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From: vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
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Subject: Nvidia open driver (was: Re: Linux 6.9.1)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 05:40:56 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 20 May 2024 12:07:10 -0400, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote
in <h7tm4jd48a9lbjbp03hf5gs28b274qjosa@4ax.com>:

> On Mon, 20 May 2024 15:56:03 -0000 (UTC), vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
> wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, 20 May 2024 11:28:06 -0400, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote
>>in <5vqm4j95l3ctq7v4q5eopmka5kogos0ajt@4ax.com>:
>>
>>> On Mon, 20 May 2024 14:20:41 -0000 (UTC), vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>$ uname -a Linux lm 6.9.1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun May 19 17:32:37 PDT
>>>>2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>>
>>>>Also using the open Nvidia drivers.  Haven't tested them with EDO yet,
>>>>about to do that now.  Wish me luck!
>>> 
>>> I'm looking forward to reading the news that a major distribution
>>> defaults to those open drivers rather than the proprietary ones. Either
>>> way, this is long overdue from NVIDIA.
>>
>>It used to be that only Mint had the option for the Nvidia proprietary
>>drivers.  Has that changed now?
> 
> Uh, no. Ubuntu had access to NVIDIA proprietary drivers forever, and
> some distributions like Sabayon actually shipped with them. PopOS
> ships an ISO with NVIDIA being used by default.

Thank you for informing me about that.  Do those distros used a "Driver Manager"
of some sort to select between nouveau and the Nvidia binary blob?

BTW, this evening, I've been running Elite Dangerous Odyssey (which uses Vulkan), and
knock-on-wood, so far it has been almost flawless with the open driver.

(Had a weird strobing effect when being deployed from a dropship into a ground
conflict zone, but that could be a game bug -- sometimes EDO lighting can be
a bit funny.)

-- 
-v