Linux Drivers for NVIDIA Mobile GPUs

[linx4life]

Are there Linux drivers for:

GeForce 8600M GS

GeForce 8600M GT

GeForce 8800M GTS

GeForce 8800M GTX

[oz]

Here's the supported products list:

Supported Products List

It appears that all you mentioned are on the list.

Drivers are here.

[linx4life]

How did you navigate to the "Supported Product list? I'd like to be able to navigate to it in the future.

Also the only M (mobile) GPUs out of the ones I listed are the 8600M GS and the 8600M GT. The 8800GTS and GTX listed are the desktop GPUs, not the mobile.

On the drivers page only the 8700M GT is available, not the 8600M GS or the 8600M GT, or any others.

[oz]

The 8800M started being supported in this release:

Linux Display Driver - x86

Check the column on the left side of the page for the supported products list.

Check the archived drivers link in that same column for info on all the various drivers.

[linx4life]

Thanks so much for the help.

[bigtomrodney]

nVidia use a unified driver architecture so in theory the driver works for all cards. Recently though they split off the older cards to avoid carrying too much legacy so there are essentially only two drivers to choose from.

Occasionally a new card causes a bit of trouble because it contains all new technology but the update is always on the way within a month or two. I run an 8600GT in my rig.

[linx4life]

So to sum this all up and put it all together, these links provide what's needed.

Appendix*A.*Supported NVIDIA GPU Products

Unix Drivers Portal Page

And the latest NVIDIA Linux driver supports all of the mobile GPUs I've listed.


It's just stupid how NVIDIA doesn't have any of them available on the main driver finder and download page here.
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us