On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 17:16 +0100, dondi_2006 wrote: > Hello, > > I have to install FC 8 on a computer with a nForce430/ > GeForce6150 chipset. > > I have printed out the instructions to install the nVidia drivers but then I thought "maybe two years of > reverse engineering were enough to make the > open source drivers suport 100% that chipset. > > Is this the case? Are the closed source drivers available today from http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html still needed to > use under fedora all the capabilities of a 2+ year old > chipset? > > Or is the current version of the nv driver enough? > > Basically, do I still need today the closed source > drivers to get all those chips are capable of? ---- yes, to get all the video cards are capable of, you have to use the closed source driver for nvidia and ati cards. Intel video is completely integrated into xorg software as for suitability, every user will come to a different conclusion on their specific hardware... Administration => Display click the 'Hardware' Tab click the 'Video Card' button nv is xorg's open source driver, note, no 3d, no acceleration nvidia is nVidia's closed source driver armed with this information, you should be able to switch back and forth but you have to have root password to run the 'Administration=>Display' and you have to log out/on to see the changes (if not reboot) Craig
