Nvidia nforce networking controller windows 10 free download - NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller, NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller, NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller, and many more programs.

Click Uninstall to Confirm the uninstallation for the NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller. Return to Device Manager and then click Action to Scan for hardware changes. All done, you will notice that the NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller reinstalled for Windows 10. And maybe you are able to connect to wireless or Ethernet network this time. Buenas noticias, he logrado hacer funcionar la nForce Networking Controller con DHCP automatico, es mas le escribo utilizandola bueno los pasos 1)tener instalado el forcedeth y/o descargar el kext que voy a dejar mas abajo 2)para aquellos que tiene el forcedeth y no funciona actualizen a 10.5.4 como minimo de preferencia a 10.5.5. Aug 28, 2018 Step 2: Expand Network adapters section in Device Manager, right click on NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller and select Uninstall Device option. Step 3: Download NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller driver from NVIDIA website and install it. Solution 2: Change MAC Address of the NVIDIA nForce Controller via Device Manager. NForce 7 series: 790i Ultra SLI, 790i SLI, 780i SLI nForce 6 series: 680i SLI, 680i LT SLI, 680a SLI nForce 5 series: 590 SLI AMD, 570 Ultra AMD, 570 SLI AMD, 550.

This is a list of known 3rd party, independently developed drivers for OSx86 which aren't shipped with the Standard OSx86 Installation DVD. So feel free to add your own tested and working drivers.

Nvidia Nforce Networking Controller #2

If you don't find a driver for your device, you may also try to patch an existing kernel extension to add support for your device.

