Nouveau (NVIDIA) cards
modulename: nouveau.ko
configname: CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Graphics support
└─>Direct Rendering Manager
└─>Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support)
└─>Nouveau (NVIDIA) cards
In linux kernel since version 2.6.33 (release Date: 2010-02-24)
Choose this option for open-source NVIDIA support.
source code:
selects
CONFIG_FW_LOADERCONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER
CONFIG_DRM_KMS_FB_HELPER
CONFIG_DRM_TTM
CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT
CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA
CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
CONFIG_FB
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE
CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT
CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO
CONFIG_X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES
CONFIG_ACPI_WMI
CONFIG_MXM_WMI
CONFIG_POWER_SUPPLY
CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
CONFIG_INPUT
CONFIG_THERMAL
CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO
CONFIG_IOMMU_API
CONFIG_SND_HDA_COMPONENT