Re: linux kernel and nvidia - never ending story
Stefan Monnier composed on 2022-03-07 18:25 (UTC-0500):
> I've heard several reports that Nouveau installations can
> be impacted by the installation of the proprietary Nvidia driver.
I believe this happens due to incomplete purging of all effects of having
attempted to install, or succeeding to install, then "removing", NVidia's
proprietary drivers. I have a bunch of old NVidia cards, 8 years old and older.
All are running purely on FOSS:
1-the nouveau kernel device driver/module
2-the modesetting DIX display device driver (usually; optionally: nouveau DDX)
#2 is the upstream default for AMD, Intel and NVidia GPUs. Unlike the
reverse-engineered, old, "experimental" and optional nouveau DDX display driver
from package xserver-xorg-video-nouveau, the modesetting DIX is newer technology,
and less dependent on device specifications NVidia withholds from FOSS developers.
Other than for the issue reported at:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1006907
the FOSS drivers nouveau (module)/modesetting (DIX)/nouveau (DDX) provided by
Debian are fully suited to the needs of all my NVidia GPUs.
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