[2011-04-14 11:42:21 +0200] Gaetan Bisson: > Title: nvidia-173xx and nvidia-96xx removed from [extra] > > The nvidia-173xx and nvidia-96xx driver packages have been removed from > our repositories as they are incompatible with newer xorg servers. This > can only be fixed by an upstream update, which has not happened yet. > > For most video cards, the best alternative should be xf86-video-nouveau; > see: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau > > As lower-grade options, you might also consider xf86-video-nv and > xf86-video-vesa: simply remove the old nvidia driver(s), install these, > and the xorg server will automatically pick the best at startup.
I'll post this tomorrow if nobody objects. -- Gaetan
