choosing replacement video card

[Richard Barmann]

On 08/16/2015 02:08 PM, Richard Barmann wrote:
>
>
> On 08/16/2015 02:08 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
>> Richard Barmann composed on 2015-08-16 01:13 (UTC-0400):
>>
>>> Richard Barmann wrote:
>>>> I have the card in a PCI slot at this time, The motherboard is P4M800
>>>> Pro-M7. This is the card in there now. NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module
>>>> 304.125. I went to sysinfo to find that. The G-Force went out and I
>>>> ordered one on line
>>>>   it would not work and the seller would not give me a refund so I
>>>> bought the NVIDIA locally.
>>> I said 6 weeks ago that I had the Gforce as the box was in the file
>>> cabinet drawer. The Gforce is in the box so I must have replace it with
>>> the NVIDIA. I have gotten confused. With the cancer check ups and the
>>> teeth breaking off I get mixed up. I am going to Augusta, GA the 26th
>>> and a dental surgeon is going to remove what is left. After the 
>>> first of
>>> the year I have to go back for 20 Mondays while the student fits me for
>>> a plate. I do not have to pay them but driving to Augusta is 105 miles
>>> one way and my old truck has 218,000 miles on it and the transmision
>>> lost drive and 3rd. I have to drive in 2nd gear. So I rent a budget car
>>> and my son drives me. He is afraid I might get sleepy. I am 83 and
>>> haven't been able to work since September. I am just looking forward to
>>> eating something good when I get my plate.
>> GeForce is a name used for cards that use NVidia chips, so 
>> distinguishing
>> between your two cards with the sketchy info above is little use.
>>
>> Kernel Module 304.125 tells us the driver installed, not the chip 
>> used on the
>> video card. Output from lspci is what we need for that, but I think 
>> what you
>> last gave us is what you are using now, 01:00.0 VGAcompatible 
>> controller:
>> NVIDIA Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1).
>>
>> That driver may be your problem. Proprietary kernel modules have to be
>> correctly chosen for the chips they work with. They make video card 
>> swaps
>> problematic for those unfamiliar with procedures required at upgrade 
>> and/or
>> replacement time. Your upgrade may have mishandled having had a 
>> proprietary
>> NVidia driver installed. Eradicating the proprietary software may 
>> allow you
>> to get past your video trouble, and if not, another upgrade install 
>> may work
>> once the proprietary software is gone.
>>
>> Something else to consider:
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7RB2VM9342
>>
>> I have one of these working nicely with openSUSE Linux and KDE5 
>> multibooting
>> with Win7 on a 750GB HD.
> Could I need a different Driver? The CD that came with the driver I am 
> using says Windows Vista/XP. If so How do I find and install the 
> correct one?
> Thank all of you for trying to help me.
> Dick Barmann
I downloaded the Driver NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304.125.run. How do I install it?
Dick Barmann