MX-21 Need help getting nvidia drivers to install [Solved]

[mmikeinsantarosa]

is a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file conflicting?

I don't have an xorg.conf file.
just 2 files under xorg.conf.d; 10-evdev.conf & 20-synaptics.conf.

[dolphin_oracle]

got the /var/log/ddm.log file?

[mmikeinsantarosa]

got the /var/log/ddm.log file?

ddm.log
*I have only tried installing nvidia from mxtools. I didn't try sgfxi.

[dolphin_oracle]

a couple of things.

1. the drivers in the stable repo (debian's 460 drivers) won't build on any kernel highter than 5.10. so don't bother with the 460 drivers unless you are dropping back to 5.10.

2. the drivers in ahs build on kernels higher than 5.10, and from the looks of the one attempt with the 5.17 liquorix kernel, the modules did build and install on that one. in all the other attempts in the log, the modules did not build, and left a packages not configured.

So i suggest the following:

1. if you are going to use a kernel higher than the 5.10 kernel, you should go ahead an enable ahs, at least for the purposes of installing the nvidia drivers.
2. once you get the drivers installed on a kernel, lets check the inxi -G output after a reboot.

[mmikeinsantarosa]

if I do use sgfxi to install say the nvidia-driver-460.91.03-1 from stable, can I get back to nouveau using?

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sudo ddm-mx -p nvidia

[dolphin_oracle]

if I do use sgfxi to install say the nvidia-driver-460.91.03-1 from stable, can I get back to nouveau using?

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sudo ddm-mx -p nvidia

no. sgfxi doesn't install debian packages and that's what ddm-mx works with. I think there is an nvidia uninstall command, which I think ddm-mx will tell you about but won't run. my info is

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sudo nvidia-install --uninstall

[Snod Blatter]

Mike's GPU is Kepler based, so not supported by the 510 series drivers - he needs to use 470.103 from backports. Debian say it builds on 5.17.

Personally it's why I'm stuck on the 5.15 kernel, MX19 doesn't have anything newer than 470.63 which won't build on 5.16 - I've been watching the nvidia driver situation with interest for a while. Hope this helps, I haven't tried it myself..

[dolphin_oracle]

ah kepler...

so either stick with the 5.10 kernel, or

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sudo ddm-mx -i nvidia -b

which will poll backports instead of test (which currently doesn't have any drivers in it anyway). bulleye-backports is still at 470.

@timkb4cq it might be worth it to get a set of 470 drivers in test, since kepler is dropping out of the later nvidia drivers (495 and up).

[mmikeinsantarosa]

giving 470 a try now

[mmikeinsantarosa]

standby...