[mythtv-users] Stupid question: updating nvidia driver

[Robert]

Allen Edwards wrote:
> I usually don't like to ask a stupid question but I have spent the last 
> hour and a half on this online and can't figure it out.
> 
> I am trying to verify my wiki and specifically the part about updating 
> nvidia driver. My aux frontend is very up to date so I did an envygn -t 
> and updated the nvidia driver -- to 96.43.05!!!
> 
> What gives with that?  I then tried it again first uninstalling the old 
> one and then installing the new one -- same thing.
> 
> I must be doing something stupid.  I stayed up late working on the wiki 
> but I swear I didn't take my stupid pills today.
> 
> This is why I think I have an old version on my aux FE:
> 
> $ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version
> NVRM version: NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module  96.43.05  Tue Jan 22 
> 19:36:58 PST 2008
> GCC version:  gcc version 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu3)
> 
> 
> On the other hand, my FE/BE gives this:
> $ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version
> NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  173.14.12  Thu Jul 17 
> 18:11:36 PDT 2008
> GCC version:  gcc version 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu3)
> 
> This is not completely up to date but it works so I don't mess with it.
> 
> Both machines are Mythbuntu.
> 
> Allen

If you have an old(er) graphics card then you need the older 96.xx.xx 
NVIDIA drivers because the new 17x.xx.xx drivers don't support some 
old(er) graphics cards.

I forget which models exactly but the info will be out there somehwere, 
and it sounds liks this may be what is happening.

Robert.