I'm using Linux Mint. I already know how to do it in Windows but I'd like to know how to upgrade. I'm going to be changing from a GT 610 to a GTX 950. Is there anything I need to change like drivers?
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Are you using mint managed drivers for your current card, or have you manually installed the Nvidia drivers from Nvidia directly? – Gravy Oct 17 '15 at 14:04
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Installed drivers from mint because I couldn't figure out how to do it from nvidia.com but it works non the less – nerd7473 Oct 17 '15 at 14:06
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If you are using the mint drivers you should be able to change the card, I believe mint is smart enough to do the leg work for you – Gravy Oct 17 '15 at 16:53
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So system shutdown, then switch cards, then turn on? Without changing drivers. – nerd7473 Oct 17 '15 at 16:55
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Would dropping to the nouveau driver work before moving cards? – nerd7473 Oct 17 '15 at 17:23
I'll finish this as an answer. Mint should be able to detect the change and fix any problems. So:
- Shutdown
- Replace card
- Boot
That being said, as a safety precaution, since things do go wrong sometimes, download the Nvidia drivers from their website. Before making the switch.
If something goes wrong you will boot into run level 3 (cmd line) just issue :
chmod +x <driver file name >
Then run it with :
. /NVIDIA-SOME-FILE-NAME
And follow the prompt. It will ask you at the end of you want it to configure your xorg configuration, yes to that and then reboot when finished
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Just download it from Nvidia, and chmod +x whatever the file name is to make it executable, then to run it you just precede the file name with ./ (dot slash) it will run automatically from there minus a few menu options that you more or less just say yes to – Gravy Oct 17 '15 at 17:09
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Only run it after you replace the card, if mint doesn't auto detect the driver. – Gravy Oct 17 '15 at 17:12
