[patch] nvidia-guide.xml.patch

nvidia-guide.xml.patch (text/plain), 1.53 KB, created by nm (RETIRED) on 2006-03-05 03:16:07 UTC

Index: nvidia-guide.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.25 nvidia-guide.xml
--- nvidia-guide.xml	4 Mar 2006 06:35:31 -0000	1.25
+++ nvidia-guide.xml	5 Mar 2006 11:05:20 -0000
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
 
-<version>1.21</version>
-<date>2006-03-04</date>
+<version>1.22</version>
+<date>2006-03-05</date>
 
 <chapter>
 <title>Introduction</title>
@@ -493,6 +493,30 @@
 # <i>/sbin/NVmakedevices.sh</i>
 </pre>
 
+<p>
+If your <path>/dev/nvidia</path> devices are still missing every time you
+reboot, then it is most likely because udev is not automatically creating the
+proper device nodes. You can fix this by re-running <c>NVmakedevices.sh</c>,
+and then editing <path>/etc/conf.d/rc</path> as shown:
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Editing /etc/conf.d/rc">
+RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="yes"
+</pre>
+
+<p>
+This will preserve your <path>/dev/nvidia</path> nodes even if you reboot.
+</p>
+
+<note>
+Alternatively, you might try emerging the latest <c>nvidia-kernel</c> and
+<c>nvidia-glx</c> from the 8xxx series. At the time of this writing, both are
+still marked ~arch. These drivers no longer rely on hotplug or udev to create
+the proper device nodes. Instead, the X driver itself will create your
+<path>/dev/nvidia</path> files when you start X. However, this will require you
+to use a recent kernel (2.6.14 and greater).
+</note>
+
 </body>
 </section>
 </chapter>