Steps to install NVIDIA graphics drivers in Fedora 17

Recently, my notebook installed Fedora 17, always want to play 3D desktop, but the 3D desktop will also install graphics driver, the result is stuck here, from the Internet to find an article, write a good! Here to share

Original address: http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2012/fedora-17-nvidia-guide/

Preparation prior to installation

Check to see if your video card supports

[Root@honway ~]# Lspci | grep VGA

02:00.0 VGA compatible Controller:nvidia Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 320M] (rev A2)

Supported video card model list: ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/290.10/README/supportedchips.html, if your graphics card model can be in "173.14." XX "to find before the line, congratulations please continue."

Detect if your video card supports NVIDIA Optimus technology technology

If you use the Lspci|grep-i VGA command with the following similar results

00:02.0 VGA compatible Controller:intel Corporation 2n Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (r EV 09)

01:00.0 VGA compatible Controller:nvidia Corporation GF106 [GeForce GT 555M SDDR3] (rev A1)

Or if you know your graphics card supports Nvidia Optimus Technology, turn it off in Blos. If you cannot disable Nvidia Optimus Technology in Blos, this installation process is not appropriate.

Install the NVIDIA graphics driver on Fedora17 "beefymiracle" and disable the Nouveau driver

1. Switch to root user

Su-

2. Determine if the current Linux kernel and SELinux policy are up to date

Yum Update kernel* selinux-policy*

# #如果有升级过程, just reboot

Reboot

3. Install Rpmfusion (free and Non-free) source

# #32位

Yum Localinstall--nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/ rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpmhttp://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/ rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm

# #64位

Yum Localinstall--nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-branched.noarch.rpm

Yum Localinstall--nogpgcheck http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-branched.noarch.rpm

4. NVIDIA driver for installing GeForce 6/7/8/9/200/300/400/500 series graphics cards

Akmod, Kmod and Kmod-pae are available in three installation modes.

The akmod approach appears to be less problematic and very easy if you use

Self-compiled kernel

The old Fedora kernel

Transform the kernel in regular upgrades and tests

Recommend this akmod installation method.

Note (the translator is using the Akmod installation method)

You have the first of the following three installation methods.

Akmod-nvidia installation mode:

Yum Install Akmod-nvidia Xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs

# #Extra Package for KERNEL-PAE users

Yum Install Kernel-pae-devel

Kmod-nvidia installation mode:

Yum Install Kmod-nvidia Xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs

Kmod-pae Installation Method

Kmod-nvidia-pae and Kernel-pae-devel

Yum Install Kernel-pae-devel Kmod-nvidia-pae

5. Delete Fedora official self-nouveau graphics driver

# #备份原来的 Initramfs nouveau image Image #

mv/boot/initramfs-$ (uname-r). img/boot/initramfs-$ (uname-r)-nouveau.img

# # Create a new Initramfs image Image #

dracut/boot/initramfs-$ (UNAME-R). IMG $ (UNAME-R)

6. All installations have been completed, reboot the machine

Reboot