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refuse to set up nvidia if SSE support is not available

needed since nvidia96xx is not compatible for latest x11-server (and
commenting it out makes us loosing the DRIVER2_NO_SEE keyword)

note that for a month we were failing to do so GeForce GF410/510/520 and
on Quadro 4200M (r2240, 2011-12-09, anssi)
1 - disable nvidia96xx as third driver when nvidia cannot be used due to
2 missing SSE support
3 - refuse to set up nvidia if SSE support is not available
4 - Monitor DB
5 o add BENQ G2320HDB (mga#397)
6
7 Version 0.1.299 - 10 December 2011
8
9 - Monitor DB
10 o sync with latest Fedora
11
12 Version 0.1.298 - 10 December 2011
13
14 - update pci.ids & usb.ids (mga#3677)
15
16 Version 0.1.297 - 02 December 2011
17
18 - add new ATI ids from the free and proprietary drivers
19 - add new NVIDIA ids from the proprietary driver
20 - disable nvidia173 and nvidia96xx as they do not support X.org server
21 1.11)
22 - add new Intel ids from the i915 driver
23 - switch NVIDIA Fermi (400/500 series) from vesa to nouveau driver
24 except for some PMC.ID 0xd9 cards (GF410/510/520 and Quadro 4200M)
25 that will only get support in kernel 3.2
26
27 Version 0.1.296 - 27 November 2011
28
29 - add nvidia 0x0df4 (mga#3499)
30 - add Samsung SyncMaster 933SN (mga#1658)
31
32 Version 0.1.295 - 23 November 2011
33
34 - fix for mga #933 must filter on subvendor/subdevice in order to fix
35 mga #1525
36
37 Version 0.1.294 - 23 November 2011
38
39 - move back ldetect-lst-modules.alias in /lib/module-init-tools/,
40 it needs to be parsed in its own group, so that modprobe.d/*.conf
41 files are preferred over it
42
43 Version 0.1.293 - 21 November 2011
44
45 - add support for virtual gfx card
46 - drop obsolete pcitable.ia64 (either redundant or invalid)
47 - reenable nvidia96xx (support for x.org server 1.10 was added with 96.43.20)
48 - move preferred aliases list back to /etc/modprobe.d
49 (still read before kernel ones)
50
51 Version 0.1.292 - 01 August 2011
52
53 - add new ATI ids from the free and proprietary drivers
54 - add support for all new Intel Sandy Bridge graphics devices (mga#1401)
55 - add support for QXL virtual video card
56 - add support for wl driver (#2266)
57 - disable nvidia96xx (not compatible with x.org server 1.10)
58 - prefer amd74xx module for nForce MCP51 IDE (mga#933, mdv#49957)
59 - switch 1002:9610 back to ati driver (mga #1267)
60 - make the names of the last two Cards using radeonhd/fglrx more specific
61 - make 'MAX' in pnp.ids point to Maxdata (for some Belinea monitors)
62
63 Version 0.1.291 - 22 March 2011
64
65 - add new NVIDIA ids from the proprietary driver
66 - add new ATI ids from the prorietary driver and the free driver
67 - update ATI ids from xf86-video-ati-6.14.1
68
69 Version 0.1.290 - 19 December 2010
70
71 - add new NVIDIA ids from the proprietary driver
72 - update pci.ids usb.ids oui.txt
73
74 Version 0.1.289 - 22 October 2010
75
76 - add new NVIDIA ids from the proprietary driver
77 - add new ATI ids from the free ati driver and the proprietary driver
78
79 Version 0.1.288 - 18 August 2010
80
81 - update to latest usb.ids from linux-usb.org
82 - add the product names corresponding to the appropriate usb product ids for
83 Samsung's new G4 USB which the firmware fails to provide & identify itself by
84
85 Version 0.1.287 - 11 June 2010
86
87 - add new NVIDIA ids from the proprietary driver (#59714), assigning the
88 Fermi cards to a new GF400+ class for vesa/nvidia-current
89
90 Version 0.1.286 - 11 May 2010
91
92 - switch back 0x10de:0x0110 to using the proprietary driver (#57539)
93 - remove imwheel support (replace with evdev)
94 - switch ATI cards now supported by radeon to it from vesa
95 (HD 5000 series cards)
96
97 Version 0.1.285 - 30 March 2010
