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I found a guide here that did the trick a few days ago:
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=55351#

Then last night, put the notebook to sleep and went for a walk. Resumed from sleep an hour later and the taskbar was gone, other missing elements on the screen, something seemed way off. So I ...

I followed this guide/post below and it worked perfectly. All good now.

https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=749935#p749935



*Moral of the story is that automated tools are not always sensible. At least not with certain configurations like Optimus/Hybrid CPU integrated graphics and discrete ...

I tried using the MX Tools Nvidia driver on MX 23 AHS (KDE) and it broke the GUI, as it force installed quite an advanced driver.

Found this guide and it worked perfectly. Thanks.

In case this helps someone else, the system is a Clevo laptop with Nvidia 1070M GPU and I7 7700HQ (630 integrated ...

What have I got to lose here? Besides my mind? Which I don't have anyway.

non-free: 530.xx+ status: current (as of 2023-03) arch: Pascal code: GP10x process: TSMC 16nm

Hmmm...since we only have up to

$ apt policy nvidia-driver
nvidia-driver:
Installed: 525.125.06-2.1
Candidate: 525.125.06-2.1

available in MX 23 AHS, the indication that you may have 530.xx ...

I don’t suppose you still have the log file from the attempt.

/var/log/ddm.log

If you try again, you can revert with

sudo ddm-mx -p nvidia


*Sorry, I don't have the log, I needed to get this machine up and running quickly so I just installed again. Thanks for this info. I may try it ...

I don’t suppose you still have the log file from the attempt.

/var/log/ddm.log

If you try again, you can revert with

sudo ddm-mx -p nvidia


*Sorry, I don't have the log, I needed to get this machine up and running quickly so I just installed again. Thanks for this info. I may try it again ...

dolphin_oracle wrote: Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:36 am please post the quick-system-info. it will give a little more information on the graphics card.

also, did you install nvidia drivers with the tool included on the iso, or some other way?

Thanks for your reply. I've updated my post to include the details you've asked for.

Greetings. I decided to nuke my last remaining Windows install on a nice laptop. Rebooted after install of Nvidia drivers on MX 23 and X wouldn't start (No GUI). Was getting some error about 'sddm error device could not connect to driver'. Seems a fairly common issue with 'Nvidiot' GPU's, big ...

AMD recommends Linux 6.4 and newer while the latest Linux 6.3 point releases work out too.


AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT Linux Performance
https://www.phoronix.com/review/radeon-rx7700xt-rx7800xt-linux


Mucho appreciato. I think this is what I was needing. Hopefully this doesn't mess ...