driver nvidia

[Jim]

Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-12-25 at 14:04 -0500, Jim wrote:
>   
>> Thomas Cameron wrote:
>>     
>>> Alain Roger wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> where can i find the newest drivers for nVidia graphic card for F10 ?
>>>> thx.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Alain
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>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I don't particularly like using packaged NVidia stuff - too much of a 
>>> pain waiting for the packagers to catch up with the latest kernel.
>>>       
>
> The akmod-nvidia packages at rpmfusion includes logic to rebuild the
> drivers automatically when a new kernel is booted.  Quite sweet, really,
> and none of the hassles associated with nVidia's packaging.
>
>   
>>> I just grab the right driver from 
>>> http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html.  Once it's downloaded, just 
>>> run this as root:
>>>
>>> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-177.82-pkg2.run -s -X
>>>
>>> Change NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-177.82-pkg2.run to the package you download.
>>>
>>> That will do a quiet install and set up your xorg.conf appropriately.
>>>
>>> If you want to use packaged versions, you can use the rpmforge repo at 
>>> http://rpmfusion.org.  There are good docs there as to how to use the 
>>> repo.
>>>
>>>       
>> How do you find drivers on Nvidia.com for older cards, like a GeForce FX 
>> Go5200 NV34M
>>     
>
> Look for the akmod-nvidia-96xx or akmod-nvida-173xx packages at
> rpmfusion.  Note that these are no longer supported by nVidia, but they
> are kept current for new kernels by the rpmfusion gang.
>
>   
But how do I tell if 96xx or 173xx is for my old Geforce FX Go5200 ?