The docs are the ones installed. Check /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx* and there is a README. It contains a wealth of information about it. You can also get the same readme from the Nvidia site under the linux drivers section. There is a link to the readme.
Opengl-update is run when you want to specify which to use. It may or may not be run by the ebuild but most on this list have recommended that it be run and it won't hurt to run it again. On Saturday 29 November 2003 15:56, you wrote: > 031129 Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > > 031129 Philip Webb wrote: > >> i have a nicely working Gentoo system > >> (XP 2500+ , nVidia GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x ). > >> i'ld like to get 3D acceleration working, insofar as it's not now. > >> following a recent thread here, i did the following: > >> emerge nvidia-glx (also merges nvidia-kernel ) > >> comment 'Load "dri"' in XF86Config > >> replace 'Driver "nv"' there with 'Driver "nvidia"' > >> reboot > >> as root, enter 'modprobe nvidia' (it says 'loaded but tainted') > >> as user, start XFCE or KDE the normal way > >> both start w the Nvidia splash screen, > >> but are slow, erratic & finally everything freezes. > >> does anyone have any suggestions ? > > > > Check the Nvidia docs for what you need in XF86Config. > > which Nvidia docs are you referring to ? i've looked at the Nvidia site, > which is enormous, w/o seeing anything useful. > 'man nvidia' & 'man nvidia-glx' get nothing (no surprise). > there is an extensive README in /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx-<stuff> , > which i will look thro': is that what you meant ? > > > Then try running opengl-update nvidia. > > isn't that supposed to be run by the 'nvidia-glx' ebuild ? > > thanx for your response. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
