Fedora Users — Re: How does F13 work with nvidia hardware ?

Message: 6
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 12:37:36 -0400
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: How does F13 work with nvidia hardware ?
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Linuxguy123 wrote:

> I run the proprietary, closed source nvidia driver in F12.  What happens
> when I upgrade to F13 ?
>

The short answer is that you may have to boot in vesafb mode and install the 
driver using that. If that doesn't work booting in run level three and upgrading 
your driver from CLI.

The kernel driver isn't bad for modern hardware, and there are some test 
versions (or were last time I looked) before you go closed source. Support for 
old ATI hardware seems to have deteriorated, you don't have that problem.

-- 
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
   "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked."  - from Slashdot

The proprietary driver continued working without a hitch for me when I upgraded.

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1)

I have the rpmfusion repos installed and both the kmod and akmod RPMs installed.

Hugh

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Hugh Caley, Linux Administrator
Aldon Computer Group
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