jlple.blogg.se - Fedora nvidia drivers

depending on the version and usage of the lspci command various output is shown. To find the PCI ID of a particular device use the lspci command. GeForce FX5900, Quaddro NV140M), however hardware is best identified using PCI ID's. The name of the product is typically useful (e.g. Which driver depends on the specific hardware. The names of the drivers are not very informative, but according to Nvidia's website they are provided as: Currently there is 1 main driver for newest hardware, and 3 legacy drivers. Typically older hardware is supported through various legacy drivers. The proprietary nvidia driver supports specific hardware in groups. It is only for use where neither of the above work.

This driver just provides limited support for video.

vesa - very basic open source video driver.

However there are many versions that Nvidia produces which may not be compatible with Fedora. This driver is provided only from Nvidia and provides the best high performance video and 3D functionality.

nvidia - hardware accelerated closed source proprietary driver.

No additional steps are required to install this driver. This is a work in progress however provides 3D for some hardware as well as multiple monitor support. This driver is included with newer versions of Fedora.

nouveau - hardware accelerated open source driver.

In newer versions of Fedora there are 3 options for video drivers that support or allow usage of Nvidia hardware in some form. NOTE: If you need the quick steps, please read: Determining PCI ID and Installation Using RPMFusion. This guide is intended for Fedora users however much of the information applies to other Linux distributions as well. This guide is meant to help explain how to determine and install the proper kernel driver to enable hardware accelerated graphics on your Nvidia based video card. NOTE: This guide only applies to Fedora 11 and newer all older versions are to be considered unsupported.