[edit] Audio

Device Manufacturers	Supported Devices	OSx86 versions tested	Link	Notes	Credits
AC97	All AC97 implementations	10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.8 10.5.8	[1]	Sound tends to come out of left speaker only on some chipsets. Was recompiled from public Darwin source thx to macgirl. NOTE: 10.4.8 JaS has native Support	macgirl
Almost Any	All Audio implementations	10.4.8 10.5.8	[2]	This is a driver which works with almost every sound card. Worked with two computers of mine when any other driver did not recognize them.	Machine
C-Media 8738	Various CMI8738 cards like Terratec Aureon 5.1, Genius Soundmaker Value 5.1, Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1, M-Audio (Midiman) DiO 2448 and onboard incarnations	10.4.1 10.4.3 10.4.4 10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.8	[3]	Audio input is currently not implemented. SPDIF and analog out are fully supported. The source has been released under a 'BSD like' license.	dogbert
C-Media 8738	Various CMI8738 cards like Terratec Aureon 5.1, Genius Soundmaker Value 5.1, Hercules Gamesurround Muse 5.1, M-Audio (Midiman) DiO 2448 and onboard incarnations	10.5 10.6	[4]	Audio input is currently not implemented
Creative ES1370/1371, CT-5880	Creative PCI128 and VMWare sound emulation	10.4.3 and later 10.4.7 (Tested) 10.4.8 (Tested)	[5]	Sound shuttering reported from users yet it works.	maxxuss
Echo Digital Audio	AudioFire 2,4,8,12 and Pre8	10.4 and later 10.5 and later	[6]
Intel HDA Audio	Sigmatel 9223	10.4.8 and later 10.4.9 (Tested)	[7]	Line In, Line Out (2ch), Mic In, SPDF.	TARUGA
Intel HDA Audio	Realtek ALC882 and bunch of Sigmatel ie: 9200, 9225	10.4.8 Kernel 8.8.1 Only(Tested) Have a try!	[8]	Line In, Line Out (stereo), Mic In, SPDF	TARUGA
Intel HDA Audio	Realtek ALC262	10.4.8 and later (Requires AppleAzaliaAudio.kext)	[9]	Line In, Line Out (stereo), Mic In	Alfred
Intel HDA Audio	Realtek ALC262_XXX	10.4.8 and later (RequiresTaruga's patcher)	[10]	Line In, Line Out, (stereo), Mic In, SPDF	bronxboyXXX
Focusrite	Saffire Pro 26 I/O Firewire	10.4.8	[11]	Everything works perfectly, have just a problem with bundeled plugins and cubase 4 but audio works like heaven. Install Universal Binary drivers from the site, Fully Working. (Not tested ADAT in/out and wordclock) everything else works like a charm.	Focusrite
M-AUDIO DELTA SERIES PCI	• M-Audio Delta 44 (verified) • M-Audio Delta 66 (verified) • M-Audio Delta 410 (verified) • M-Audio Delta 2496 (verified) • M-Audio Delta 1010 (works for some) • M-Audio Delta 1010LT (verified) • Terratec Phase 88 / EWS88MT / TS88PCI (tested only on EWS88MT) • Terratec EWX2496	10.5.8	[12]	doesn't support multiple card stacking	M-Audio
M-AUDIO	M-AUDIO FastTrack USB	10.4.5	[13]	FastTrack USB being detected as USB Audio Devices. also most M-AUDIO products include drivers or support CoreAudio with OS X drivers	M-Audio
M-AUDIO	M-AUDIO Quattro USB	10.4.8	[14]	Detected as M-Audio Quattro. includes CoreAudio	M-Audio
M-AUDIO	Midisport 2x2	10.4.6	[15]	Just the drivers from M-Audio website and install. Fully working.	M-Audio
M-AUDIO	Midisport 4x4	10.4.6	[16]	Install the MacOSX Driver from the M-Audio Website. Fully working.	M-Audio
M-AUDIO	Firewire410	10.4.8	[17]	Grab the latest driver from m-audio.com doesnt work off of the CD.Start the utility from system preferences before opening any sound apps.	M-Audio
RME	RME Fireface 800	10.4.6	[18]	Fireface 800 mac driver works straight away, fully working	RME
Presonus	Firepod	10.4.7	[19]	No dirver required. Fully working.	Presonus
SiS	SiS7012	10.4.6 10.4.7	[20]	Antiben
TASCAM	US-428 USB Midi/Audio Controller	10.4.5	[21]	original driver for Intel Macs, work also on AMD Systems. Full working Midi Controller and Soundcard with 2 ms latency	Tascam
ATI-IXP Audio	ATI X200 and IXP150 chipset soud controller	10.4.3-10.4.7	[22]	Beta driver, Sound on 0x4370 and 0x4341 chipsets	ATI AUDIO
Terratec	Terratec Phase 88 Firewire/FW	10.4.6	[23]	Original drivers from manufacturer. Work perfectly. You might need to restart your Phase 88 after installing to get it to work.	Terratec
Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU)	PCI-424 Card (PCI/PCI-X version) and Applicable Interfaces (tested with 24I/O and 2408mk3)	10.4.8	[24]	Stock MOTU drivers for OS X version 1.1.0. Working: MOTU Audio Setup applet, CueMix Console, CoreAudio (tested in Cubase SX 3.1.1.994). Works as a system audio device - all apps that output audio (such as QuickTime 7.0, iTunes 7.0.2) work fine. * PCI express version not working for either Gigabyte GI945GMH-RH or Asrock Conroe945G-DVI mobos, 1.1.0 or 1.1.1 drivers *	MOTU
Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU)	MIDI TimePiece AV USB MIDI Interface (via USB connection)	10.4.8	[25]	Stock MOTU drivers for OS X version 1.35. Working: ClockWorks, CoreMIDI (tested in Cubase SX 3.1.1.994).	MOTU
Universal Audio	UAD-1 DSP Card (PCI version) and Powered Plugins	10.4.8	[26]	Stock drivers for OS X version 4.5.0. Working: UAD Meter applet, card configuration, all plugins (tested in Cubase SX 3.1.1.994).	Universal Audio
Emagic	Unitor 8 MK II	10.4.9, 10.5.0	[27]	You need the Universal EmagicUSBMIDIDriver.plugin file from the 7.2 Logic Express Installation Disc. Mount the Logic Exp 7.2.dmg and use Pacifist to extract the file and install to the /Library/Audio/Midi Drivers folder. Open Audio MIdi Setup and the Unitor 8 MK II should be there. Probably also works for the AMT8, and MT4. This file isnt easy to get unless you have a Logic install disk so i posted it on rapidshare. I dont use Logic! Tested with Reason 4.0. Works!	djparada78, Apple, [28]

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[edit] SATA

Device Manufacturer	Supported Devices	OSx86 versions tested	Link	Notes	Credits
nVidia	nforce 4 chipset	10.4.8	[29]	This is the installer for SATA support on nforce 4 chipsets.	Huge thanks to Bikedude, Medevil, and whoever else helped with this effort

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[edit] ATA

Device Manufacturer	Supported Devices	OSx86 versions tested	Link	Notes	Credits
Marvell	88SE6111	10.5.3	[30]	This is a modified kext version of 'AppleVIAATA.kext' supporting Marvells ATA/SATA chip 88SE6111 used by Asus P5K-SE mainboard for example.	Huge thanks to podarok.
Marvell	88SE6145	10.5.3	[31]	This is a modified kext version of 'AppleVIAATA.kext' supporting Marvells SATA chip 88SE6145 used by some mainboards.	Huge thanks to podarok.

