Need better driver for NVIDIA GeForce GT520 (abandoned)

Problems and successes with specific brands/models of computer video hardware
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shinobar
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Where is kernel sources SFS

#21 Post by shinobar »

Kernel sources are normally at http://bkhome.org/sources/ (need password. See Barry's Download page. http://www.puppylinux.com/download/index.html )

But as for Lucid, at
ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/pet ... atched.sfs
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Crash
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#22 Post by Crash »

That worked well. After downloading the kernel source, I followed Jim1911's instructions
and the driver compiled rather painlessly. The real trick is finding the appropriate
files.

I used this method to successfully install the driver in Puppy frugal 5.2, full install of 5.2,
frugal 5.28, and a full install of 5.28.

The GT520 is a pretty nice card considering its low power. I have an inaccurate power
measuring setup, and it indicates that the card adds about ten Watts of power consumption.
It is plenty fast - scrolling around on Google Maps is very smooth, as is full motion video.
It is probably the 8400 of the future - not a barn burner, but a good inexpensive low power
video card. And it has an HDMI connector, as opposed to the 8400's S-video connector.

Nvidia's latest driver should be a good candidate for a .pet file. In that form, it would be
very suitable for the casual Linux user.

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#23 Post by Puppyt »

Speedyluck posted a link to his NVIDIA pet here http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 029#617029, with support for both GT520 and GT520M plus dozens of other NVIDIA cards. I haven't tested it myself, but it or a working pet should be included in the official repositories, pretty please :)
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