98
99 - add new NVIDIA ids from nvidia-current
100 - add new ATI ids from fglrx
101 - switch ATI cards now supported by radeon to it from vesa
102 - re-enable ATI proprietary driver
103
104 Version 0.1.284 - 25 February 2010
105
106 - make imstt cards use vesa driver (imstt driver doesn't exist since 2009.1)
107 - make MediaGX cards use geode instead of cyrix
108 - make Intel Vermilion cards use vesa since vermilion doesn't work
109 - drop vga driver which is no longer working
110 - drop i810 driver which is no longer working
111 - add support for Intel Atom "Pineview G" and "Pineview GM" integrated
112 graphics adapters
113 - add support for desktop and mobile Intel Core i3/i5 integrated
114 graphics adapters
115 - add support for Intel B43 graphics adapter
116 - disable NVidia propretary driver on 0x10de:0x0110 as it segfaults on
117 2010.0
118 - add new ATI ids from fglrx 8.690 (10.1)
119
120 Version 0.1.281 - 3 January 2010
121
122 - disable ATI propretary driver for now, it doesn't support X.org
123 server 1.7+
124 - update various ATI ids as per current free driver ID lists (some
125 cards were switched from radeonhd to radeon, and some to vesa)
126 - remove ATI IDs that are not supported by any driver
127
128 Version 0.1.280 - 24 December 2009
129
130 - Monitor DB
131 o add entry for 'Samsung SyncMaster 2233SW (Charles A Edwards)
132 o add entry for 'Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS' (Marek Laane)
133 - add new NVIDIA ids from nvidia-current 190.42
134 - add new ATI ids from fglrx 8.671, 8.681 assigned to
135 fglrx+radeonhd
136 - switch all HD 5000 series ATI ids from ati to radeonhd
137 - use nouveau as default free driver for NVIDIA cards, except for
138 Riva 128 (NV03) which is not supported by it
139 - re-enable proprietary NVIDIA driver on G105M, issue fixed upstream
140
141 Version 0.1.279 - 27 October 2009
142
143 - really tag for 10de:06ec as not working with nvidia driver (#54862)
144 - use nvidia173 for 10de:2362 (#54768)
145
146 Version 0.1.278 - 15 October 2009
147
148 - select openchrome driver for 0x1106:0x1122
149 - Monitor DB
150 o add entry for 'Iiyama Prolite E2607WS' (#54225)
151 o add entry for 'MAG LT717s' and default to 1280x1024 (#49656)
152 o add entry for 'Samsung SyncMaster 2343BW' (Dick Gevers)
153
154 Version 0.1.277 - 8 October 2009
155
156 - use lower horizsync for 800x480 (28.8 kHz for WeSurf and Compal Jax10)
157 - add LCD Panel 1366x768 entry (#47706)
158 - add monitor entry for Asus 1101HA (#47706)
159 - add Samsung SyncMaster 732NW (from Sergio Rafael Lemke)
160 - use psb video driver for Intel 0x8108 and 0x8109
161
162 Version 0.1.276 - 6 October 2009
163
164 - enable to automatically add new ATI cards from
165 dkms-modules-info/dkms-modules.alias where fglrx declares what it
166 supports
167 - add Cards+ entry for Intel Poulsbo US15W (GMA500), using the psb driver
168 - Monitor DB
169 - add Samsung SyncMaster 2243SN (Reinout van Schouwen)
170
171 Version 0.1.275 - 25 September 2009
172
173 - add support for 0x10de:0x06ec (G98M [GeForce G 105M]) which only
174 works with nv (#54000)
175 - add quite a lot of new nvidia cards definition from NV_WHQL.inf from
176 windows driver 186.82)
177 - remove quite a lot of usb devices descriptions that came from usb.ids
178
179 Version 0.1.274 - 23 September 2009
180
181 - radeonhd failed on 0x1002:0x9480 (#53183)
182
183 Version 0.1.273 - 23 September 2009
184
185 - dc2xx is now obsoleted by userspace
186 - drop obsolete 'cs46xx', 'cs5535', 'maestro', 'maestro3', & 'ymfpci'
187 entries
188
189 Version 0.1.272 - 23 September 2009
190
191 - kill all 0x10ec:0x8139:*:* entries (ldetect now try to choose
192 bettwen "8139cp" & "8139too" according to PCI revision like
193 performed by the kernel) (#53349)
194
