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Is it so hard to get Nvidia GPUs working with Linux? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I want to make the move to Mint at the end of Win10 in a week or so, but I've heard some horror stories about how tough it can be to get Nvidia GPUs working with them. As it is I have a 4060TI and no money for an AMD GPU. If I can't get my GPU working with Linux I'm probably gonna end up having to stick with Windows untim I can afford an AMD GPU, the thought of which doesn't exactly excite me.

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[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I have been dual-booting Arch and Debian with an NVidua Gforce-759 Ti since say, 2015 and had several problems, in spite of having an otherwise totally vanilla PC system:

in Arch, automatic compile of kernel module on update not working
updates breaking grub because of missing kernel modules
Arch no longer booting after an Debian upgrade
Wayland in Debian not working properly.
Provlems with running Arch in VMs.
Guix System not supported.

Yes, all that was solvable with some effort, and with experience from 25 years of using Linux.

So, in sum it was perhaps costing one full week, or ten days time.

But I decided that all that hassle and breakage was simply not worth my time, and swapped the card for an AMD Radeon.

No problems since.

The morale is: If you want to use Linux, make sure you use fully supported hardware, with open source drivers from the main kernel. Including laptops.

Everything else is probably not worth the time.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 19 hours ago

Not sure why you would have so much trouble with a DKMS module in Arch. But having to manage out-of-tree modules is an issue. Thankfully NVIDIA does not have that issue anymore as they now use in-tree modules (as of driver release 580). Arch is shipping those drivers now so others will not experience your pain.

Debian ships really old drivers. So NVDiA problems should still be expected on Debian, especially on Wayland.

problems with running Arch in VMs

I do not see what that has to do with NVIDIA. Sounds like you may have just had issues with Arch.