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Nvidia is finally transitioning towards open source gpu kernel modules

aswinvenu

Finally dream is coming true! NVIDIA is transitioning fully towards open source GPU drivers.

Read more on this : https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-transitions-fully-towards-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/

  • NO [little pile of brown stuff].

    I delay Ubuntu software upgrades if there is anything to do with the kernel. NVIDIA driver issues leave me with icons the size of Canadian loonie coin.

  • in reply to colporteur

    Which version of drivers are you using right now? nouveau drivers or nvidia propriotary drivers?

    Also which graphics card?

    The blog post says that older versions of older GPUs from the Maxwell, Pascal, or Volta architectures are not supported under this open source modules.

    "NVIDIA driver issues leave me with icons the size of Canadian loonie coin"

    This to me sounds like your GPU driver is not installed properly! CPU probaly doing the rendering.

  • in reply to aswinvenu

    I have corrected the issue a number of times.

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    At first I focused on the propriety drivers. I then discovered a kernel change is what started the woes. What has been my poor mans solution is to monitor upgrades watching for kernel changes. When the OS upgrade contains kernel changes I introduce an implementation delay. Typically waiting a week I see some move on the NVIDIA to "catch-up".

    I have come to accept this pitfall of using priority drivers. Maybe my next computer purchase will include a NVIDIA card that falls into open source support.

    When I experience video issues my indicator is what is listed in the Graphics heading from setup. Anything other than NVIDIA results in wonky graphics. If the driver is Neauvea (SP?) I experience problems with video setup on video conference software.

  • in reply to colporteur

    Infact there are plenty of forum posts in the internet saying 1030 support on Ubuntu is a pain. In my opinion you should consider upgrading the GPU to somewhat a newer one.