nvidia driver from repo...

I think, IIRC, that it’s easy to install the nvidia driver from the repo, but I’m not sure exactly…

Model: nVidia GK208GLM [Quadro K610M] (also has intel integrated graphics)

I have these installed (per yast) - default install on a laptop:

xf86-video-fbdev
xf86-video-vesa
xf86-video-nouveau
org-x11-driver-video
libvdpau_nouveau
libdrm_nouveau2

IIRC - I just check the following in yast in order to install:
xf86-video-nv

…but I’m not sure if I need to uncheck any of those other items, or if Yast recognizes that I’m installing the nv driver, and makes the correct selections by itself.

I’ve done this before and it worked fine, but it’s been so long I can’t find the forum thread.

THANK YOU!!

Hi
The G04 driver is supported by your card…

https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers

G05 also works.

Hi
Not the K610M, the K620M yes…

GK208 die - Keppler 2nd edition - G05 is supported.

But Quadro family has its own drivers to use its own features:

Version: 418.113
Release Date: 2019.11.5
Operating System: Linux 64-bit
Language: English (US)
File Size: 104.78 MB

Version: 415.27
Release Date: 2019.1.15
Operating System: Linux 64-bit
Language: English (US)
File Size: 103.38 MB

Only supported by 390.143 and lower.

See:
https://www.nvidia.de/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en

G05 driver is Version 460.73.01 without Quattro K610M

No.

Supported products
Quadro Series (Notebooks):
Quadro K610M

Supported products
Quadro Series (Notebooks):
Quadro K610M

Hi
Not build for openSUSE via the repo way… see thread title. Likewise a driver from 2019… good luck patching.

And if you search on the NVidia Side, you get only a 390 driver…

But that is not the problem…
The G05 driver is 460 and does not support the card and you post a 41x, so:

I’m sure G04 is totally fine for decent graphics for me!

Video Drivers. Amirite? lol!

Hi Malcom - thank you for this. I followed, but my display port (monitor) isn’t detected (the System Settings > Display Conf. applet doesn’t show it). I tried removing the Nvidia driver so the system would switch back to Nouveau, and it seemed to do so, but the system still isn’t detecting the external monitor. Is there a way to trigger a rescan to detect that port? I tried power cycling, power cycling the monitor (while connected) and disconnect/reconnect of monitor (while powered on).

At 15.3 install time a while back, the system detected this port fine. But something in the Nvidia G04 driver install seems to have stopped the detect.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hi
Are you running Xorg or Wayland?

What does the output from the command xrandr show?

Sorry - KDE desktop. I’m trying to figure out what your question means. I think the vanilla kde leap install means Xorg. I think that I’m somehow back to Nouveau at this point - at least partially.

:~> loginctl show-session 1 | grep Type
Type=x11
:~>

I’m still trying to make sure I’m back to Nouveau so I can “start over…”

:/etc/openvpn/mullvad_config_linux_us_slc> loginctl show-session 1 | grep Type 
**Type**=x11 
:/etc/openvpn/mullvad_config_linux_us_slc>

Followed the instructions here to remove Nvidia: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers, so I’m back to displayport monitor working OK.
Somehow I botched that while trying to install Nvidia - that might be b/c of “Optimus?”
Maybe I’ll try again…

Hi
Ahh optimus, yes could have been, did you read SDB:NVIDIA SUSE Prime - openSUSE Wiki

Yes, I was trying to understand Prime. The installation of Nvidia gets more and more confusing as the years pass! lol!

I don’t really want to switch back and forth between Nvidia and intel, I’m always plugged into power. My understanding is that power usage is the core of the issue - folks who want/need to switch between Intel+Nvidia and/or use both simultaneously.

I’m happy to use Nvidia alladatime. I was quite surprised when the Nvidia seemed to install OK, but it no longer seemed to detect my DisplayPort to my external monitor. So far I haven’t seen any talk about that particular kink.

Hi
Well there are options, but it depends on the hardware, as to whether offload is an option, offload is term used for running the discrete gpu for a specific application.

Can you show the output from;


xrandr --listproviders

Yes, I saw that in those two references you gave.
The first trick is getting it installed without loosing the detection of the DisplayPort monitor.
Gotta try installing again, I guess… maybe I did a user error…
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers

Hi
What happens when you run the following command as your user;


xrandr --auto

Is everything detected properly?

Hmmm…

patti@linux-lhkc:~> xrandr --auto 
patti@linux-lhkc:~>  
patti@linux-lhkc:~>  
patti@linux-lhkc:~> xrandr --auto 
patti@linux-lhkc:~> 


Also, I’m a little confused - is there a simple way to only use the NVidia card?
(I think the only reason for using the intel video is power-saving.)
IIRC - I need to put “nomodeset” in the boot sequence somehow (grub nowadays is confusing)