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The downloads section for XBMC Live has a file: "restrictedDrivers.NVIDIA.185_18_14"
I have a NForce 4 mobo, and I'm wondering if these are needed, and how you install them? (there is no readme, or any other documentation that I can find...)
Probably going to set it up with a SATA - CF boot "drive", so I assume that the driver is a post-installation task?
Thanks.
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Haggy
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That's just the official nvidia Xorg driver - for the GPU. has nothing to do with the southbridge (aka sata controller and stuff).
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I could be wrong here but my understanding of the restricted drivers is that it is usually only a video related thing. Since you have an nvidia mother board more then likely you'll have an nvidia video card as well. This driver will help to enable all your 3d support and hd options that your video card may have.
Note: Be sure you backup /etc/xorg.conf before you do it. I personally have had problems before with it and wish I had a backup of that file.
Give it a shot! Hope that helps.
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Haggy
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Well. a complete debug logfile is a very valuable piece in solving problems. It tells us what architecture you're on, which version you're running, which hardware you're using, what settings you have, but most of all it often shows clearly where the problem is. Without it most well-intended suggestions are hardly more than rubbing a crystal ball.