Re: Help choosing which X driver!
From: ray (ray_at_zianet.com)
Date: 08/17/04
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:17:56 -0600
On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 17:48:50 +0000, Jack Frillman wrote:
>
> I have just finished building my new Linux system (hardware) and when I
> tried to configure X for the new video card
> I found out that Xconfig did not recognize it. I went to the NVIDIA
> site to download a X driver for it but when I got there
> I found several drivers to choose from and I am not sure which driver I
> need. I am not sure what the IA32, IA64 and
> AMD64 mean.
IA32 - Intel 32 bit i.e. x86
IA64 - Intel 64 bit
AMD64 - AMD 64 bit.
>
> Can someone please tell me which one of the drivers I should use?
>
> The particulars are listed below.
>
> The video card is a Chaintech FX/MX series which uses a NVIDIA GeForce
> FX/MX Series GPU.
>
> The choices I see at the NVIDIA download site are these:
>
>
> Graphics Drivers
>
> Linux IA32
> Latest Version: 1.0-6111
> Archive
I believe this one ^ is what you want.
>
> Linux IA64
> Latest Version: 1.0-5336
> Archive
>
> Linux AMD64
> Latest Version: 1.0-6111
> Archive
>
> Free BSD
> Latest Version: 1.0-6113
>
> nForce Drivers
>
> Linux IA32 Drivers
> Latest Version: 1.0-0283
>
> Linux AMD64 Drivers
> Latest Version: 1.0-0283
>
> Thanks,
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