Re: Dell Vosto 1700 and NVidia

2024-05-20 Thread Hans
Try to use a configuration file /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Yes, I know, the modern drivers do not need it any more, but when you want to force some settings, this can help. I attach mine at this message, which was running fine so far and has all the settings inside, you might want to use. This file

Re: Dell Vosto 1700 and NVidia

2024-05-20 Thread Marco Moock
Am 20.05.2024 um 12:22:48 Uhr schrieb Van Snyder: > How do I switch to try nouveau instead? Completely uninstall it. Then reboot. If you have problem with nouveau, tell about them and maybe they can be fixed. -- kind regards Marco Send unsolicited bulk mail to 1716200568mu...@cartoonies.org

Re: Dell Vosto 1700 and NVidia

2024-05-20 Thread Van Snyder
On Mon, 2024-05-20 at 20:42 +0200, Marco Moock wrote: > Am 20.05.2024 um 11:10:27 Uhr schrieb Van Snyder: > > > I installed the NVidia 340 driver > > Is there a special reason to use it instead of nouveau? I had had trouble with nouveau on other computers using different NVidia graphics. And I l

Re: Dell Vosto 1700 and NVidia

2024-05-20 Thread Marco Moock
Am 20.05.2024 um 11:10:27 Uhr schrieb Van Snyder: > I installed the NVidia 340 driver Is there a special reason to use it instead of nouveau? -- Gruß Marco Send unsolicited bulk mail to 1716196227mu...@cartoonies.org

Dell Vosto 1700 and NVidia

2024-05-20 Thread Van Snyder
I have an old Dell Vostro 1700 running Debian Trixie. It has an NVidia G86M (GeForce 8400M) graphics chip. I installed the NVidia 340 driver (which is difficult to find). I attached a HP 14" monitor to the VGA socket. When I booted, it came up with side-by-side displays. I could move windows from