Re: Switching to NVIDIA
On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:14:14 +0000 (UTC)
Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:34:31 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:11:29 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón wrote:
> >
> >> > Anyone have a link to a good tutorial?
> >>
> >> http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
> >>
> >>
> > Thanks. Had a look at it, but got a little confused after reading
> > a page or two :)
>
> Yep, is a bit fuzzy to get whole picture if you don't know what is the
> current status of the nvidia driver for your VGA card and distribution.
>
> All this stuff change very fast.
>
> >> *But* if your card is a GeForce FX 5200, you may need the "legacy"
> >> version of the drivers (173.14.28).
> >
> > That's what I dl'ed from Nvidia.com
>
> Then that's fine.
>
> >> http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.28/README/index.html
> >>
> >> Anyway, have you tried first with "nouveau"?
> >
> > That's the first thing I tried . Seemed to be OK, but a little on
> > the slow side compared with my on-board Intel video. But that could have
> > been an illusion.
>
> X-)
>
> > After I posted to the list I found
> > http://linuxinside.blogspot.com/2008/03/debian-nvidia-drivers.html
> >
> > I used that method, which for me worked perfectly.
>
> Good.
>
> > But I know understand
> > using the DebianWiki way might have been better in the long run - seems
> > simpler after a Kernel update ???
>
> Well, yes... installing using the "Debian way" is easier but you are limited
> to one set of drivers (the ones available in "non-free" repository, that is
> "173.14.27").
>
> > Thanks- I have bookmarked all the sites.
>
> Just remember that for any kernel update it's quite possible you need
> to update the nvidia driver in the way the link you sent it shows.
>
I am hoping kernel updates are few...:)
--
Frank <debianlist@videotron.ca>
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