Changing graphics cards 13.1

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#1

I’ve tried Googling for this but knowing what’s up-to-date is tricky and I can’t afford for the PC to be out of service for long when I switch.

I simply want to change the graphics card on a PC. How do I get X to reconfigure the driver? (I could do it in the old sax days.)

Thanks for your help.

#2

From what to what???

Do you have any propritary video drivers installed??

#3

It’s currently an old Nvidia card with whatever was automatically configured when the system was installed (nouveau?). I don’t know what the replacement card will be yet. I have a box of bits I need to dig around in. Whatever it is, it will be a few years old.

I need to replace this card because it’s playing up and getting worse.

Thanks.

#4

For me it’s always just pull it out and replace
Stick with nvidia is my suggestion too

#5

I simply want to change the graphics card on a PC. How do I get X to reconfigure the driver? (I could do it in the old sax days.)

The X-server will largely take care of this automatically at boot (using open source drivers). For NVIDIA (or AMD hardware), you can then decide on wthether to install proprietary drivers.

#6

… which, personally, I would recommend. In fact, give it a try, first, as it might even solve the “it is acting up lately” problems. Worth a try.