glfs/x/installing/x7driver-nouveau.xml

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-version "1.0.9">

  <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/driver/xf86-video-nouveau-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-download-ftp  "&xorg-download-ftp;/driver/xf86-video-nouveau-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-md5sum        "8b2c0df5de3929597ade8c5ddb489a44">
  <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-size          "567 KB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-buildsize     "13 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-time          "0.2 SBU">
  ]>

  
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  <sect2 id="xorg-nouveau-driver" xreflabel="Xorg Nouveau Driver-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;">

    <title>Xorg Nouveau Driver-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;</title>

    <indexterm zone="xorg-nouveau-driver">
      <primary sortas="a-xorg-nouveau-driver">xorg-nouveau-driver</primary>
    </indexterm>

    <sect3 role="package">
      <title>Introduction to Xorg Nouveau Driver</title>

      <para>
        The <application>Xorg Nouveau Driver</application> package contains the
        X.Org Video Driver for NVidia Cards including RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2,
        GeForce 256, QUADRO, GeForce2, QUADRO2, GeForce3, QUADRO DDC,
        nForce, nForce2, GeForce4, QUADRO4, GeForce FX, QUADRO FX, GeForce 6XXX and
        GeForce 7xxx chipsets.
      </para>

      &lfs73_checked;

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-nouveau-driver-download-http;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-nouveau-driver-download-ftp;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download MD5 sum: &xorg-nouveau-driver-md5sum;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download size: &xorg-nouveau-driver-size;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated disk space required: &xorg-nouveau-driver-buildsize;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated build time: &xorg-nouveau-driver-time;
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Xorg Nouveau Drivers Dependencies</bridgehead>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
      <para role="required">
        <xref linkend="xorg-server"/>
      </para>

      <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
        User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xorg-nouveau-driver"/>
      </para>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="kernel" id="xorg-nouveau-driver-kernel">
      <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>
      Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
      kernel if necessary:
    </para>

<screen><literal>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
  Graphics support ---&gt;
    Nouveau (nVidia) cards: Y or M
      Support for backlight control: Y</literal></screen>

      <indexterm zone="xorg-nouveau-driver xorg-nouveau-driver-kernel">
        <primary sortas="d-xorg-nouveau-driver">xorg-nouveau-driver</primary>
      </indexterm>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="installation">
      <title>Installation of Xorg Nouveau Driver</title>

      <para>
        Install <application>Xorg Nouveau Driver</application> by running the following
        commands:
      </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

      <para>
        This package does not come with a test suite.
      </para>

      <para>
        Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="content">
      <title>Contents</title>

      <segmentedlist>
        <segtitle>Installed Xorg Driver</segtitle>

        <seglistitem>
          <seg>
            nouveau_drv.so
          </seg>
        </seglistitem>
      </segmentedlist>

      <variablelist>
        <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
        <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
        <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

        <varlistentry id="nouveau_drv">
          <term><filename class="libraryfile">nouveau_drv.so</filename></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              is an Xorg video driver for nVidia video cards.
            </para>
            <indexterm zone="xorg-nouveau-driver nouveau_drv">
              <primary sortas="c-nouveau_drv">nouveau_drv.so</primary>
            </indexterm>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

      </variablelist>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>
  <!-- End Xorg Nouveau Driver -->