195 Version 0.1.271 - 22 September 2009
196
197 - auerswald, hp5300, hpusbscsi, rio500 & tiglusb are obsoleted by
198 userspace
199 - fix obsoleted drivers:
200 o CDCEther => cdc_ether
201 o hci_usb => btusb
202 o mtouchusb => usbtouchscreen
203 o ov518_decomp => gspca_ov519
204 o phidgetservo => hid
205 o touchkitusb => usbtouchscreen
206
207 Version 0.1.270 - 22 September 2009
208
209 - fix obsoleted drivers:
210 o b2c2_usb => b2c2-flexcop-usb
211 o cy82c693 => pata_cypress
212 o dtc => initio
213 o generic => ata_generic and ide-pci-generic
214 o maestro3 => snd_maestro3
215 o snd_gina3g => snd-echo3g
216 o sonypi => i2c-piix4
217 o sonicvibes => snd-sonicvibes
218
219 Version 0.1.269 - 22 September 2009
220
221 - add new ATI ids from fglrx
222 - mod_quicikame doesn't exist anymore (#52176)
223 - tag one more "nVidia Geforce2 MX/MX" as GeForce 3 so that it can
224 uses 3D (#53841)
225
226 Version 0.1.268 - 18 September 2009
227
228 - fix 2 Matrox entries
229 - Monitor DB
230 o sync with latest Fedora (new Dell monitors)
231
232 Version 0.1.267 - 18 September 2009
233
234 - add support for the last missing from Matrox card
235 - fix invalid Horzsync for 6 'Generic CRT Display; Monitor' and a
236 couple Acer & Philips monitors (#48063)
237 - use fglrx again with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 (now working)
238
239 Version 0.1.266 - 15 September 2009
240
241 - sync ati list with latest driver
242
243 Version 0.1.265 - 15 September 2009
244
245 - sync nvidia list with latest driver
246
247 Version 0.1.264 - 15 September 2009
248
249 - add support for one Matrox card (#53564)
250
251 Version 0.1.263 - 9 September 2009
252
253 - add support for ION video card (#53515)
254 - Monitor DB
255 o sync with latest Fedora (new Dell monitors)
256
257 Version 0.1.262 - 13 August 2009
258
259 - update usbtable to get proper descriptions for USB devices
260 - add GeForce 9400 (nvidia-current / vesa)
261 - use newer intel driver for 8086:3582:1179:0002, fixes bug #44371
262 - do not choose siimage when pata_sil680 works too since the former
263 seems no longuer to work (#52736)
264 - fix loading '8139too' over '8139cp' on 10ec:8139:5853:0001 (#51520)
265
266 Version 0.1.261 - 23 April 2009
267
268 - propagate the following changes from anssi (2009-04-01) into
269 pcitable.x86_64 too, thus fixing wrongly using 'vesa' driver on some
270 machines:
271 o prefer "ati"/"radeon" driver over "radeonhd"
272 o add new ATI ids from fglrx, ati and radeonhd
273 o do not use fglrx with old Radeon cards
274
275 Version 0.1.260 - 21 April 2009
276
277 - Monitor DB
278 o sync with latest Fedora (new Dell monitors)
279 - drop amd64_agp entries (#43870)
280
281 Version 0.1.259 - 20 April 2009
282
283 - fix preferring pata_marvell over ahci (#43975)
284
285 Version 0.1.258 - 1 April 2009
286
287 - do not try to use nv for 0x10de:0x053e (#48684)
288 - do not use fglrx with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 (Andriy Rysin reported
289 a failure with fglrx 8.600)
290 - Monitor DB
291 o add Samsung SyncMaster 2043NW (Jaanus Ojangu)
292 - prefer pata_marvell over ahci since ahci need marvel_enabled=1 to make it work (#43975)
293 - prism2_plx was removed from kernel, switch the only entry that was
294 using it to orinoco_tmd (0x15e8:0x0131)
295 - remove dpc7146 entry since it was dropped from kernel
296 - use radeonhd instead of ati for ATI Radeon HD 3200 0x9610 (#49824)
297
298 Version 0.1.257 - 1 April 2009
299
300 - only use Intel 810 for a specic subvendor/subdevice of 0x8086:0x3582
301 - Monitor DB
302 o add a lot of Proview monitors (Yannick56, #49104)
303 o add Samsung SyncMaster 2253BW
304 - prefer "ati"/"radeon" driver over "radeonhd"
305 - add new ATI ids from fglrx, ati and radeonhd
306 - do not use fglrx with old Radeon cards
