[mythtv-users] Need nvidia driver recommendation

[Don Brett]

On 7/29/2016 7:15 PM, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
> Hoi John,
>
> Saturday, July 30, 2016, 12:29:09 AM, you wrote:
>
>> On 7/29/2016 5:27 PM, Don Brett wrote:
>>> On 7/29/2016 6:08 PM, John Marshall wrote:
>>>> On 7/29/2016 4:43 PM, Don Brett wrote:
>>>>> I have MythBuntu 14.04 with Mythfronend version: fixes/0.27
>>>>> (v0.27.6.27-g378dc8).  The existing nvidia GT710 was freezing up, so I
>>>>> temporarily installed a GT220 (with lots of driver challenges). Now I
>>>>> need to install a new EVGA-Geforce GT720.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a little confused;  it looks like I could use something called
>>>>> Nouveau, or Nvidia proprietary drivers, or use apt-get to install
>>>>> drivers (not sure I can get the right driver with apt-get). Does anyone
>>>>> have a recommendation for this board?  If I use one method, do I have to
>>>>> do a purge or turn others off?
>>>>>
>>>>> Don
>>>>>
>>>>> PS - I did all kinds of stuff to get the GT220 to work...maybe have to
>>>>> purge something?
>>>> According to the supported products page, it looks like you need at
>>>> least v340 for that card: http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
>>>>
>>>> Nouveau is an open-source driver, but isn't feature complete,
>>>> especially on newer cards.  You'll probably have better luck with the
>>>> proprietary drivers.  You should be able to install them with
>>>> apt-get/Synaptic. Look for nvidia-graphics-drivers-340-updates (or one
>>>> with a higher number).
>>>>
>>>> You can also install this PPA to get better/newer choices, which is
>>>> what I've done on my very similar system.
>>>> https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
>>>>
>>>> I've never really had any issues with my NVidia cards (several cards,
>>>> all *buntu systems), but here's a good page for reference:
>>>>
>>> I agree, Nvidia is usually pretty painless.  Apparently, Nouveau is
>>> installed and running.  Do I  have to blacklist it before installing
>>> proprietary Nvidia drivers?
>>>
>>> don at andy:~$ lspci -nnk | grep -iA2 vga
>>> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GT216
>>> [GeForce GT 220] [10de:0a20] (rev a2)
>>>          Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device [19da:1132]
>>>          Kernel driver in use: nouveau
>>> don at andy:~$
>> I never have.  According to that wiki page:
>> "Nouveau, an open source driver, is installed by default. It's possible
>> to remove it completely, but it is not necessary and therefore not
>> recommended."
> The 220 is what nvidia calls a legacy card. The newest nvidia drivers
> won't work. So when you installed the 220 you probably had to
> downgrade the nvidia driver to 340.96. The 720 is supported by all, so
> a system configured to work with the nvidia driver for a 220 should
> work with a newer card like the 720. Only not all of the newer
> features will be supported, so you best upgrade to the latest nvidia
> driver, being 364.19 or 367.35.
> Nouveau works with all but the very old nvidia cards (pci or even isa
> models).
>
> Every now and then Nvidia freezes their driver throwing a bunch of
> older cards out off support with the newest drivers. They however do
> release bugfixes for those legacy cards. So the driver number after
> the dot can increase.
>
>
> Tot mails,
>    Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
> Het eeuwige dilemma
> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>
> De lerende Mens
>
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://lists.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
> http://wiki.mythtv.org/Mailing_List_etiquette
> MythTV Forums: https://forum.mythtv.org
>
Thanks everyone for the help.  When I had the original GX710 board, I 
had installed the latest driver (367.27).  Switching to the GX220, it 
was running with Nouveau.  When I installed the new GX720, it ran with 
367.27 and just worked.

Strange though, I thought I had purged all nvidia drivers...I thought 
they were gone.

Re:
sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-*


---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus