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Nvidia driver issues... (discuss.online)

submitted 5 months ago by ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Well guys! I did it! Linux mint on my desktop! Finally! Everything seemed like it was going swimmingly save for some minor issues. But then I ran into one: I did use stability matrix to make furry porn (very bad furry porn, don't ask) but when I tried to run it, it kept telling me it had issues with python and cuda and other stuff. I wondered if the problem was just python libraries or my nvidia drivers. I did manage to get a workaround, but it simply wouldn't use my GPU... in fact, I think I am having a super hard time seeing if I am even using it properly.

Speaking of drivers I tried to install the latest one, but that caused a problem. I use multiple monitors (because of course I do). Three in fact, but only one ended up working with the other two entirely unrecognized. And I still wasn't able to use my GPU to get stability matrix (or even stability forge without that) and my games still can't run on max graphics settings. I've been looking around for some help on this and trying to work on it all day, with limited success. It is basically the only major thing going wrong with my transition from windows to linux.

Any help here?

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[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Have you decided on Mint yet? If not, the Bazzite distro will be easy to use. All you need to do is download the Nvidia image and install it. It will work right away. Steam and the Nvidia drivers are already installed and configured. No configuration is needed.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago

Just one more distro..

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I suppose I can change things... I mean I haven't been on linux mint that long... I didn't hear about Bazzite. Let me try to fix this before I try to use a different distro.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I went through about six distros in a week before deciding. Mint and zorin were both terrible on my nvidia card.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 1 points 5 months ago

As it stands right now, due to Just_Another_Person's link (https://itsfoss.com/nvidia-linux-mint/) pretty much took care of most of the issues. There is a minor issue with using LM studio and trying to load LLMs offline (privacy... if there is anything I miss about computing in the 90s is that there was very little in terms of any outside company looking into what you were doing on your comp), but that is not a major deal for now. I can use LLMs with small context windows. The large context windows were painfully slow anyway.

[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Ok. If ever you want to try Bazzite, here's the download link: https://bazzite.gg/#image-picker

Then choose: Desktop > Nvidia RTX Series > KDE > Traditional Desktop.