Nvidia driver update - kernel ugrade

Joseph_sys

1.) What is the difference between nvidia driver "nv" and "nvidia" (setup via XF86Config).

2.) After kernel upgrade from kernel -version-r1 to let say kernel-verison-r2 when my driver is set to "nv" the X boots normally but when I have it set to "nvidia" and I upgrade the kernel the X usually will not start.
I usually fix it by

hensan · l33t Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 868 Location: Sweden

1. nv is X's own nVidia driver, it's 2D only, nvidia is the driver from nVidia themselves which supports 3D as well.

2. Whenever you upgrade your kernel to a new version, the modules for it are placed in a new dir (/lib/modules/<kernelversion>). For the new kernel to find your nvidia driver modules, you have to re-emerge them, so you can't skip that step. You can skip the opengl-update bit though.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:43 pm Post subject:

Joseph_sys,

nv is the open source nVidia driver shipped with xfree and xorg.
nvidia is the closed source driver provided by nVidia. Its faster than nv. nVidia have the benefit of designing the chip and have the datasheet.

Every time you upgrade your kernel you need to

Joseph_sys · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:11 pm Post subject:

Thank you for the explanation.
Next time I'll shop for a card that provides full specification to Linux community.

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Joseph