Technical question on video driver installation

[Valter Mura]

In data martedì 23 novembre 2010 09:39:27, azlan mazlan ha scritto:

> U'll have problem..
> it is best to install the grphic card first
> then update the software
> 
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Valter Mura <valtermura at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I'm going to change my old video card ATI with an Nvidia one, new and
> > more powerful.
> > 
> > While reading some info in the Ubuntu website, I noticed that there is an
> > experimental driver called Nouveau that supports Nvidia cards. As it
> > doesn't
> > support yet the 3D features, it is also suggested to remove it and
> > install the
> > native Nvidia driver, more performing. So did I. I installed yesterday
> > the "nvidia-current", as per packets' availability in the repository (I
> > think this
> > is the latest and supports my new card, GeForce 6200)
> > 
> > I have to say that I haven't installed the card yet, so my QUESTION is:
> > 
> > "Is it safe to install the video card driver before physically installing
> > the
> > video card?"
> > 
> > In other words, "if I reboot my machine after this Nvidia driver
> > installation
> > and while still using the ATI video card, may I have problems?"

JFYI, the installation has been smart and now my system is running with the 
new NVidia card... :-)

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