On 2024-08-06 13:11 -0400, Eben King wrote:
> Hi, I got a new-to-me EVGA Nvidia GTX 970. I understand the Nouveau driver
> handles this card. Is this correct?
Some features are missing, e.g. there is no accelerated video decoding.
Running a desktop should not be a problem though.
> If so, do I just install the packages, install the card, tell the BIOS to
> use it, power off, move the monitors, and that's it? With the card
> connected, I can log in from console, but X won't run.
>
> Also Grub gets a different video mode, maybe 24x80 instead of so tiny as to
> be nearly illegible. Probably fine. Yeah I could probably change it if I
> wanted. I did change the console.
That may be a sign that the firmware for the card is not installed,
AFAIK it is necessary to do anything useful with it. In Debian 12 and
earlier the firmware is in the package firmware-misc-nonfree, in
unstable and testing it has been relocated to a new
firmware-nvidia-graphics package.
Cheers,
Sven
