Re: Running open nvidia driver on Linux 6.9

vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:

So NVidia has an open driver now that does most everything the
proprietary driver does -- I think it only leaves out CUDA.
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It certainly has Vulkan.  I'm running the stuff now, because at one point,
the proprietary binary blob had an issue with the 6.9 kernel.  Used it for
a long gaming session last night, and knock-on-wood, it was flawless.
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The game -- Elite Dangerous Odyssey -- uses DX, which proton translates
using DXVK into Vulkan calls.
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https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
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NVidia says they are transitioning to the open driver.  Good for them!

Interesting!  I had not heard about this at all, until your post.  I
look forward to Mint incorporating it, as a distro lackey. ;)

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