Re: Nvidia setup

If you are on Fedora 19, you might want the 319 driver instead of the 304 driver. On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Thanks gents. > Being totally cynical I expected nothing. > Reality? > I plugged in both monitors, booted and crossed my fingers. > > 1. It booted. "Some" driver picked up (600x800?) and offered me a > couple of boot options. Basically > unreadable text. Is grub operating differently somehow? > 2. Fedora booted. kernal 3.10.9 I think > 3. as root. > # yum install akmod-nvidia-304xx > It did. Pulled a good few dependencies. > > # reboot > > booted, still the odd screen, 'different' from prior boot screens? > Showed the Fedora 19 creeping progress bar along the bottom of the screen. > Dropped into my normal login screen at high res. > I logged in. Ran Chrome and I'm away again. > > Not mentioned on the HowTo, but I ran #nvidia-settings and saved the > config file. > > Rebooted and AFAICT I'm up and away. > "As easy as Windows".... if only that were true. At least with Linux I > can ask those who know. > > Basically I am very impressed. > flawless change of hardware and matching drivers already available. > > My thanks to the rpmfusion setup / team for doing a grand job. > > regards > > > On 28 August 2013 14:27, George Galt <george.galt(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > Get your system running -- with the card installed -- then install the > > correct nVidia driver. I don't know if the nVidia filed (kmods) are still > > available for you kernel you are running. If not, you can compile your own > > files from the source rpms or you can try installing the akmod file and see > > if it will build the correct files for you. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Dave Pawson <dave.pawson(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > >> > >> New to nVidia. > >> I have a card, Asus Nvidia GeForce GT640. > >> Fedora 19, 64 bit. > >> Kernel 3.9.9-302.fc19.x86_64 > >> the 3.10 kernel won't run with my current > >> graphics card. > >> > >> Looking at http://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia#About_this_Howto > >> > >> No mention of whether to install the card first or the drivers? Which > >> is the correct order please? > >> > >> TiA > >> -- > >> Dave Pawson > >> XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. > >> Docbook FAQ. > >> http://www.dpawson.co.uk > > > > > > > > -- > Dave Pawson > XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. > Docbook FAQ. > http://www.dpawson.co.uk