NVIDIA

Dependencies

Required

• Linux Kernel Source (Note: This package requires the kernel sources. If you have removed the kernel sources then I suggest that you build it again. No need for installtion though.)
• X Window System

Extra Options

If for whatever reason you're building inside of a chroot or not running the kernel you plan to use with the nVidia driver, also pass the following:

--kernel-source-path=[path to kernel source]

The default path is /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build.

You can also pass the following to disable building the kernel module:

--no-kernel-module

Non-Multilib

Download Source:	http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-9755.html

x86

First we need to make the downloaded file executable:

chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run

Install the driver with the following command (see above for more options):

./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run \
    --x-prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix xorg-server) \
    --no-precompiled-interface

x86_64

Download Source:	http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_1.0-9755.html

Multilib

First we need to make the downloaded file executable:

chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9755-pkg2.run

Install the driver with the following command (see above for more options):

PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}" \
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9755-pkg2.run \
    --x-prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix xorg-server) \
    --no-precompiled-interface

Pure64

TODO

Configuring

To generate a new xorg.conf run the following:

nvidia-xconfig --output-xconfig=xorg.conf.new

Test the X server configuration with:

X -config xorg.conf.new

You should see nVidia's logo and then the normal server screen.

If it works properly move it to it's proper location:

mv -v xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf