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Lenard, trying to wrestle support for older nvidia legacy might be an exercise in futility. Nothing prior to 304.xx has been updated for newer X.Org servers and Mesa since 2013. Your 5200FX cards might be a lost cause. I've stopped supporting 173-legacy and 96-legacy in SBo and dumped my old cards. "Help me, nouveau, you're my only hope."
There are patches for both 173 and 96 at Arch. They build ok on -current, though I can't test all the card/arch combinations. If you don't want to do the needful for the SlackBuilds, I will.
Last edited by 55020; 08-28-2015 at 05:54 AM.
Reason: Actually link the patches :-)
The legacy drivers prior to 304.xxx really need to be tested against the xorg-server and the 4.x kernels, but if patches exist and can help, then by all means include them.
I will say, nouveau has progressed enough to support cards modestly, but it does require assistance from libtxc_dxtn and driconf to really become functional on the same level. There are some apps that run better with nouveau though. A few developers I have spoken to have said the Nvidia OpenGL support system is a bit messy compared to Mesa's.
Thanks - I found the same solution with another google search, and I have the blob up and running as I type. That said, I think I'm gonna see about another card. It is time.
Sorry but I swear I still do not get what it is for this patch.
Could you explain me better?
I like your method of applying the patch so I gave quote you :-)
I have an older Nvidia card - a GT 9400. Going forward, newer Nvidia drivers will not include support for this card. To be able to use the card with the 4x kernels, the driver must be patched. That is why I said in my earlier post that its time probably for a new card.
The method shown by lems is way easier than editing the slackbuild and the kernel slackbuild. I have always used the blob's own installer to install the driver. It is the only non-slackbuild install on my machine.
I guess we can close the books on this patch. Both 304.128 and 340.93 (the latest "legacy" drivers) both build and run just fine on -current without patching.
I guess we can close the books on this patch. Both 304.128 and 340.93 (the latest "legacy" drivers) both build and run just fine on -current without patching.
Thanks for the confirmation (and to mlangdn) that the new versions work on -current. I wasn't expecting willysr to post the updates as fast as he did before I had a chance to give a 'heads-up' here.
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