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[edit] Graphics

Device Manufacturer	Supported Devices	OSx86 versions tested	Link	Notes	Credits
nVidia	NV10,NV20,NV30,NV40 family and, NV50!	10.4.3 10.4.4 10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.7	[32]	Beta2 has full 2D hardware acceleration supported no QE/CI yet, but coming soon	HUGE THANKS FLIES OUT TO np_, gave hope for the hackintosh community but Titan and Natit kext now supports QE/CI, even dual screen support.
ATi	could be R100-R400 and perhaps some of the R4xx series, Radeon mobility 9600 128mb	10.4.4 10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.7 10.4.8	development stopped	omni,U're our hero though exited
ATi	for X1600 and X1800, and perhaps some of the X1000 series. Does not support X1400.	10.4.4 10.4.5 10.4.7 10.4.8 10.4.9	[33]	Working just like the original ATINDRV with resolution change, DVI support, QE+CI and no artefacts!	omni is our hero for finding the information, and boris for merging them :) thanx goes to Neophus for the installer
Intel,Via,Ati	for AGP users having video speed issue due to the lack of AGP recognization under OSX	10.4.6 10.4.7	[34]	Work in progress, works fine for AMD Via Chipset users : as fast as under XP !	thanx goes to Joblo
ATi	ATI Radeon® 9250 256MB PCI Card	10.4.8	[35]	Works fine plug and play, resolution defaults to 1024X768 but can be adjusted to video cards full resolution	M|ck / Coolninjas / Anthony Novak
ATi	ATI Radeon® HD 3200	10.5.8	[36] and [37] (install both!)	Lets you change the resolution to any resolution supported by video card.	Thanks to Dong / play736 / lebidou

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[edit] Network

Device Manufacturers	Supported Devices	OSx86 versions tested	Link	Notes	Credits linksys it needs to be broadcom
Attansic	Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T	10.5.2	[38]	This network device is integrated in some ASUS Motherboards. Post #342 on the given link contains zipped package for automated install. Most reports indicate that entering Sleep mode 'kills' the network controller (you need to restart to regain network functionality).	Coding: DaemonES, MadInt Packaging: Jimmy Mallmann
ALi	ALi/ULi 5261 5263 100Mbit Ethernet	10.5.4	[39]	Also known as the ALi 1567, this chip is found on some ASRock motherboards. Should be hardware-compatible with the linux 'uli526x' driver.	thanks to orByte
Intel	Intel® 82540EM Ethernet port	10.4.8	[40]	will run nativly without additional .kexts or drivers	Credit: M|ck
Intel	Intel 2200bg/2100/3945/4965 WiFi card	10.4.6 10.4.7 10.4.8 10.4.9 10.5.2 10.5.3 10.5.4 10.5.5 10.5.6	[41]	closest thing to install note[42]</	Credit: {Please fill in the tnx X100 the guy in my name
Intel	Intel PRO/100 VE	10.4.8 10.5.6	[43]		wtcnbrwndo4u
Broadcom	Broadcom Card (Model 570x, Gigabit Integrated Controller	10.4.6 10.4.7 10.4.8	[44]		Thanks to humanmx and RaVeN and Feriba
Broadcom	BCM5754 BCM5754M BCM5755 BCM5755M BCM5787 BCM5787M BCM5906 BCM5906M	10.6.X	[45] [46] (for BCM5906M only)
Marvell / 3Com	Marvell Gigabit Ethernet (88E8001) 3Com 3C940/3C940B D-Link DGE-530T	10.4.7 10.4.8	[47]	Current version .02d May have to edit the DeviceID lines in the Info.Plist depending on the chip used	Thanks to m.musashi for porting the Linux skge driver
several	Linksys 100tx v4 plus others	10.4.3 10.4.4 10.4.5 JAS 10.4.8 10.5.7 10.6.3	[48] [49]10.6.3 (32bit)	open source Tulip driver compiled for 10.4.3
nVidia	nForce3/4 LAN	10.4.3 10.4.4 10.4.5 10.4.8	[50]	Works perfectly on Asus K8N nForce3 250, easy to install.	planetbeing
VIA	Via Rhine II Ethernet adapter	10.4.7 10.4.8	[51]	Works in Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo L7310 laptop. Just drag and drop the kext to ext. folder, fix permissions. No need to use the included install scrpit. May need setting full-duplex manually.	http://www.pinxue.net/
Huawei	Huawei E220 HSDPA USB Modem	10.4.8	[52]	Tested on Lenovo 3000 V100 laptop on 10.4.8 You need to set username, password and number to dial (usually *99#) manually but hey, it works! Please follow instructions provided in DMG-file.	Provided by: Nicolas Grison <grison AT mac.com> Posted by: Maciekish <m AT maciekish.com>
ASIX	ASIX AX88772 USB 2.0 Ethernet (Nintendo Wii USB-2-LAN adapter)	10.6	embedded ?? [com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEthernet (2.0.9)]	Tested on Acer aspire 3810TZ on 10.6 Works out of the box!	Provided by jtsop

