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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-version "1.0.12">
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8 | <!--<!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-version "1ff13a92">-->
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9 |
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10 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/driver/xf86-video-nouveau-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
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11 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-download-ftp "&xorg-download-ftp;/driver/xf86-video-nouveau-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
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12 | <!--<!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-download-http "&sources-anduin-http;/xf86-video-nouveau/xf86-video-nouveau-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;.tar.xz">
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13 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-download-ftp "&sources-anduin-ftp;/xf86-video-nouveau/xf86-video-nouveau-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;.tar.xz">-->
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14 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-md5sum "dc79910c7b9e32321cefc7af250c7765">
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15 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-size "588 KB">
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16 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-buildsize "14 MB">
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17 | <!ENTITY xorg-nouveau-driver-time "0.1 SBU">
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18 | ]>
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19 |
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20 |
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21 | <!-- Begin Xorg Nouveau Driver -->
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22 | <sect2 id="xorg-nouveau-driver" xreflabel="Xorg Nouveau Driver-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;">
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23 |
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24 | <sect2info>
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25 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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26 | <date>$Date$</date>
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27 | </sect2info>
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28 |
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29 | <title>Xorg Nouveau Driver-&xorg-nouveau-driver-version;</title>
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30 |
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31 | <indexterm zone="xorg-nouveau-driver">
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32 | <primary sortas="a-xorg-nouveau-driver">xorg-nouveau-driver</primary>
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33 | </indexterm>
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34 |
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35 | <sect3 role="package">
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36 | <title>Introduction to Xorg Nouveau Driver</title>
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37 |
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38 | <para>
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39 | The <application>Xorg Nouveau Driver</application> package contains the
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40 | X.Org Video Driver for NVidia Cards including RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2,
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41 | GeForce 256, QUADRO, GeForce2, QUADRO2, GeForce3, QUADRO DDC,
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42 | nForce, nForce2, GeForce4, QUADRO4, GeForce FX, QUADRO FX, GeForce 6XXX and
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43 | GeForce 7xxx chipsets.
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44 | </para>
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45 |
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46 | <note><para>This is a development version of the Nouveau driver
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47 | which is needed to build properly with the latest xorg-server.</para></note>
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48 | &lfs78_checked;
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49 |
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50 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
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51 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>
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54 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-nouveau-driver-download-http;"/>
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55 | </para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>
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59 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-nouveau-driver-download-ftp;"/>
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60 | </para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>
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64 | Download MD5 sum: &xorg-nouveau-driver-md5sum;
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65 | </para>
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66 | </listitem>
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67 | <listitem>
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68 | <para>
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69 | Download size: &xorg-nouveau-driver-size;
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70 | </para>
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71 | </listitem>
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72 | <listitem>
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73 | <para>
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74 | Estimated disk space required: &xorg-nouveau-driver-buildsize;
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75 | </para>
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76 | </listitem>
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77 | <listitem>
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78 | <para>
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79 | Estimated build time: &xorg-nouveau-driver-time;
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80 | </para>
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81 | </listitem>
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82 | </itemizedlist>
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83 |
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84 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Xorg Nouveau Drivers Dependencies</bridgehead>
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85 |
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86 | <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
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87 | <para role="required">
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88 | <xref linkend="xorg-server"/> (recommended to be built with glamor enabled)
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89 | </para>
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90 |
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91 | <note>
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92 | <para>
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93 | The new <quote>Maxwell</quote> GPU requires Glamor to be built
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94 | with the Xorg server. Note that the BLFS editors have not tested that
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95 | hardware.
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96 | </para>
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97 | </note>
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98 |
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99 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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100 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xorg-nouveau-driver"/>
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101 | </para>
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102 | </sect3>
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103 |
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104 | <sect3 role="kernel" id="xorg-nouveau-driver-kernel">
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105 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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106 |
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107 | <para>
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108 | Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
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109 | kernel if necessary:
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110 | </para>
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111 |
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112 | <screen><literal>Device Drivers --->
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113 | Graphics support --->
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114 | Direct rendering Manager --->
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115 | <*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---> [CONFIG_DRM]
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116 | <*> Nouveau (NVIDIA) cards [CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU]
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117 | [*] Support for backlight control [CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT]</literal></screen>
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118 |
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119 | <indexterm zone="xorg-nouveau-driver xorg-nouveau-driver-kernel">
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120 | <primary sortas="d-xorg-nouveau-driver">xorg-nouveau-driver</primary>
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121 | </indexterm>
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122 | </sect3>
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123 |
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124 | <sect3 role="installation">
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125 | <title>Installation of Xorg Nouveau Driver</title>
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126 |
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127 | <para>
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128 | Install <application>Xorg Nouveau Driver</application> by running the following
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129 | commands:
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130 | </para>
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131 |
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132 | <screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
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133 | make</userinput></screen>
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134 |
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135 | <para>
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136 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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137 | </para>
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138 |
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139 | <para>
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140 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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141 | </para>
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142 |
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143 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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144 | </sect3>
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145 |
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146 | <sect3>
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147 | <title>Glamor Acceleration</title>
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148 |
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149 | <para>
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150 | Glamor is an acceleration library which uses cards' 3D capabilities
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151 | to accelerate 2D rendering. Glamor acceleration is enabled by default
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152 | for the new <quote>Maxwell</quote> GPU's. According to the
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153 | documentation, Glamor acceleration can be used with other chips as
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154 | well, but that does not seem functional yet.
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155 | </para>
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156 |
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157 | <para>
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158 | If you want anyway to try to enable Glamor for GPU's other than the new
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159 | <quote>Maxwell</quote> ones, create the following file as
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160 | the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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161 | </para>
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162 |
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163 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia.conf << "EOF"
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164 | <literal>Section "Device"
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165 | Identifier "nvidia"
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166 | Driver "nouveau"
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167 | Option "AccelMethod" "glamor"
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168 | EndSection</literal>
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169 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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170 |
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171 | </sect3>
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172 |
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173 | <sect3 role="content">
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174 | <title>Contents</title>
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175 |
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176 | <segmentedlist>
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177 | <segtitle>Installed Xorg Driver</segtitle>
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178 |
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179 | <seglistitem>
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180 | <seg>
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181 | nouveau_drv.so
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182 | </seg>
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183 | </seglistitem>
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184 | </segmentedlist>
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185 |
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186 | <variablelist>
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187 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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188 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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189 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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190 |
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191 | <varlistentry id="nouveau_drv">
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192 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">nouveau_drv.so</filename></term>
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193 | <listitem>
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194 | <para>
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195 | is an Xorg video driver for nVidia video cards.
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196 | </para>
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197 | <indexterm zone="xorg-nouveau-driver nouveau_drv">
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198 | <primary sortas="c-nouveau_drv">nouveau_drv.so</primary>
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199 | </indexterm>
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200 | </listitem>
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201 | </varlistentry>
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202 |
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203 | </variablelist>
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204 |
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205 | </sect3>
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206 |
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207 | </sect2>
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208 | <!-- End Xorg Nouveau Driver -->
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