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NVIDIA

The information in this article is specific to Ultima Linux 8.4 Beta 1 and newer, and may not be valid for other versions.

NVIDIA provides three different, mutually-incompatible proprietary graphics drivers on their site, each supporting a different range of video cards. In order to support as wide a range of graphics cards as possible, Ultima Linux provides the newest proprietary driver on the LiveCD (since those cards generally are not supported by the open-source driver), and makes the other two available separately through the package repository.

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1.0-173xx driver series

The 173xx driver is included on the Ultima Linux LiveCD. Enable it by booting with the following command line: 

linux nvidia

No further configuration should be necessary.

1.0-96xx driver series

The 1.0-96xx driver supports GeForce 4 and newer cards.

This driver is available in the package repository under X11-NVidia/. Make sure the version number starts with 96. Make sure to install both the nvidia-driver and nvidia-module packages.

Until you install the proprietary driver, you can enable the open-source driver by booting with the command line 

linux nv

This driver does not support 3D graphics functionality or other advanced features of NVIDIA hardware, but should be sufficient at least for installation.

1.0-73xx driver series

The 1.0-73xx driver supports GeForce 3 and some older cards, including the NVIDIA Vanta.

This driver is available in the package repository under X11-NVidia/. Make sure the version number starts with 96. Make sure to install both the nvidia-driver and nvidia-module packages.

Until you install the proprietary driver, you can enable the open-source driver by booting with the command line 

linux nv

The open-source driver does not support 3D graphics functionality or other advanced features of NVIDIA hardware, but should be sufficient at least for installation.

For 3D graphics to work with this NVIDIA driver version, you must add the following to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf (before the ServerFlags section is good, but anywhere besides within another section works): 

Section "Extensions"
        Option "Composite" "disable"
EndSection

The first time you use the driver, you must also run in a terminal: 

sudo su -c 'modprobe nvidia'
sudo su -c 'nvidia-switch --nvidia'

External links

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