampowwack (2007-06-08 02:21:59)

---

"Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed."

kano

Member

From: Michigan

Registered: 2007-05-04

Posts: 185

Website

Re: Support for nVidia GeForce 8600 ?

I modified the standard nvidia PKGBUILD for the nvidia-beta module, and put it on the AUR.

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … 1&ID=11503

I haven't tested the actual package out (built it, looks fine), so lemme know how it works

Last edited by kano (2007-06-08 06:02:39)

---

\\ archlinux on a XPS M1530 //