[Novalug] Need video card recommendation

[David A. Cafaro]

For redhat based install you don't need to compile a kernel either to  
use nvidia based cards.

The driver from nvidia's site will install its self perfectly fine on  
Fedora/RHEL systems.

Also, if you add external repositories like atrpm.net you can use yum  
to install their precompiled Nvidia drivers:

http://atrpms.net/dist/f8/nvidia-graphics/

No kernel compiling needed.

Cheers,
David


On Jan 8, 2008, at 7:53 PM, DonJr wrote:

> On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 12:12 -0500, Jay Hart wrote:
>> Both cards are listed here:
>>
>> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Video_Card_Support_Under_XGL
>>
>> Am I going to have to compile a special kernel to use nvidia based  
>> cards?
>>
>> Jay
>>
>
> NO, since the driver compiles as a MODULE and can be loaded at  
> runtime.
>
> For Debian and Ubuntu based systems after enabling "restricted"
> depositories it's:
>
>   apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel-src nvidia-kernel-common \
>                   module-assistant build-essential linux-kernel- 
> header \
>                   fake-root
>
> Which will install all the required parts and up date them when new
> packages are released.
>
> Then to build the module for your current kernel it's:
>  ( user must be a member of both the groups 'src' and 'admin' )
>     $ cd /user/src
>     $ fake-root module-assistant -t build nvidia-kernel-source
>     $ sudo dpkg -i modass/nvidia-kernel
>  (                   /\ This directory maybe different,
>                         watch the output of module-assistant. )
>
> Yes there is also a way to install the drivers using the
> "linux-restricted-modules" package (without any compiling), but  
> that way
> has a LOT of other overhead since that package included in it a lot of
> other drivers for other hardware you most likely don't have and new
> drivers and/or updates are added to that package all the time.
>   (IOW IMHO they need to rethink there package layout)
>
> For "Red Hat" based installs it's a little more complicated but still
> possible to not have to compile a completely custom(ized) kernel.
>
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