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[edit] Peripherals

Device Manufacturer	Supported Devices	OSx86 versions tested	Link	Notes
USB/Bluetooth mouse	10.5.8	SteerMouse
Logitech	Control Center 2.0 - 2.1 - 2.1.3 for USB Keyboard and Mice Logitech LX500/501 cordless desktop set	10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.7 10.4.8	[53]	Logitech Control Center 2.0 for USB devices. Disables mouse acceleration. Also disables FrontrowPass driver, so watch out if you use FR
Microsoft	Intellitype and Intelllipoint	10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.8 10.6.4	[54] and [55]	Bluetooth devices are unsupported with theses drivers
Razer	Pro/Click mouse driver 1.6.5	10.4.8	[56]	the driver also works for diamondback mice (possibly for all Razer mice)

[edit] Other

Device Manufacturer	Supported Devices	OSx86 versions tested	Link	Notes	Credits
Apple	Power Management for Laptop Batteries	10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.7 10.4.9 10.5.7	[57]	Driver to display battery icon with remaining time and charge indicators	Thanx to keithpk for fixing this bundle
Intel or AMD	CPU Clock and Voltage throttling	10.4.6	[58]	Driver to automatically scale CPU clock and voltage according to load (stops your laptop's fan whirring full speed all the time)	Niall Douglas, phb, keithpk
ALPS	Touchpad Driver	10.4.5 10.4.6	[59]	ALPS Touchpad driver for laptops, including tapping, edgescrolling and more	Many thanx to phb!
Hewlett-Packard	Printer	10.4.8	[60]	Officejet G55 Printer Driver installed,works fine, other available	Unknown
Unknown	Front Row Pass driver	10.4.5 10.4.6	[61]	Driver to bypass the need for Apple remote control to run frontrow. Read the link for instructions	Unknown
Wacom	Tablet Drivers	10.4.5 10.4.6	[62]	Unibin drivers for Wacom Tablet Products (tested with Graphire2 and Graphire4 and 10.4.6 - Fully Workin'	Unknown
Defyne.org	Multimedia input device drivers	??	[63]	Unibin drivers for dvb cards, not tested at present.	defyne.org (& dorin for finding it)
USB Webcams	many usb webcams	10.4.9	[64]	you need ichatusbcam
YAMAHA	UX16 USB-MIDI interface	10.4.8	[65]	new universal driver from YAMAHA! powers up when you open prefpane in system preferences	migz

1. Module Parameters
   

The nForce chipset contains a number of hardware devices that can berun under Linux. Along with a display processor, the chipset includes anetwork device (MAC), audio hardware, an IDE controller, and an OHCI USBcontroller. Many of the components of the nForce chipset use industrystandard interfaces; thus, not all components require custom drivers tobe used on Linux.

Bug reports and installation questions may be directed to:

Please be sure read the TroubleShooting section first, and to reportall relevant details, such as Linux Disribution, Kernel version, binaryor source RPM, the fact that you checked the SBIOS configuration, thecontents of /etc/modules.conf, and a listing of any error messges youfind (you can run dmesg, or look at /var/log/messages as root). If youare having operational problems, please be as specific as possible, sowe can try to reproduce the problem, and determine if we have a fix forit.

This package can be found at the NVIDIA web site:

We strongly urge you to only use software obtained from this websiteor a trusted Linux distribution for your nForce hardware.

At the current time, the nForce drivers require a 2.4 series kernel.

