On Wed, 2024-07-03 at 23:24 +0200, Hans wrote: > Hi van Snyder, > > I believe I got a solution. However, you may not be happy with it, > but maybe it will work.
The solution did indeed allow to install the driver. But.... it removed at least KDE, and now it won't enter run level 5. I added nouveau.modeset=0 to the "linux" line in grub.cfg, but it's still running the nouveau driver, or at least that's what inxi -G reports: # inxi -G Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA G86M [GeForce 8400M GS] driver: N/A Device-2: OmniVision OV2640 Webcam driver: uvcvideo type: USB Display: unspecified server: X.org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.0 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: N/A API: EGL v: N/A drivers: N/A platforms: N/A API: OpenGL Message: GL data unavailable for root. I tried "apt install kde\*" but it refused, saying "you have held broken packages." I've been told that Mint includes NVidia drivers, so I'll try that next. I don't have a choice for my laptop, where the NVidia graphic chip is soldered to the mother board, but for my desktop if Mint doesn't work out, I'll give serious consideration to getting a supported video card from *not* NVidia. > > > > I am running the kernel 6.7.12+bpo-amd64 on my system. This is a > backport kernel, but it might also work with other kernels, too. > > You also need to install the build environment, the easiest way is to > use module-assistant. > If you got this set and installed linux-headers and so on, then do > the following: > > First, enter the line for sid into your /etc/apt/sources.list > > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free non- > free-firmware > > then do > > apt update > > apt install nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver firmware-misc-nonfree > > This should install all necessary files and build the kernel module. > Here it did work. However, I had to use 390xx instead of 340xx, but > both built here fine. > > After it, reboot and try again if it is working. > > Sometimes, nvidia-detect says, use 340xx-legacy, but I had some > cases, where I in real had to use 390xx. So, if 340xx is not working, > try 390xx. > > Note: Do NOT upgrade any other files! I suggest, after installing > both packages as above, remove the sid entry from sources.list and do > again an > apt update. Thus you are not going into the danger, to install any > more packages from sid. > > If you need bumblebee or primusrun, because you have two GPUs (one in > the CPU and one extern), then use the packages from stable. This will > work! > > My notebook is a Lenovo T520 with Intel CPU (and internal Intel GPU) > and also NVidia GPU as external GPU (soldered on mainboard). I have > to use optimus, to get my external GPU. > > I got my information from this site. > > https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers > > Hope, this helps. > > Ah, and last but not least: Big thanks to the lads and guys, who made > 340xx and 390xx buildable again, great work! Big big thank you!!! > > Here on my system, 390xx is working like a charm. > > Good luck! > > Hans
