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i had problem on installing my nvidia gforce 8600m gt driver on fc12,
now i have installed fc13,
could any one show me a step by step way to install the driver?
i don't want to confront with that black screen one more time,
as i understand if we download the driver from the nvidia website there would be a relationship between the kernel version and the driver,if so what is it?how should we understand which driver is for which kernel?
my kernel is,2.6.33.3-85.fc13.i686.PAE[with 2 gb ram]
which way is better?to get driver via repos and yum or the nvidia website?
thanks in advance
I've had no problems (well, only a few) with the package from rpmfusion.org The problems occur when there is a mismatch between the shipped kernel and the driver. Usually fixed in a day or so. Using akmods is a good idea to manage that.
See the rpmfusion site.
thank,
i did read them,
that's what i did for f12:
according to Howto/nVidia:
Before using the driver, you need to lower your system protection so SElinux doesn't prevent the driver to load.
Installed the repository configuration files for YUM.
1: setsebool -P allow_execstack on
2: yum -y install kmod-nvidia
3: mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img
4: dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)
5: nvidia-xconfig and then reboot
but all i see was a blank screen.
i think the proper KMOD (Fedora Kernel Module) which matches the driver i need is kmod-nvidia??
and for older kernel like f11 and f12 the driver are:
f11 = Legacy 173.xx : kmod-nvidia-173xx
f12 = Legacy version 96.xx : kmod-nvidia-96xx
am i right?
are these steps enough and complete for f13?
Are you using a very old nvidia card that needa a 96 or 173 driver ??
i have dell inspiron 1520, with 2.2 cpu and a 2GB ram and nvidia geforce 8600m GT,
how to understand which driver is suitable for which nvidia graphic card?/
i mean how should i know that if an nvidia card would need a 96 or 173 driver or other??
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