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The proprietary driver works well but it needs a bit of care. On RedHat systems that are regularly booted, the following lines in /etc/rc.local result in the necessary parts of the driver being re-installed automatically after booting: | The proprietary driver works well but it needs a bit of care. On RedHat systems that are regularly booted, the following lines in /etc/rc.local result in the necessary parts of the driver being re-installed automatically after booting: | ||
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if [ ! -h /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so ]; then | if [ ! -h /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so ]; then | ||
echo "re-installing NVIDIA driver. This takes some time. Ignore any warnings." | echo "re-installing NVIDIA driver. This takes some time. Ignore any warnings." | ||
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/root/NVIDIA.run --no-network -s -K -n | /root/NVIDIA.run --no-network -s -K -n | ||
fi | fi | ||
</code> | |||
If everything is ok with the driver you get the following output from "glxinfo|head": | If everything is ok with the driver you get the following output from "glxinfo|head": | ||
<code> | |||
name of display: :0.0 | name of display: :0.0 | ||
display: :0 screen: 0 | display: :0 screen: 0 | ||
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GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer | GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer | ||
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation | client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation | ||
</code> | |||
* [[ATI]] (now belonging to AMD) (proprietary driver download at http://ati.amd.com) | * [[ATI]] (now belonging to AMD) (proprietary driver download at http://ati.amd.com) | ||
== 3D == | == 3D == | ||
* [[3D visualization]] | * [[3D visualization]] | ||