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Hi, I have a RHEL3 system running a Nvidia NVS 285 graphics card. The driver installed is Nvidia 260.19.36. This drivers support a lot of other cards like Quadro fx 370. So if I replace my NVS 285 card with Quadro fx 370, do I need to install/compile driver again.
Nvidia drivers are compiled to match the installed and running kernel. The function of the module does not depend upon which GPU is installed, only that it A: matches the kernel using it, and B: supports the GPU installed.
This means that if you replace one supported GPU with another supported GPU the same driver functions with both. If you replace an non-supported GPU with a supported GPU the driver will now function as well.
Hi, I have a RHEL3 system running a Nvidia NVS 285 graphics card. The driver installed is Nvidia 260.19.36. This drivers support a lot of other cards like Quadro fx 370. So if I replace my NVS 285 card with Quadro fx 370, do I need to install/compile driver again.
I'd suggest stopping exactly where you are, and updating your system. RHEL3 is *ANCIENT*...it reached end-of-life in October 2010. So it's *THIRTEEN YEARS* out of date, complete with every unpatched/unupdated security fix and program update.
Spending time to update to the latest graphics drivers on a system that's so old, would be like putting a coat of paint on a house with holes in the roof. Why bother??
Nvidia drivers are compiled to match the installed and running kernel. The function of the module does not depend upon which GPU is installed, only that it A: matches the kernel using it, and B: supports the GPU installed.
This means that if you replace one supported GPU with another supported GPU the same driver functions with both. If you replace an non-supported GPU with a supported GPU the driver will now function as well.
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