How to switch from Nvidia driver to free driver?

miros84 · 12-28-2009, 07:10 AM

How to switch from Nvidia driver to free driver?

Here is my xorg.conf

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder75)  Tue Dec  8 21:04:28 PST 2009

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

What I have to edit to change and use my free driver instead of nvidia non free driver?
I just install nvidia driver, so I think, now I have both installed.

pixellany · 12-28-2009, 07:15 AM

Simply edit this section as shown:

Code:

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nv"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

miros84 · 12-28-2009, 07:41 AM

Thank you. I will try it
How can I know it was really changed?

pixellany · 12-28-2009, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miros84

Thank you. I will try it
How can I know it was really changed?

1. By entering "grep nv /etc/X11/xorg.config"

2. If X starts up with the desired driver (e.g. the proprietary Nvidia driver throws up a splash screen be default)