The Latest NVIDIA Linux Driver Release.

SunnyJim · 05-31-2023, 11:23 AM

are you on current or slackware 15?
i tried using sddm on slackware current myself and it worked ok so far.
Although i don't know if it will solve your terminal problems. Also grub solved all of my
terminal problems in any case and so far it has worked ok on slackware current for me.

mickski56 · 05-31-2023, 11:50 AM

I'm on 15.0.
ssdm is a graphical login manager not a boot loader, completely different thing.
Yes grub does solve this problem, but I find it overly complicated and not amenable to simple editing from a shell script.
But let's not start a discussion on the relative merits of various boot loaders please. Each to their own, linux if all about choice.

cwizardone · 06-03-2023, 02:05 PM

Board member Lenard Spencer has been kind enough to update his Nvidia-470.x.y Slackbuilds.
The kernel, http://www.slackbuilds.org/repositor...acy470-kernel/
The driver, http://www.slackbuilds.org/repositor...acy470-driver/

Regnad Kcin · 06-06-2023, 01:03 AM

everything is "slick as a mole" with --current (freshly updated) and the latest beta driver [535.43.02]
(installed from .run script)

Quote:

pinxi -bG
System:
Host: ewj.ewj Kernel: 6.1.31 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: KDE Plasma
v: 5.27.5 Distro: Slackware 15.0
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: Z690 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 3.01
date: 12/03/2021
CPU:
Info: 12-core (8-mt/4-st) 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700K [MST AMCP]
speed (MHz): avg: 3499 min/max: 800/4900:5000:3800
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU106 [GeForce RTX 2060 Rev. A] driver: nvidia v: 535.43.02
Display: server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.1 driver: X:
loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia resolution: 1: 1920x1080~60Hz 2: 1366x768~60Hz
3: 1920x1080~60Hz
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.43.02 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
2060/PCIe/SSE2
Network:
Device-1: Realtek Killer E3000 2.5GbE driver: r8169
Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz driver: iwlwifi
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 10.01 TiB used: 5.25 TiB (52.4%)
Info:
Processes: 431 Uptime: 8m Memory: 31.12 GiB used: 3.19 GiB (10.3%)
Shell: Bash pinxi: 3.3.26-7

cwizardone · 06-14-2023, 10:16 AM

Nvidia's latest "Production Branch" Driver, Version: 535.54.03, has been released.
A long list of "release highlights" and bug fixes, a list of supported products and a download link can be found at, https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driv.../205464/en-us/

Installation instructions can be found under the heading, "Additional Information" at the above link. Under that same heading you can find detailed installation instructions by clicking on "README."

cwizardone · 06-14-2023, 04:16 PM

Quote:

It's Recommended To Avoid Using The Open-Source NVIDIA Driver On Linux 6.3
By Michael Larabel. 14 June 2023.
It's recommended to avoid using the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" graphics driver on the current stable Linux 6.3 series as there is a serious bug present that could cause varying issues to your system.........

The full story can be found at, https://www.phoronix.com/news/Avoid-Nouveau-Linux-6.3

OTOH, the nouveau driver has worked perfectly here with both the 6.3.7 and 6.3.8 kernels. Ditto with the 6.4-rc1 kernel.

Paulo2 · 06-15-2023, 12:58 AM

Nvidia 535.54.03 running smoothly in Slackware 15.0, tested for a few minutes with quakespasm (opengl) and vkQuake (vulkan).
Both gushing red jets with "impulse 9" (all weapons, ammo, and keys) and "impulse 255" (quad damage) right from the start

jkh2cpu · 06-15-2023, 01:08 PM

I still have the black terminal when exiting Plasma to run level 3.

cwizardone · 06-16-2023, 03:21 PM

In reference to post #801, above,

Quote:

The Nasty Linux 6.3 Nouveau Driver Bug Appears To Have Been Figured Out
By Michael Larabel. 16 June 2023.
As a follow-up to the potentially nasty open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" driver bug in Linux 6.3, the issue is believed to have been figured out and a patch is pending that appears to address the issue........

The full story can be found at, https://www.phoronix.com/news/Patch-...veau-Linux-6.3

cwizardone · 06-17-2023, 10:24 AM

In reference to posts #801 and #804, above:

Quote:

Linux 6.4 Lands Fix For Open-Source NVIDIA Driver Use-After-Free Issue
By Michael Larabel. 17 June 2023.
As a follow-up to yesterday's article about the believed fix for the Nouveau use-after-free bug plaguing Linux 6.3 users of this open-source NVIDIA driver, the fix has now been merged to Linux 6.4 Git and in turn should also be picked up for an upcoming Linux 6.3 point release.........

The full story can be found at, https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouvea...ter-Free-Fixed

Paulo2 · 06-17-2023, 10:35 AM

I wouldn't mind if NVidia sent me one of those 20xx Geforce RTX too. I lost my bottle opener

Paulo2 · 06-18-2023, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkh2cpu

I still have the black terminal when exiting Plasma to run level 3.

Does it happen with Xfce as well? I don't have problems with Xfce here.
I tested with Plasma and it exits OK to the console. The problem I see here with Plasma is
when I change from desktop to another tty (ctrl+alt+F[2-6]), the tty screen is all distorted,
but it does change back to the desktop.
I'm on Slackware 15.

NVidia driver has excellent performance but still has some problems that seem
to be ignored by them. The major problem now for me is it doesn't recover from
hybrid sleep, always freezes on a black screen on recovering.
Nouveau always recovers without a problem.

cwizardone · 06-19-2023, 09:48 AM

In reference to posts #801, #804 and #805, above.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

The full story can be found at, https://www.phoronix.com/news/Avoid-Nouveau-Linux-6.3

The patch for this has been applied to all the pending kernel updates due out Wednesday 21 June 2023, except the 4.14.y series.

jkh2cpu · 06-19-2023, 10:14 AM

I bought a new MSI laptop the other day, and it comes with Nvidia graphics. That card (no VGA, just HDMI) exits Plasma and returns me to a working, visible runlevel 3. I've got two older cards that choke the the current Nvidia driver, giving me a terminal without video. I guess I could run out and buy 'modern' Nvidia cards for my two boxes, or I could wait for the fix. I'll wait :-)

cwizardone · 06-26-2023, 08:56 AM

Nvidia has updated their 470.x.y legacy driver (Finally!!!

)
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driv.../205995/en-us/

Quote:

Fixed a bug that could cause fullscreen PRIME Render Offload applications and/or X to crash when an NVIDIA GPU is driving multiple displays with Reverse PRIME.
Added support for console restoration when using simpledrm.
Disabled Fixed Rate Link (FRL) when using passive DisplayPort to HDMI dongles, which are incompatible with FRL.
Updated nvidia-modprobe to create symbolic links in /dev/char when creating the /dev/nvidia* device nodes. This resolves an issue that prevented the device nodes from working with newer versions of runc:https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/issues/

Installation instructions can be found under the heading, "Additional Information" at the above link. Under that same heading you can find detailed installation instructions by clicking on "README."

Edit in: Installs and works with the new 6.4.0 kernel in -current with LuckyCyborg's KDE4Town as the DE.