Org.) Resulting video driver
modules may be specific to the Linux kernel you are running. So, know that if you upgrade your
kernel, you might need to reinstall your video driver as well.
The rpm.livna.org site has greatly simplified the process of installing ATI and NVIDIA
drivers for Fedora Core and other Red Hat systems. Refer to the Livna Switcher page
(http://rpm.livna.org/) to learn how to install RPM packages containing the ATI or NVIDIA
drivers you need.
If you load a binary-only driver, it does what is referred to as ???tainting the kernel.???
As a result, you won??™t be able to get support if you run into problems (at least from
kernel.org) because, lacking the source code, it is hard to debug driver-related problems. Also,
binary-only drivers are known to cause obscure problems because they get out of sync with kernel
code changes. Similarly, binary-only drivers aren??™t updated as frequently as the kernel. While many
people, including myself, use binary-only drivers in special cases, they do have shortcomings that
you should be aware of.
Open Source Video Drivers
If you want to use open source drivers for 3D accelerated gaming, whether you are running the
games using Cedega or natively in Linux, look for cards that have drivers that support OpenGL.
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