Re: Debian installer chooses the wrong NVidia driver
Jeremy Hendricks composed on 2023-02-22 16:02 (UTC-0500):
> I think I know why.
> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_600_series
> They made Kepler and Fermi variants of the GT 630. The nvidia driver
> probably wrongly assumes it’s Kepler.
> Van Snyder composed on 2023-02-22 13:01 (UTC-0800):
>> # nvidia-detect
>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF108
>> [GeForce GT 630] [10de:0f00] (rev a1)
>> Van Snyder wrote:
>> I have an NVidia GF108 video card. It works just fine, so I don't see a
>> reason to replace it.
>> It needs the nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver.
>> But when I installed Debian 11, it chose the 470 driver, which doesn't
>> work with GF108.
Jeremy's right you have a Fermi. Like mine it shouldn't need any proprietary driver:
# xdriinfo
Screen 0: nouveau
# inxi -C --vs
inxi 3.3.24-00 (2022-12-10)
CPU:
Info: quad core model: AMD Phenom II X4 965 bits: 64 type: MCP cache:
L2: 2 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3423 min/max: N/A cores: 1: 3423 2: 3423 3: 3423 4: 3423
# inxi -GSaz --zl --hostname
System:
Host: gb970 Kernel: 6.0.0-6-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 12.2.0 parameters: root=LABEL=<filter> ipv6.disable=1 net.ifnames=0
plymouth.enable=0 noresume mitigations=auto consoleblank=0 vga=791
video=1440x900@60 5
Desktop: Trinity v: R14.0.13 tk: Qt v: 3.5.0 info: kicker wm: Twin v: 3.0
vt: 7 dm: 1: TDM 2: XDM Distro: Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 630] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nouveau
v: kernel non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy-active (EOL~late 2022)
*** arch: Fermi code: GF1xx process: 40/28nm built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 1 ***
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DVI-I-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: VGA-1
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0f00 class-ID: 0300 temp: 46.0 C
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.6 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3600x1200 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 762x254mm (30.00x10.00")
s-diag: 803mm (31.62")
Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: primary,left model: NEC EA243WM serial: <filter>
built: 2011 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2
size: 519x324mm (20.43x12.76") diag: 612mm (24.1") ratio: 16:10 modes:
max: 1920x1200 min: 640x480
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: right model: Dell P2213
serial: <filter> built: 2012 res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2
size: 473x296mm (18.62x11.65") diag: 558mm (22") ratio: 16:10 modes:
max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400
API: OpenGL v: 4.3 Mesa 22.3.3 renderer: NVC1 direct-render: Yes
Same difference if using Bookworm.
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