The network driver provided by NVIDIA is subject to the NVIDIAsoftware license; the license is available on the NVIDIA website, and isincluded in this package. By using this software, you are agreeing tothe terms of the license. The rest of the software is provided underthe GNU public license, which is also included in this package.

The packages contain the following items:

1. This Installation Guide
2. The GNU license
3. The NVIDIA license for the network driver software
4. Makefiles with all, install, and uninstall targets
5. Source for the nForce audio driver
   
6. Source and binary files for building a network driver for NVIDIAhardware
7. A kernel patch for GART support on nForce chipsets
   

This package will build a network driver and an audio driver, thenplace them in the appropriate locations for loadable kernelmodules. The network driver is from NVIDIA, the audio driver isbased on the open source i810 audio driver but has been modified towork with NVIDIA hardware. A kernel patch to enable GART supporton nForce chipsets is also supplied, this patch must be merged into thekernel to be used.

The binary packages will also update the modules configuration file,commenting out existing network, audio and usb entries, and add entriesfor the new drivers. A backup file is created before any changes aremade to the configuration file. If the binary package is uninstalled,the package attempts to restore the original version of the file fromthis backup.

The tar files don't try to modify the module configuration files.You should make sure the following lines are in the configuration file(it will be named /etc/modules.conf on most current distributions):

• alias eth0 nvnet
• alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
• alias usb-interface usb-ohci

Neither the binary nor the source packages will load the kerneldrivers during the installation. You can do this manually using insmodor modprobe. (USAGE: 'insmod modulename' or 'modprobemodulename') Upon reboot, the kernel modules should insert themselvesautomatically.

Nvidia has provided precompiled binary RPMs for several versions ofRedHat and Mandrake. You should select the RPM appropriate to yourcurrent kernel version. You can check what kernel your machine isrunning by checking the output of 'uname -r'.

If you are using a different version of Red Hat or Mandrake, amodified kernel, or a different rpm-based distribution, you should usethe SRPM to build an RPM appropriate for your system. If you are usingthe SuSE RPM, see NOTE: SuSE INSTALLATIONS, below.

If you are using a non-RPM based system, or if you prefer not to useRPM, you should download and install from the source tarballs.

To install a binary rpms, you only need use rpm to install thepackage. This should install and configure the drivers. A source rpmrequires building and installing the drivers yourself. The files inthis package are organized into a build hierarchy to make this taskeasier.

You might want to check the BIOS configuration on your system toensure that the audio and networking devices will be detected. See theSystem BIOS Configuration description in the Troubleshooting section.

NOTE: SuSE INSTALLATIONS

Upgrading the SuSE Kernel:

If you are using the SuSE Linux distribution, note that the binaryRPM for SuSE only supports SuSE versions using the upgraded kernel. Thisnote contains directions from SuSE on upgrading to the new kernel forSuSE versions 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3:

Get the upgraded kernel from one of the following sites (dependingon SuSE distribution):

For update instructions, see SuSE's SBD article, located at

Alternative SuSEInstallations:

The following instructions should be used before proceeding with asource RPM or tar file installation. You will need to use one of theseinstallation methods if you want to install nForce drivers withoutupgrading your kernel. Please note that these installation methodswon't work for SuSE 7.1 or 7.2.

Install with YaST(2) the following d (development) series packages

Nvidia Nforce Networking Controller #2

• make
• gcc
• binutils
• glibc-devel
• kernel-source

Use the following commands to set up your development environment

You can now proceed with the tar file or source RPM installationsteps below, omitting the steps to become root.

Binary RPM Installation

The binary installation procedure involves downloading the binaryRPM file appropriate to your distribution and installing it. If you areusing the SuSE distribution, see NOTE: SuSE INSTALLATIONS, above.

Become root and install using rpm:

Source RPM Installation

The Source RPM will create an RPM appropriate for your system. Ifyou are using the SuSE RPM, see NOTE: SuSE INSTALLATIONS, above. Toinstall:

At this point, the SRPM will be recompiled. When this command hascompleted, look for a line that says:

This will provide you with the name and location of the new RPM. Youshould then install this RPM per the instructions in the Binary RPMInstallation section.

Tar File Installation

The tar file package contains source code, libraries, makefiles anddocumentation organized into a single tar file.

To install the tar file, unpack it, build the sources and installthem. If you are using the SuSE RPM, see NOTE: SuSE INSTALLATIONS,above:

GART Patch Installation

NOTE: This patch only supportskernel 2.4.20. You will need to either install kernel 2.4.20 andsources before patching, or manually merge these changes to other kernelversions.

