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Linux Graphics card support?

12 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/linux-graphics-card-support.57718/

praka123
praka123 Original post #1
May 13, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Hello,
I'll be buying a pcie gfx card for my pc.will anyone confirm whether nvidia got supported well in Linux.
QwertyManiac
QwertyManiac #2
May 13, 2007 at 10:26 PM
Its well supported. Am using the 7600GT without a hitch.
kaustav_geek
kaustav_geek #3
May 13, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Hello,
I'll be buying a pcie gfx card for my pc.will anyone confirm whether nvidia got supported well in Linux.
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Depends on your Distro... On a distro like Sabayon.... Your Graphic card should work like a charm.........Same with FC......
kalpik
kalpik #4
May 13, 2007 at 10:41 PM
^^ It WILL work on EVERY linux distro..
cynosure
cynosure #5
May 13, 2007 at 10:47 PM
Yes. Nvidia is known for providing good driver support for Linux. Same cant be said bout ATI.
praka123
praka123 #6
May 13, 2007 at 10:51 PM
thx guys.I felt Nvidia too got problems with 3D in Linux;although their binary drivers serve the purpose.No way do I buy ATi for there work in making it miserable for their Linux users by not providing support either by opening h/w specs(OSS driver) or a good binary driver.
*www.phoronix.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2357
thx again.
kaustav_geek
kaustav_geek #7
May 13, 2007 at 11:26 PM
^^ It WILL work on EVERY linux distro..
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I have an Nvidia IGP.... it didn't get detected on UBUNTU dapper even after a lot of struggle....... So, I personally don't agree with that....
praka123
praka123 #8
May 13, 2007 at 11:28 PM
^ u can try those restricted drivers?even i thing there is some OSS drivers for nvidia na?(NV something)
kaustav_geek
kaustav_geek #9
May 13, 2007 at 11:33 PM
^ u can try those restricted drivers?even i thing there is some OSS drivers for nvidia na?(NV something)
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Firstly, I was stuck with vesa... The moment I changed vesa->nv ... X wouldn't start......

I tried installing the nvidia drivers using synaptic, but that too didn't work..... As a result, I was stuck with a bad resolution.......

Anyway... Mine is a nvidia IGP, Geforce 6100. Maybe nVidia IGPs have lesser support in Ubuntu... I'm sure you'll be able to get the 7600GT or for that matter any new PCIe card without a problem...... Best of luck.....
mediator
mediator #10
May 13, 2007 at 11:37 PM
Nvidia 5200 here!
amitava82
amitava82 #11
May 14, 2007 at 12:05 AM
Nvidia 5700 here...
@kaustav: did u try envy? *albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html
praka123
praka123 #12
May 14, 2007 at 12:22 AM
Ur card seems running in Ubuntu/Linux fine.
see below link for 6100:
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=134402&highlight=6100

The reason my efforts had always failed, it appears, was b/c the amd kernels and nvidia's binaries were not working well together. my first efforts were with the amd 64 kernels. Later, I switched to the k7 kernels under 32-bit but still no go. Due to another post:
*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...highlight=6100
I figured there must be something i'm fouling up. On a hunch, I went to the 686 kernel and voila it worked! BTW, in case someone wonders, I did download the nvidia driver for each respective kernel. At least for me, it turned out that it worked only under the 686 kernel. Now I have everything working!

Edit: I mentioned in the post before that the 6100 was not supported by the nvidia driver. I said that b/c the 6100 wasn't listed as supported by the driver on nvidia's site. But obviously i'm wrong.
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*ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=804043&postcount=4