Re: Looking for video card recommendation
On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 7:02 PM Alberto Sentieri <22t@tripolho.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks. Adding contrib solved the problem.
>
> On 5/5/20 8:24 PM, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
> > On 05.05.2020 20:29, Alberto Sentieri wrote:
> >> Last time I installed it I downloaded the driver from NVIDIA web
> >> site. I was able to install it and it worked well, but updates
> >> started bothering me. Maybe I should have tried a Debian repo, but I
> >> did not and I have no recollection of the reason.
> >>
> >> Anyway, I was trying to install it now using debian repos (deb
> >> http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main non-free), as you
> >> suggested, and I got this. Any suggestion?
> >>
> >> # nvidia-detect
> >> Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
> >> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF119
> >> [NVS 310] [10de:107d] (rev a1)
> >>
> >> Checking card: NVIDIA Corporation GF119 [NVS 310] (rev a1)
> >> Your card is only supported up to the 390 legacy drivers series.
> >> It is recommended to install the
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver
> >> package.
> >> # apt-get install nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver
> >> Reading package lists... Done
> >> Building dependency tree
> >> Reading state information... Done
> >> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> >> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> >> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> >> or been moved out of Incoming.
> >> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> >>
> >> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver : PreDepends: nvidia-installer-cleanup
> >> but it is not installable
> >> Depends:
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver-libs (= 390.116-1) but it is not going to
> >> be installed or
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver-libs-nonglvnd (= 390.116-1) but it is not
> >> going to be installed
> >> Depends: nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver-bin
> >> (= 390.116-1) but it is not going to be installed
> >> Depends:
> >> xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-legacy-390xx (= 390.116-1) but it is not
> >> going to be installed
> >> Depends:
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-vdpau-driver (= 390.116-1) but it is not going to
> >> be installed
> >> Depends:
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-alternative (= 390.116-1) but it is not going to
> >> be installed
> >> Depends:
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-kernel-dkms (= 390.116-1) but it is not going to
> >> be installed or
> >> nvidia-legacy-390xx-kernel-390.116
> >> Depends: nvidia-support but it is not
> >> installable
> >> Recommends:
> >> nvidia-settings-legacy-390xx but it is not installable
> >> Recommends: libnvidia-legacy-390xx-cfg1
> >> (= 390.116-1) but it is not going to be installed
> >> Recommends: nvidia-persistenced but it
> >> is not installable
> >> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
> >>
> >
> > Package "nvidia-installer-cleanup" is in "contrib" section, so you
> > have to add it too. Don't forget to invoke "apt update" after that.
Just a reminder for people who are going to search for this in the
future. We live in a world where you vote with your wallet. Try not to
support manufacturers who are working against you when you want to use
a free platform.
Reply to: