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Install graphics card drivers in terminal

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I have a defective video graphics card that is producing GPU temp of 92 C. Graphics card is a GEFORCE 9300GE 256MB DVI HDMI PCIE VIDEO CARD, part # HP 466851-001. The fan is not working, and so I installed another graphics card from a backup computer I have. It is a NVIDIA GeForce 6200 part # HP 5188-2888, and now after I installed it shows the GPU temp at 62. So I am pleased about that. But I need some guidance on how to install drivers through the Terminal.

I have run the DRIVER MANAGER after installing this second graphics card but am not sure the drivers for this card have been identified and installed because some of the font in my start menu is not readable when I hover my mouse over the various categories, which it was not doing before I installed this backup video graphics card. The DRIVER MANAGER says all drivers are up to date.

I have downloaded the drivers into my download folder. The file in my downloads folder shows the file as "wins11260943hp_5188-2888.exe" for this card. I do not know how to run this exe. file in LINUX.

I do not know how to install the download and would like to ask for some assistance installing these/this driver for this backup video graphics card through the TERMINAL. Can someone walk me through the process of doing so?

Thanks for any help on this.

David in Florida
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Re: Install graphics card drivers in terminal

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wildernesspath wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:05 pmI have run the DRIVER MANAGER after installing this second graphics card but am not sure the drivers for this card have been identified and installed because some of the font in my start menu is not readable when I hover my mouse over the various categories, which it was not doing before I installed this backup video graphics card. The DRIVER MANAGER says all drivers are up to date.
Please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Then click Copy, and paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views your hardware.

We need to determine what driver is currently installed.
wildernesspath wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:05 pmI have downloaded the drivers into my download folder. The file in my downloads folder shows the file as "wins11260943hp_5188-2888.exe" for this card. I do not know how to run this exe. file in LINUX.
You can not run Windows driver files in Linux Mint.

We also do not recommend using the drivers from the Nvidia website.
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Re: Install graphics card drivers in terminal

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If the computer in which you changed the graphics card is the one in this post, that one is showing the correct graphics driver for your GeForce 6200. The GeForce 6200 can only use the open-source nouveau driver. There is no other supported driver available for it.

Please provide the information I requested so we can verify that is the computer for which you want help. Based on the data I see in that post, we will probably need more information from you to help you with reading the start menu.
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Re: Install graphics card drivers in terminal

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Yes, post system info as suggested. But if that is an Nvidia 6200, smg is right, the open source nouveau driver is the only one available for a card that old.

All I;d add is that the mint driver manager doesn't do anywhere near as much as new users seem to think it does. However, if there was a supported driver for that nvidia card it would have been in the list.
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Re: Install graphics card drivers in terminal

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SMG wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:28 pm
Please open the System Reports app and click the System Information tab on the left. Your computer's information should come up in the right pane. Then click Copy, and paste the results into a reply window here so we can see how Linux Mint views your hardware. We need to determine what driver is currently installed.

You can not run Windows driver files in Linux Mint. We also do not recommend using the drivers from the Nvidia website.
Hello, and thank you for your reply.
Here is the system report:

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System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-53-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.4.12
    tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: Mutter dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21 Vanessa base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: HP-Pavilion product: KT608AV-ABA d5000t v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: Hewlett-Packard type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: PEGATRON model: Burbank v: 1.01 serial: <superuser required> BIOS: American Megatrends
    v: 5.21 date: 12/17/2008
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Yorkfield rev: 7
    cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2000 min/max: 2000/2834 cores: 1: 2000 2: 2000 3: 2000 4: 2000
    bogomips: 22664
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA NV44 [GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel
    pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: VGA-1 empty: TV-1 bus-ID: 04:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:0162
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: nouveau
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1600x900 s-dpi: 96
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 model: HP 20wm res: 1600x900 dpi: 92 diag: 508mm (20")
  OpenGL: renderer: NV44 v: 2.1 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:293e
  Device-2: Creative Labs CA0110 [Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio] driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1102:0009
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-53-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: d080 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:294c
  IF: enp0s25 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 bus-ID: 00:1f.2
    chip-ID: 8086:2822
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 27.41 GiB (5.9%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD5000AAKS-65A7B0 size: 465.76 GiB
    speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter>
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 456.88 GiB used: 27.41 GiB (6.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 512 MiB used: 5.2 MiB (1.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda2
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Device-1: 2-5:2 info: Realtek RTS5111 Card Reader Controller type: Mass Storage
    driver: usb-storage rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 0bda:0111
  Device-2: 2-7:3 info: HP Laserjet CP1525nw type: Printer driver: usblp rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 03f0:022a
  Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Device-1: 4-2:2 info: Alcor Micro Keyboard type: Keyboard,HID driver: maltron,usbhid rev: 1.1
    speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 058f:9410
  Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Hub-7: 7-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Hub-8: 8-0:1 info: Full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0001
  Device-1: 8-2:2 info: Logitech TrackMan Wheel type: Mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1
    speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 046d:c404
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 66.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: apt: 2384
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com vanessa main upstream import backport
    2: deb http: //ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb http: //ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb http: //ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
Info:
  Processes: 228 Uptime: 33m Memory: 3.83 GiB used: 1.44 GiB (37.5%) Init: systemd v: 249
  runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.3.0 alt: 11 Client: Unknown python3.10 client inxi: 3.3.13
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Re: INSTALL GRAPHICS CARD DRIVERS IN TERMINAL

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SMG wrote: Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:43 pm If the computer in which you changed the graphics card is the one in this post, that one is showing the correct graphics driver for your GeForce 6200. The GeForce 6200 can only use the open-source nouveau driver. There is no other supported driver available for it.

Please provide the information I requested so we can verify that is the computer for which you want help. Based on the data I see in that post, we will probably need more information from you to help you with reading the start menu.
Yes, that is the same computer. I had the issue with the random crash and reboot, and isolated the issue to the PSU, which I replaced from a backup computer. The backup computer is the one from which I removed the backup graphics card, that is now, apparently, conflicting with how the START MENU displays.

Here on a new website I am initiating I have posted a screenshot of the START MENU ISSUES.

I did find the original graphics card on EBAY, used, and I am in the process of ordering it and installing it. However, for the time being, and in the interest of keeping the temp down on the graphics card, I am using the backup graphics card until the original arrives. I am thinking once I restore the original graphics card with a functioning one this will alleviate the temp issue as well as this current display issue.

Thank you.
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Re: Install graphics card drivers in terminal

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wildernesspath wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:20 amGraphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA NV44 [GeForce 6200 SE TurboCache] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel
pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: VGA-1 empty: TV-1 bus-ID: 04:00.0
chip-ID: 10de:0162
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: nouveau
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1600x900 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: VGA-1 model: HP 20wm res: 1600x900 dpi: 92 diag: 508mm (20")
OpenGL: renderer: NV44 v: 2.1 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes
All the graphics drivers are loaded and this is the only driver option available with this GPU on current versions of Linux-based distros.
wildernesspath wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:23 amThe backup computer is the one from which I removed the backup graphics card, that is now, apparently, conflicting with how the START MENU displays.

Here on a new website I am initiating I have posted a screenshot of the START MENU ISSUES.
Two years ago I helped someone with a GPU of similar vintage as this one. They also had problems with the menu when using the nouveau driver. Because some older options were still available back then, they were able to jump through some complicated hoops to get the proprietary Nvidia driver working. The hoops are long gone.

Reviewing the topic, I see someone else tested the different Linux Mint versions and they did not have a problem with the Xfce menu when using nouveau. (They installed Linux Mint Xfce to run that test; they didn't just switch to a different menu.)
wildernesspath wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:23 amI did find the original graphics card on EBAY, used, and I am in the process of ordering it and installing it.
The original GPU is a newer generation one than the one you currently have installed. That means the hardware and the nouveau driver parts are different, so it would make sense there would be different results when using it.
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Re: Install graphics card drivers in terminal

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SMG wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 6:18 pm All the graphics drivers are loaded and this is the only driver option available with this GPU on current versions of Linux-based distros.

Two years ago I helped someone with a GPU of similar vintage as this one. They also had problems with the menu when using the nouveau driver. Because some older options were still available back then, they were able to jump through some complicated hoops to get the proprietary Nvidia driver working. The hoops are long gone.

Reviewing the topic, I see someone else tested the different Linux Mint versions and they did not have a problem with the Xfce menu when using nouveau. (They installed Linux Mint Xfce to run that test; they didn't just switch to a different menu.)

The original GPU is a newer generation one than the one you currently have installed. That means the hardware and the nouveau driver parts are different, so it would make sense there would be different results when using it.
Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I have ordered the original card and will reinstall once it arrives.

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