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? If you choose to go with the proprietary nVidia driver I suggest you strongly consider the DKMS packaged one from FreshRPMs. The nice thing with DKMS is that whenever the kernel changes the nVidia "glue" kernel module will automatically be rebuilt on the next boot. If you use the nVidia supplied package will have to be manually re-install it any time the kernel changes. - Brian
