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>Index: nvidia-guide.xml
>===================================================================
>RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v
>retrieving revision 1.24
>diff -u -r1.24 nvidia-guide.xml
>--- nvidia-guide.xml	17 Feb 2006 19:01:06 -0000	1.24
>+++ nvidia-guide.xml	27 Feb 2006 11:07:40 -0000
>@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
> 
> <license/>
> 
>-<version>1.20</version>
>-<date>2006-02-17</date>
>+<version>1.21</version>
>+<date>2006-02-27</date>
> 
> <chapter>
> <title>Introduction</title>
>@@ -84,6 +84,49 @@
>   [*] MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support
> </pre>
> 
>+</body>
>+</section>
>+<section>
>+<title>Arch-specific notes</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+<impo>
>+For x86 and AMD64 processors, the in-kernel driver conflicts with the binary
>+driver provided by nVidia. If you will be compiling your kernel for these CPUs,
>+you must completely remove support for the in-kernel driver as shown:
>+</impo>
>+
>+<pre caption="Remove the in-kernel driver">
>+Device Drivers ---&gt; Graphics Support ---&gt;
>+&lt; &gt;   nVidia Framebuffer Support
>+&lt; &gt;   nVidia Riva support
>+</pre>
>+
>+<p>
>+A good framebuffer alternative is <c>VESA</c>:
>+</p>
>+
>+<pre caption="Enable VESA support">
>+Device Drivers ---&gt; Graphics Support ---&gt;
>+&lt;*&gt;   VESA VGA graphics support
>+</pre>
>+
>+<p>
>+Then, under "VESA driver type" select either <c>vesafb</c> or
>+<c>vesafb-tng</c>:
>+</p>
>+
>+<pre caption="Select framebuffer type">
>+( ) vesafb
>+(X) vesafb-tng
>+</pre>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
>+<section>
>+<title>Continuing with Kernel Configuration</title>
>+<body>
>+
> <p>
> nVidia's modules and libraries are combined in two packages: <c>nvidia-glx</c>
> and <c>nvidia-kernel</c>. The former are the X11 GLX libraries while the latter

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