Re: "NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT"
Seeds Notoneofmy wrote:
> On 6/14/20 8:59 AM, Hans wrote:
>
> > the 7600GT was supported by debian (I am not sure, if it still is with the
> > actual kernel).
> >
> > At the moment it is supported by the kernel module "nouveau", but when you
> > need hardware acceleration for i.e. games or other applications, you have to
> > install the driver from Nvidia.
> >
> > To do this, there are several ways:
> I have learnt a lot, and I guess that's part of what this forum is for.
> I will not do any of what you have suggested as I do not personally
> think any will be an 'easy' solution, compared to investing in another
> card.
Installing Nouveau is pretty easy.
> Bottom line; gone are the days when Linux was the go-to OS for old
> hardware. Indeed, this was a selling point for Linux when Dinosaur
> walked the earth. It is not so now. Now it's an 'OS you can fiddle
> with.' How times have changed. And the environment with it, as I soon
Sorry, you're wrong.
Your card is in the NV40 column here:
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/FeatureMatrix/
It's pretty well supported.
-dsr-
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