Re: nVidia 7300 GT

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On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 10:50 -0700, Michael McGillick wrote:
> Hi:
>  
> I have a Mac Pro with Intel-Based processors. The graphics card
> included with the system was the nVidia 7300GT. Prior to installing
> Fedora, I bought an ATI X1900 XT graphics card and have successfully
> used this under both Mac OS X and Windows Vista (few minor issues
> under Vista, but acceptable). After installing Fedora 7, I've been
> unable to get my system to correctly use the card and resolution of my
> 2560x1600 monitor.
>  
> My question is in regards to the 7300GT. Is this card supported by
> Fedora 7, meaning will it properly detect and install the drivers
> during the install process, or does it require some hocus pocus on my
> part to get it to work properly? I've already gone through this with
> the ATI card, and have no desire to do so again. I'm not a gamer, so
> the it's not critical that I have the best card available. I simply
> want to be able to display my desktop in 2560x1600 and have a nice
> clean picture and fonts.
>  
> I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has this card or has worked
> with it and how it's supported. Thanks.
>  
> - Michael

In my case under F7, my GF6800GT (with the open source NV driver) detected my 24" Dell LCD and configured the resolution (without having to manually set the mode-line) out of the box.
You might want to considering using the binary (closed source) drivers, if you require any type of 3D acceleration.

- Gilboa


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