Nvidia driver issues

[alexndr]

Downgrading to kernel version 5.10.0-33-amd64 solved it for me. From what I can understand the issues with latest kernel is related to the missing linux-header dependency. I'm kind of new to the entire Linux package management thing though so I might be missing something here.

[LeoNigro]

You're kidding.
We have to downgrade the kernel for compatibility?

[alexndr]

You're kidding.
We have to downgrade the kernel for compatibility?

I couldn't install the required Linux headers for 6.11.5 due to the already mentioned dependency issue. There may be other, more recent kernels available, or it might be possible to resolve the dependency issue in some way. I opted for a kernel compatible with the Linux headers already available in COS. As I mentioned, I'm fairly new to Linux package handling and may be missing some fundamentals here.

[darkon_turas]

I tried installing Nvidia's drivers on my old Atom C64x. It told me that X Server cannot be running during installation. Maybe switch to Wayland for COS?

[LeoNigro]

Hmmm...You must mean the proprietary nVidia drivers as the Nouveau(?) open source one will be utilised automatically.
My original Atom based C64x has funky misbehaving motherboard....
So I'm unsure if some of the issues I'm having are that or the OS at the moment.
I'll be checking that out shortly.

As for Wayland, the benefits to Commodore OS in terms of GPU performance gains are inconsequential as we are uniquely using Compiz/Emerald.
Moving to Wayland is entirely the Mate desktop team's decision.
If they were to do so, it would likely render Compiz/Emerald incompatible and we would lose all our nice desktop effects, which make the COS experience unique in this day and age.

[butteredbisquits]

there seems to be alot of good info here that may help me with a similar issue i am having(d3d11 error playin games on steam) . i could ise help determining which nvidia driver i need though.
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