Patching the Kernel

1. Change to the Linux kernel source directory.
   
2. Patch the kernel. Watch out for any warnings or errors.

Configuring the Kernel

• In order to use NVIDIA AGP chipset support, the kernel must beconfigured accordingly.
• In the kernel source directory, run a kernel configuration toolsuch as menuconfig:
  
• In the 'Processor type and features', make sure that an x86compatible CPU is selected.
• In the 'Character devices' section, select '/dev/agpgart (AGPSupport)' as an included or modularized kernel feature.
• In the same section, enable 'NVIDIA chipset support'.
  

Rebuilding and Reinstalling the Kernel

Rebuild and reinstall the kernel and the kernel modules following theappropriate procedure for your GNU/Linux distribution.

To remove the contents of one of the binary rpm files, use rpm toremove it:

To remove the contents of one of the source rpm or tar file, go tothe build directory, and run 'make uninstall':

nvnet Module Parameters

The nForce network driver supports the following optional parameters:

1. optimization
2. speed
3. duplex

Optimization

The nForce network driver supports two optimization modes:

1. CPU optimization
2. Throughput optimization

CPU optimization mode ruduces the CPU utilization by using interruptmoderation.
Throughput optimization mode maximizes the throughput. This modehas higher CPU consumption.
By default, the driver runs in throughput optimization mode. Theoptimization mode can be specified by supplying the module parameter'optimization'

Nvidia Nforce Networking Controller For Macbook Pro

Speed

The 'speed' module parameter can be used set the interface speed of theethernet controller. By default the controller will autosense theinterface speed, but also supports the following values:

• speed=0 ; auto
• speed=1 ; 10Mbps
• speed=2 ; 100Mpbs

Duplex

The 'duplex' module parameter can be used to specify the interfaceduplex. By default the controller will autoselect duplex, but alsosupports the following values:

• duplex=0 ; auto
• duplex=1 ; half duplex
• duplex=2 ; full duplex
  

nvaudio Module Parameters

The nForce audio driver supports the following optional parameters:

1. spdif_status

spdif_status

The 'spdif_status' module parameter is used to enable or disable S/PDIFsupport in the driver. By default S/PDIF is enabled, but can bedisabled by setting spdif_status to 0. The driver can onlysupport 48kHz sample rate when S/PDIF is enabled, so disabling it willincrease compatability with applications that make assumptions aboutwhat sample rates the driver supports.

Configuration

Module parameters can be specified either on the command line whenloading the module, or in the module configuration file(/etc/modules.conf). For example to have the nForce ethernetdriver use throughput optimized mode, add the following to the moduleconfiguration file:

options nvnet optimization=1
Or if loading the module manually from the command line:
modprobe nvnet optmization=1
The module parameters for the ethernet driver can be verified using thecommand 'modinfo -p nvnet'

System BIOS Configuration

Since the audio and network drivers work on the nForce chipset,these devices along with other motherboard devices are controlled by theSystem BIOS. If the installed drivers don't recognize hardware on yoursystem, the problem may be your System BIOS's plug and playconfiguration. If your system BIOS expects the operating system toconfigure hardware devices, and your Linux kernel doesn't supportACPI-style configuration, you'll need to change your BIOS settings.

To view or change an Award-style system BIOS, reboot the machine,and press the Delete key. When you get a configuration screen, select'PnP/PCI Configurations' in that screen if 'PNP OS Installed []' Has'Yes' choosen, change the selection to 'No'.

If your BIOS is Phoenix-style, use the F2 key instead of Delete, andscroll through the menus to find OS Type, and chose 'Other'. The exactdetails of System BIOS configuration vary with BIOS vendor, so thescreens may not be exactly the same.

Warning: You should write down the original configuration of theBIOS before changing it. Changing your system BIOS configuration mayadversely affect the operation of the system, and even make itunbootable.

• Q: Is NVIDIA going to supply a Linux AGPGART driver for nForceproducts so that I can use my non-NVIDIA card in 3d accelerated modeunder Linux?

  A: The current release of the Linux nForce package contains akernel source code patch that will enable GART support using thestandard Linux GART driver. NVIDIA is working with the maintainersof this driver to make it available in future versions of the Linuxkernel.

• Q: My IDE hard drive is running very slowly, how can I enableDMA mode?

