Installing new video card

**Cyberfed** · 07-30-2003

Hey guys, im running mandrake 9.1, i currently have a geforce 2 ultra and im buying a geforce 4. Do i have to do anything special to ensure that linux work correctly. Or will it auto dectect?

Thanks

**Mado** · 07-30-2003

It will auto detect it as a generic GeForce 4 probably. You'll need to re-install the drivers maybe, but definately you'll have to edit your XF86Config.

**Cyberfed** · 07-30-2003

what will i have to change?

**Mado** · 07-31-2003

Did you install the nvidia drivers for your geforce 2 before?

**Cyberfed** · 07-31-2003

no i tried to but everytime i try and run the RPM's it says everythign is installed, but its not.

**Mado** · 07-31-2003

it's probably installed, you jsut never editted your XF86Config file to actually use the drivers...

**XavierSAO** · 08-19-2003

Elaborate, please, Mado, from a konsole perspective.

**sarumont** · 08-19-2003

If you've installed the nvidia drivers, you'll just have to make sure they're loaded:

Code:

modprobe nvidia

And for the Upgrade edit your XF86Config:

Code:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "GeForce"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VideoRam    131072
    vendorname "Generic"
    boardname "nv"
EndSection

That section is the definition for your video card. Make sure that the VideoRam is the right number (Video Card RAM * 1024) and that Driver is set to nvidia. Other than that, you should be good to go.

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