Re: FYI NVidia guide to improve performance and stability on Debian
On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 03:57:19 +0000, Jarth Berilcosm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Because i've had my share of 'blues' with NVidia on Debian i've compiled
> a guide which documents what i believe to be a permanent fix for many
> issues.
>
> http://www.oxitech.info/helpdesk/nvidia.html
>
> Basically, the below resolves most if not all troubles.
>
> 1. set nomodeset as a boot parameter in /etc/default/grub 2. do
not
> initialise your screen into a graphical mode ( no vga=
> option ) at boot
>
> There is a somewhat detailed and hopefully correct explanation on the
> page.
>
> I have the impression the latest driver from NVidia is more performant
> and stable as well. So i've installed that one. I'm not motivated to
> stick with the current version as right now my machine works like a
> dream since the past few hours.
>
>
> Let me know if the guide works for you.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> J.
This is apparently not a win-all situation as, apparently, for more
modern graphics cards these issue do not come into play.
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