[mythtv-users] nvidia ATrpms and xorg.conf install

[mark at onnow.net]

All you need to do there is replace "nv" with "nvidia" and you will be using the
nvidia drivers.  You should now also see a NVidia spash screen on X startup.

Mark

Quoting Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at yahoo.com>:

> maybe someone could show the relevent lines in both their 
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /etc/modprobe.conf?
> 
> I don't think I'm getting maximum usage of the new drivers. Heck, I may 
> not even be using them. This is what I have in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file:
> 
> Section "Device"
>     Identifier   "Videocard0"
>     Driver         "nv"
>     VendorName   "Videocard vendor"
>     BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce MX (generic)"
> EndSection
> 
> I don't see anything else about nvidia. No ModulePath either
> 
> I have nothing in my modprobe.conf line regarding nvidia. Do I need 
> anything?
> 
> I've seen some emails with this:
> 
> ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia" (xorg.conf)
> 
> and
> 
> # nvidia kernel module
> 
> alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-6111 (modprobe.conf)
> 
> 
> 
> Brad Fuller wrote:
> 
> > I installed nvidia-6111 according to Jarod's guide, but I didn't see 
> > any /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nvidia file.
> > What is changed in this file.
> > BTW, what line is added to modprobe.conf?
> >
> > thanks,
> > brad
> >
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