INSTALL NVIDIA DRIVERS FEDORA INSTALL
However users with older hardware who install a newer driver may have non functional X-servers. Typically many users will have newer hardware and NOT have to worry about this issue. Note: It is very important to know which driver your hardware requires. According to Appendix A, this ID corresponds to the Legacy version (173.xx series) driver. Supported NVIDIA GPU Products in any newer Nvidia driver documentation. Use the PCI ID and look it up under Nvidia's Supported Product List OR using Appendix A. In Fedora, use the following to identify the PCI ID (Note: the grep is added to filter the ~]$ /sbin/lspci -nn | grep 'VGA\|NV'Ġ1:00.0 VGA compatible controller : nVidia Corporation NV34 (rev a1) 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.
INSTALL NVIDIA DRIVERS FEDORA HOW TO
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.