  A: A kernel patch was added in kernel 2.4.21pre3-ac1 whichenables DMA for the nForce2 IDE controller and should be available inthe final released 2.4.21 kernel. An alternative to upgrading yourkernel is to use the 'hdparm' utility to enable DMA for your harddrive. For example:

  Where /dev/hdX is the IDE device you wish to enable DMA for. Youmust do this every time you reboot, or add it to an rc script. Somedistributions have a file '/etc/sysconfig/harddisks' where you canenable this for all hard drives on system boot.

• Q: Does NVIDIA supply a Linux driver for the USB and USB2.0devices?

  A: The USB and USB2.0 devices use the industry standard OHCI andEHCI interfaces, and will work with the standard Linux USB drivers.

• Q: I've rebuilt the Nforce driver, but when I try to insert it, I get a message telling me I have unresolved symbols.

  A. Unresolved symbols are most often caused by a mismatchbetween your kernel sources and your running kernel. They must match forthe nForce driver modules to build correctly. Please make sure yourkernel sources are installed and configured to match your runningkernel.

• Q: How do I tell if I have my kernel sources installed?

  A: If you're running on a distro that uses RPM (Red Hat,Mandrake, SuSE, etc), then you can use RPM to tell you. At a shellprompt, type:

  and look at the output. You should see a package thatcorresponds to your kernel (often named something like kernel-2.4.18-3)and a kernel source package with the same version (often namedsomething like kernel-source-2.4.18-3). If none of the lines seemto correspond to a source package, then you'll probably need toinstall it. If the versions listed mismatch (ex: kernel-2.4.18-10 vs.kernel-source-2.4.18-3), then you'll need to update the kernel-sourcepackage to match the installed kernel. If you have multiple kernelsinstalled, you need to install the kernel-source package thatcorresponds to your running kernel (or make sure your installedsource package matches the running kernel). You can do this bylooking at the output of 'uname -r' and matching versions.

• Q: 'rpm -rebuild' gives an error 'unknown option'.

  A: Recent versions of rpm no longer support the '-rebuild'option; if you have such a version of rpm, you should instead use thecommand 'rpmbuild -rebuild'. The 'rpmbuild' executable is provided bythe rpm-build package.

• Q: When I try to build, I get a message telling me that Ishould never try to use system headers. What's wrong?

  A: You need to install the sources for your kernel. Pleasedownload and install the appropriate kernel-source package for yourkernel.

• Q: I'm seeing hangs playing games such as Quake III and UnrealTournament 2003.
  A: These games makeassumptions about the audio sample rates the driver supports. When S/PDIF is enabled the driver only supports 48kHZ audio. You must disable S/PDIF support for these games to work. See the section on moduleparameters for the audio driver for instructions on disabling S/PDIFsupport.
  
• Q: Does NVIDIA have a Linux driver for 1394 on nForce2?

  A: NVIDIA has been working with the Linux 1394 group to addsupport for nForce2. Support was added into the 2.5 series kernelin 2.5.68 and a patch for 2.4 is in progress (2.4.21-rc1). Testpatches are available from linux1394.org

  
  

Most recent changes at top of list. Each bullet indicates a publicrelease on NVIDIA web site.

• Added kernel patch to support nForce GART
  Added 'spdif_status' module parameter to audio driver to enable/disableS/PDIF support for compatability
  Fixed bug in audio driver that was causing MSI nForce board to only use2 channels
  Fixed mmap bug in audio driver causing Quake III to hang.
  Fixed RedHat 9 build issue with remap_page_range().
  Fixed problem with rebuilding SRPM on RedHat 9.
  Added RedHat 9 and Mandrake 9.1 binary RPMs.
  

• Fixed problem with compiler arguments between gcc3.X and gcc2.X

  Changed installation script to use lowest available number whenenumerating network and audio devices in modles.conf

  Changed audio driver to be self contained source file based offi810_audio driver.
  Added SPDIF support to audio driver
  

  Updated binary packages for latest releases of RedHat kernels.

  Added FAQ section to release notes.

• Added PCI ID support for MCP2 and MCP2 to the i810_audio driver.

  Some cleanup of spec file and Makefiles

  SRPMs and tar files now use local system's i810_audio.c file,and complain if it's not there; this makes them more distro independent.

• Changed code to compile properly with gcc3.X and gcc2.X

  Added support for Mandrake9.0 and Redhat8.0

  nForce2 support for network driver.