Nvidia setup

[Chris Tyler]

Most distros if not all ship with an open source version of the nVidia driver.

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Pawson" <dave.pawson at gmail.com>
> To: "RPM Fusion users discussion list" <rpmfusion-users at lists.rpmfusion.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:05:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Nvidia setup
> 
> Which leaves me asking,
> What driver is used to 'get the system running',
> How to build the kmods for my kernel ( 3.10.9 AFAIK)
> .. Then on, sounds good.
> 
> Can I try this with my old ati card in, on one monitor,
> The nVidia on the second monitor?
> 
> Tia,
> 
> http://dpawson.co.uk
> xslt xsl-fo docbook FAQ
> 
> 
> On 28 Aug 2013, at 14:27, George Galt <george.galt at gmail.com> 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 at gmail.com> 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
> > 
>