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howtos:hardware:proprietary_graphics_drivers [2013/01/19 15:45 (UTC)] – [Installation via the nVIDIA Binary] hazel | howtos:hardware:proprietary_graphics_drivers [2013/04/26 13:29 (UTC)] – edited a couple of sentences brianl | ||
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====== Proprietary Graphics Drivers ====== | ====== Proprietary Graphics Drivers ====== | ||
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=== Configuration ==== | === Configuration ==== | ||
- | You will need to reboot the system for it to make use of the new drivers. Before doing so you do we need to edit ''/ | + | You will need to reboot the system for it to make use of the new drivers. Before doing so you need to edit ''/ |
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blacklist radeon | blacklist radeon | ||
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Option " | Option " | ||
- | If there were no errors and the driver was installed successfully, | + | If there were no errors and the driver was installed successfully, |
=== Testing ==== | === Testing ==== | ||
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* After building the module on x86_64 systems, the installer will prompt about installing nVIDIA' | * After building the module on x86_64 systems, the installer will prompt about installing nVIDIA' | ||
* Next, in the case of a previous version, the installer will uninstall the module. | * Next, in the case of a previous version, the installer will uninstall the module. | ||
- | * Once no conflicting X and, should this option be chosen, OpenGL files are found, the module will be installed. | + | * Once no conflicting X and (should this option be chosen) OpenGL files are found, the module will be installed. |
* The program will then offer to use the nvidia-xconfig utility to modify the xorg.conf file to reflect the change in video drivers. This utility often works, but could possibly change other values in xorg.conf. It does, however, back-up the original file to "''/ | * The program will then offer to use the nvidia-xconfig utility to modify the xorg.conf file to reflect the change in video drivers. This utility often works, but could possibly change other values in xorg.conf. It does, however, back-up the original file to "''/ | ||
* A prompt confirms that the driver installation is complete and was a success, at which point the program exits to the console. | * A prompt confirms that the driver installation is complete and was a success, at which point the program exits to the console. | ||
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