securitybreach 11,290 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Hold off on the nvidia update. The fix will come in a day or so: Quote nvidia 455.28 is incompatible with linux >= 5.9 2020-10-21 - Sven-Hendrik Haase nvidia is currently partially incompatible with linux >= 5.9 [1] [2]. While graphics should work fine, CUDA, OpenCL, and likely other features are broken. Users who've already upgraded and need those features are advised to switch to the linux-lts kernel for the time being until a fix for nvidia is available. https://www.archlinux.org/news/nvidia-45528-is-incompatible-with-linux-59/ Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,290 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 BTW nvidia-dkms works just fine at that version. It's what I use Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,665 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Doesn't surprise me a bit. Nvidia drags their feet on every new kernel release. Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,290 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Well it seems that the nvidia-dkms driver works fine (it’s what I use) Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,665 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I install the standard Nvidia on Slack using their installer. Bruno taught me this and I've used that method ever since. Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,290 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) is a program/framework that enables generating Linux kernel modules whose sources generally reside outside the kernel source tree. The concept is to have DKMS modules automatically rebuilt when a new kernel is installed. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support Quote The Nvidia module will be rebuilt after every Nvidia or kernel update thanks to the DKMS pacman hook..... Avoid installing the NVIDIA driver through the package provided from the NVIDIA website. Installation through pacman allows upgrading the driver together with the rest of the system.[/quote] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA DKMS makes upgrading Xorg, nvidia, modules, etc. a lot easier to perform. Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,665 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Well, that's because, as WE ALL KNOW, Arch Linux is the very bestest EVER GNU/Linux distribution!!! Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,290 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Nah, it’s best for me though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
abarbarian 3,411 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 12 hours ago, securitybreach said: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA DKMS makes upgrading Xorg, nvidia, modules, etc. a lot easier to perform. Looked at that list of dkms modules and had to laugh, they have a "batman" dkms module This was interesting, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/droidcam-dkms-git/ A tool for using your android device as a wireless/usb webcam (DKMS) I might have a go at that later in the winter as it could be a fun project. An I found this rather horrific, read the comments section to see what I mean, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-vulkan-dkms/ What on earth !!! When did the AUR become a repository and test bed for Manjaro. Link to post Share on other sites
abarbarian 3,411 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 9 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: Well, that's because, as WE ALL KNOW, Arch Linux is the very bestest EVER GNU/Linux distribution!!! Oi no fake news allowed here mate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
raymac46 2,758 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 DKMS works fine in the Debian universe. I have pretty well switched over to FOSS graphics. AMD and Intel are by and large open source by now. Nouveau works well enough on the older Nvidia hardware I have. Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,290 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 While AUR packages may work on derivatives, they only support Archlinux. Sometimes you will see some Manjaro comments but they usually get shot down rather quickly. Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,665 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 18 hours ago, securitybreach said: Nah, it’s best for me though. And THAT, my friend, is what matters! Link to post Share on other sites
sunrat 2,299 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On a related note about similar issues in siduction, quote from towo, lead developer: Quote towo Global Moderator Serious hint: sell that crap, buy an AMD Graphicscard. I probably will next time I'm in the market for one, but I have two Nvidia cards now which are working fine so no reason to replace them atm. Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,290 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 My GTX 1080 works great but I will buy one of the 3080s when the scalpers get done buying them all up to sell for 2-3x the price. Link to post Share on other sites
raymac46 2,758 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The desktop I fixed up for my younger granddaughter has a GT 520 video card (mind you, it is 3 years newer than the chassis.) A card and PC like that will never play any hard core video games. Nouveau works well for web surfing, writing and videoconferencing. No need for proprietary blobs. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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