Re: [Thinstation-general] xorg nouveau vs nvidia

[Trenta s. <tre...@gm...>]

Hi,

Thanks, now evaluating result with only nvidia, It seems that
works,... testing...



2018-01-22 23:39 GMT+01:00 Michael K <ts....@gm...>:
> Using NVidia would typically disable nouveau entirely.  You might as well
> remove the kernel module and xorg7-nouveau.
> Your downside is that the NVidia driver does not support legacy cards, so
> those will be forced to VESA.  nouveau on the other hand typically handles
> all known devices.  NVidia usually removes support for older devices, though
> you can typically choose an alternate NVidia version, you can only use one
> at a time.
>
> What you've found is probably a kernel bug in 5.5 with that particular card.
> I don't remember which kernel 5.5 is using but I think we're all going to be
> going to 4.9 or newer here shortly.
>
> You could also take a look at the Xorg logs after it crashes - drop to shell
> (NO_XORG_CMD=/bin/sh) verify nouveau is loaded and see if there's an obvious
> error.
>
> You could also force VESA for the one card that's having the crash, though
> that's not ideal in the long term.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 2:50 AM, Trenta sis <tre...@gm...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have detected in some hardware (graphic cards) taht with latest
>> thinstation 5.5 stable is not working correctly with xorg-nouveau,
>> with 5.4 was working ok.
>> I have tried replacing in 5.5 to use nouveau by nvidia and now works,
>> but I'm not sure what is the best practice enable boths or only
>> nvidia... I hjave many hardware and I like to keeps compatibility
>>
>> With 5.4 I was using only nouveau, what is the best practice?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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