> On 13 Feb 2023, at 14:05, Jon LaBadie <jonfu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > After about 12 years of service my GPU card is starting > to act up. It seems to shut down so no video on my > monitor, even the virtual consoles. System is up and > functioning as I can access it via ssh. Sometimes this > state is accompanied by the fan running at high speed > though the card is not overheating. > > The old card uses nvidia's 470 series of drivers while > its replacement will use the 525 series. > > Can I pre-install the 525 packages so they are present > when I reboot after I install the new hardware? I.e. > can both series be installed without consequence? Given you have ssh access i would remove the 470 drivers. Power down Install new card Boot up and install new drivers via ssh. You should also have console access without any driver installed I would guess. Barry > > Thanks, > jon > > -- > Jon H. LaBadie jonfu@xxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue