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    Linux Drivers for NVIDIA Mobile GPUs

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by scooberdoober, Feb 28, 2008.

  1. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    Are there Linux drivers for:

    GeForce 8600M GS

    GeForce 8600M GT

    GeForce 8800M GTS

    GeForce 8800M GTX
     
    scooberdoober, Feb 28, 2008
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Isn't it the nvidia-new-glx package?
     
    Bog, Feb 28, 2008
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  3. scooberdoober

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    Not that I can tell. Do you have a link to any documentation that states support for these mobile GPUs?

    The only mobile 8 series GPU I found support for on the NVIDIA Linuix drivers page is the 8700 GT.
     
    scooberdoober, Feb 28, 2008
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  4. nimish

    nimish Notebook Enthusiast

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    I can say from experience that the 8600M GT works fine (I have a Dell 1520 with one). As far as I can tell, there are no seperate mobile drivers.
     
    nimish, Feb 28, 2008
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  5. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    That's what I used to install my NVIDIA driver (card in sig). But other than that I wouldn't know....
     
    pixelot, Feb 28, 2008
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  6. P4rD0nM3

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    Yes they are recognized! I have 8600M GS and it's recognized! What distro are you using?
     
    P4rD0nM3, Feb 29, 2008
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    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    Fittersman, Feb 29, 2008
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    scooberdoober, Feb 29, 2008
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  9. theZoid

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    Scoober....look at my sig...ubuntu installed the propriety driver for it automatically.
     
    theZoid, Feb 29, 2008
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  10. rickydd

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    i am not brave to update driver by codeline,i am just waitting for ubuntu 8.04 with kde4^^

    i also update the lastest driver for quadro nvs 140m , but i doesn't work well with google earth , i thought is openGL's problem, not fit or something else i am not sure.but i works
     
    rickydd, Mar 4, 2008
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