Installation

1. Install libdrm with the nouveau support [[!format txt """ echo "/ video_drivers: nouveau" >> /etc/paludis/options.conf cave resolve -x libdrm

"""]] 1. Install the 2D nouveau driver for xorg [[!format txt """ cave resolve -x xf86-video-nouveau

"""]] 1. Start xorg with this minimal config [[!format txt """ cat <>/etc/X11/xorg.conf echo Section "Device" Identifier "myvideocard" Driver "nouveau" EndSection EOF

"""]] 1. Optional: For 3D, install mesa with support for gallium [[!format txt """ echo "/ video_drivers: gallium-nouveau" >> /etc/paludis/options.conf cave resolve -x mesa

"""]] 1. Restart X, and check that everything is working [[!format txt """ /etc/init.d/displaymanager restart glxinfo | egrep 'OpenGL.string.'

"""]]If everything is working correctly, you should see something like: [[!format txt """ OpenGL vendor string: Mesa Project OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 7.8.1 OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20

"""]]On working gallium3d, it will look like: [[!format txt """ OpenGL vendor string: nouveau OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on NV4B OpenGL version string: 2.0 Mesa 7.8.1 OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20

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