307 - add "GeForce (nouveau driver, experimental)" to allow users to test nouveau
308 by selecting it in XFdrake
309
310 Version 0.1.256 - 24 March 2009
311
312 - fix driver for "nVidia Corporation|NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400]" (#48928)
313 - add new NVIDIA ids from 180.41
314 - use e100 instead of eepro100 since kernel team disabled the latest (#49085)
315 - Monitor DB
316 o add Sony TV Bravia KDL-32D3000 (fcrozat)
317 o add Samsung SyncMaster 2053BW (dams)
318
319 Version 0.1.255 - 18 March 2009
320
321 - re-enable fglrx driver
322 - use (old) Intel 810 driver for 0x8086:0x3582, fixes bug #44371
323
324 Version 0.1.254 - 16 March 2009
325
326 - Monitor DB
327 o add Acer AL1716 (Steve Morris)
328 o add Iiyama Prolite H481S (aapgorilla)
329 o add Packard Bell Viseo 223Ws (patrick)
330
331 Version 0.1.253 - 5 March 2009
332
333 - disable fglrx and nvidia71xx as they do not support X.org server 1.6
334 (IgnoreABI does not work for them)
335 - use nvidia173 for non-SSE processors as well, the support was restored
336 - Monitor DB
337 o add back "LCD Panel 800x480"
338 o add ViewSonic VX2260WM (Donald Stewart)
339 o sync with latest Fedora
340
341 Version 0.1.252 - 29 January 2009
342
343 - add new NVIDIA cards supported in 180.25
344
345 Version 0.1.251 - 16 January 2009
346
347 - re-work the blacklist of cards that don't work with nv to be
348 more general and include more confirmed IDs
349
350 Version 0.1.250 - 11 January 2009
351
352 - add NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT ID, adjust 7050 group to include it
353 (doesn't work with nv)
354
355 Version 0.1.249 - 23 December 2008
356
357 - add new NVIDIA IDs from 180.18
358 - add new ATI IDs from 8.12
359
360 Version 0.1.248 - 3 December 2008
361
362 - Monitor DB
363 o remove duplicated entries
364 o sync with latest Fedora
365
366 Version 0.1.247 - 2 December 2008
367
368 - Monitor DB
369 o further sync with Fedora
370
371 Version 0.1.246 - 2 December 2008
372
373 - fix "INTERNAL ERROR: good_default_monitor (Generic|*) is unknown in
374 MonitorsDB" after syncing with redhat
375
376 Version 0.1.245 - 29 November 2008
377
378 - NSC chips now use geode driver, nsc driver no longer builds
379 - drop the special case for VIA K8M800, works OK with openchrome now
380 - add new NVIDIA and ATI IDs from new driver versions
381 - add "Flat Panel 1600x900" (#45091)
382 - Monitor DB
383 o sync monitor vendor names with Fedora
384 o partial sync with Fedora
385 - use "i810" instead of "intel" driver on older i810 because it
386 segfaults when using XAA acceleration (#43916)
387
388 Version 0.1.244 - 13 November 2008
389
390 - add new mouse definition (Logitech G5v2)
391 - vesa not framebuffer for ST Kyro, per dams
392 - disable 3D on ATI Rage 128-based cards (hard lock the machine on
393 x86_64)
394 - use pata_cs5536 for Geode IDE controllers
395 - default to 800x480 on TECO TR2350 (Omatek netbook)
396
397 Version 0.1.243 - 01 October 2008
398
399 - updated DKMS alias DB
400
401 Version 0.1.242 - 01 October 2008
402
403 - drop separate Radeon HD 4xxx category: radeonhd supports these now
404
405 Version 0.1.241 - 30 September 2008
406
407 - add ID 0605 for NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (reported and tested by Zoida A)
408
409 Version 0.1.240 - 25 September 2008
410
411 - update dkms modules info
412
413 Version 0.1.239 - 18 September 2008
414
415 - update dkms modules info (mainly for rt2860 and rtl8187se)
416
417 Version 0.1.238 - 18 September 2008
418
419 - add support for Intel G41 graphics adapter
420 - use 'vesa' driver not 'nv' for GeForce 7050 (#38391)
421
422 Version 0.1.237 - 4 September 2008
423
424 - use pata_jmicron for jmicron controllers

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