![]() ![]() In this example, the product series is GeForce 3xxM. Search the page content (press F4) and type in your model number. ![]() Next, we need to establish the product series, this is easily achieved by locating your exact model number (ie GT 330M) from within this following web page Nvidia graphics cards. Use the guide (above), named: Determining Graphics Card Model. NOTE: If the proprietary Nvidia graphics driver fails to load on reboot, or you see the kernel driver being used is nouveau, then see the FAQ entry below titled How do I blocklist nouveau drivers? Identify Nvidia graphics Card ![]() How do I Install Nvidia’s Proprietary Drivers? Overviewīefore installing proprietary/closed source Nvidia® drivers you need to determine if your graphics card is supported by the current GeForce® driver and if so, which version of the driver. In the sample output from lspci, we can establish the Product Type is GeForce and the Model number is GT 330M ( GT216M is the code name). NOTE: the output from lspci may also include output from other PCI devices (for example Nvidia HDMI audio), these additional miscellaneous items can be ignored in this context of this article. If a PCI graphics card has been identified, the output will look something like this (though not exactly like this!): 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT216M (rev a2) ![]() Lspci | grep -i E "nvidia|video|vga|3d" Generic (all graphics Cards) sudo update-pciids The first command will update your database of PCI IDs, the second interrogates all PCI device in your computer, looking for specified keywords (relating to graphics cards): Nvidia Specific sudo update-pciids If you are unsure which graphics card your computer possesses open Terminology and run the following commands. Many new Bodhi Linux users seem to have the same questions relating to Graphics Cards (especially Nvidia), so here are the answers to a few of them. Which kernel driver is being used for Graphics?.Install Nvidia PPA driver Repository (optional).Installing GeForce Driver from Repository.How do I Install Nvidia’s Proprietary Drivers?. ![]()
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