Re: linux kernel and nvidia - never ending story
Am Dienstag, 8. März 2022, 00:07:05 CET schrieb Alexander V. Makartsev:
Yes, I am sure, no other version is working. It is GeForce G210 and GeForce
G86m, both NEED 340xx.
Best
Hans
> On 07.03.2022 23:49, Hans wrote:
> > Dear list,
> >
> > how find the correct words, without being upset or stepping on someones
> > feet. But I believe, debian hates Nvidia, and debian does not want, to
> > use Nvidia.
> >
> > I am now for a long time using debian and also using nvidia graphic cards
> > for almost the same long time.
> >
> > But whenever debian ships a new kernel version, the proprietrary nvidia
> > kernel modules can not be built. If lucky, there is a patch for it after
> > months.
> >
> > Yes, modern Nvidia cards are supported, but using an older notebook you
> > can
> > not change the graphics card.
> > ...
> > I have several older notebooks, that my customers use. They worked
> > perfectly with the proprietrary driver from Nvidia. But after update to
> > bullseye, it was hardly get them running again. And why? They have an old
> > graphics card in their notebooks, and they use Nvidia cards, specially
> > the legacy 340xx.
> Out of curiosity, can you name a model of nvidia GPU(-s) you have
> trouble with?
> Are you sure you need legacy 340xx driver specifically? That version is
> for hardware that was released in 2009-2010 and older.
> I think there is a chance you can install legacy 390xx version instead.
> You can use 'nvidia-detect' program to check your hardware and get a
> driver version recommendation.
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