On Thu, Jul 04, 2024 at 01:24:21PM -0700, Van Snyder wrote: > On Wed, 2024-07-03 at 23:24 +0200, Hans wrote: > > Hi van Snyder, > > > > I believe I got a solution. However, you may not be happy with it, > > but maybe it will work. > > The solution did indeed allow to install the driver. But.... it removed > at least KDE, and now it won't enter run level 5. I added > nouveau.modeset=0 to the "linux" line in grub.cfg, but it's still > running the nouveau driver, or at least that's what inxi -G reports: >
Hi, For the laptop - a clean install with nouveau _should_ work. Forget the Nvidia proprietary driver - it's no longer supported by them and if the Debian-packaged version is also obsolescent that's the end of it. > > I've been told that Mint includes NVidia drivers, so I'll try that > next. I don't have a choice for my laptop, where the NVidia graphic > chip is soldered to the mother board, but for my desktop if Mint > doesn't work out, I'll give serious consideration to getting a > supported video card from *not* NVidia. > Linux Mint current version is based on Ubuntu 22.04 - so is also unlikely to have the drivers now. LMDE is based on Bookworm. The favoured desktop for Mint has always been Cinnamon, I think. Some older Nvidia cards for the desktop work relatively well with nouveau - I've got a 1050ti and a 1060? in two machines here which work well enough under GNOME. > > > > I got my information from this site. > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers > > The above is my usual go-to for Debian and Nvidia too Good luck and best wishes, however it all works out Andy (amaca...@debian.org)
