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  • Re: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run

    From vallor@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Apr 21 21:20:22 2025
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:33:57 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:17:00 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    (I usually mention which NVIDIA binary blob I'm using, but it hasn't
    changed from the release drivers for several iterations.)

    so you broke that too

    Nothing is "broken".

    BTW, there's a new set of drivers from the NVIDIA web site -- a new
    release driver and a new beta. I'm now running the beta.

    I still had to "skip-module-load" like this:

    ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run --skip-module-load

    (Something to do with module dependencies.)

    and you use this application to do what ... exactly

    The video drivers are used to drive the video.

    Without the video drivers, you won't have graphics for your
    gui, or to to play kick-ass games like Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers.

    --
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    OS: Linux 6.14.3 Release: Mint 22.1 Mem: 258G
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  • From vallor@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Apr 21 22:29:12 2025
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:48:10 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:33:57 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:17:00 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    (I usually mention which NVIDIA binary blob I'm using, but it
    hasn't changed from the release drivers for several iterations.)

    so you broke that too

    Nothing is "broken".

    BTW, there's a new set of drivers from the NVIDIA web site -- a new
    release driver and a new beta. I'm now running the beta.

    I still had to "skip-module-load" like this:

    ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run --skip-module-load

    (Something to do with module dependencies.)

    and you use this application to do what ... exactly

    The video drivers are used to drive the video.

    Without the video drivers, you won't have graphics for your gui, or to
    to play kick-ass games like Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers.

    didn't your computer come with video drivers

    Very, very old ones.

    Anybody using a discrete video card is most likely
    keeping up with video drivers. NVIDIA and RADEON
    are two such examples.

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    OS: Linux 6.14.3 Release: Mint 22.1 Mem: 258G
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  • From vallor@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Apr 22 00:48:04 2025
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:53:19 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:48:10 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:33:57 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:17:00 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote >>>>>> in <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    (I usually mention which NVIDIA binary blob I'm using, but it
    hasn't changed from the release drivers for several iterations.) >>>>>>>>
    so you broke that too

    Nothing is "broken".

    BTW, there's a new set of drivers from the NVIDIA web site -- a new >>>>>> release driver and a new beta. I'm now running the beta.

    I still had to "skip-module-load" like this:

    ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run --skip-module-load

    (Something to do with module dependencies.)

    and you use this application to do what ... exactly

    The video drivers are used to drive the video.

    Without the video drivers, you won't have graphics for your gui, or
    to to play kick-ass games like Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers.

    didn't your computer come with video drivers

    Very, very old ones.

    Anybody using a discrete video card is most likely keeping up with
    video drivers. NVIDIA and RADEON are two such examples.

    and this is to play a game

    That is one use of video drivers.

    Another -- which you are probably more familiar with -- is
    to display a gui for drooling over Usenet posts, Youtube,
    and whatever else you fancy to look at.

    --
    -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti
    OS: Linux 6.14.3 Release: Mint 22.1 Mem: 258G
    "Multitasking = 3 PCs and a chair with wheels!"

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  • From CrudeSausage@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 21 21:02:00 2025
    On 4/21/25 17:48, % wrote:
    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:33:57 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:17:00 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    (I usually mention which NVIDIA binary blob I'm using, but it hasn't >>>>>> changed from the release drivers for several iterations.)

    so you broke that too

    Nothing is "broken".

    BTW, there's a new set of drivers from the NVIDIA web site -- a new
    release driver and a new beta.  I'm now running the beta.

    I still had to "skip-module-load" like this:

    ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run --skip-module-load

    (Something to do with module dependencies.)

    and you use this application to do what ... exactly

    The video drivers are used to drive the video.

    Without the video drivers, you won't have graphics for your
    gui, or to to play kick-ass games like Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers.

    didn't your computer come with video drivers

    I'm actually looking forward to playing the games vallor is citing
    there. I have yet to play Everspace, but I'm sure I'll dig it. Elite
    Dangerous is probably right up my alley too. As far as I know, both
    those games run natively in Linux.

    --
    God be with you,

    CrudeSausage
    LibreOffice supporter
    John 14:6

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  • From vallor@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Apr 22 01:04:01 2025
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:55:23 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:53:19 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:48:10 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote in
    <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:33:57 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote >>>>>> in <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:17:00 -0700, % <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>:

    vallor wrote:
    (I usually mention which NVIDIA binary blob I'm using, but it >>>>>>>>>> hasn't changed from the release drivers for several
    iterations.)

    so you broke that too

    Nothing is "broken".

    BTW, there's a new set of drivers from the NVIDIA web site -- a >>>>>>>> new release driver and a new beta. I'm now running the beta.

    I still had to "skip-module-load" like this:

    ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02.run --skip-module-load

    (Something to do with module dependencies.)

    and you use this application to do what ... exactly

    The video drivers are used to drive the video.

    Without the video drivers, you won't have graphics for your gui, or >>>>>> to to play kick-ass games like Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers.

    didn't your computer come with video drivers

    Very, very old ones.

    Anybody using a discrete video card is most likely keeping up with
    video drivers. NVIDIA and RADEON are two such examples.

    and this is to play a game

    That is one use of video drivers.

    Another -- which you are probably more familiar with -- is to display a
    gui for drooling over Usenet posts, Youtube,
    and whatever else you fancy to look at.

    but i don't use anything fancy to do that ,
    in fact i don't go to posted youtubes

    Unposted youtubes are more fun, anyway.

    ObLinux:

    Should mention that with NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-570.133.07 and NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-575.51.02 Steam has been throwing an error:

    MESA: error: DRM_VIRTGPU_RESOURCE_CREATE_BLOB failed with Invalid argument MESA: error: Failed to create virtgpu AddressSpaceStream
    MESA: error: vulkan: Failed to get host connection

    Doesn't seem to affect gaming, but it's annoying. Might have something
    to do with my changes to my Linux .config, where I set some DRM modules
    to "y" (add to kernel) instead of "m" (build as module). Also some
    related errors in dmesg. Will have to investigate.

    --
    -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti
    OS: Linux 6.14.3 Release: Mint 22.1 Mem: 258G
    "Walls impede my progress"

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