Questions tagged [nouveau]
The nouveau project aims to build high-quality, free/libre software drivers for nVidia cards. “Nouveau” [nuvo] is the French word for “new”.
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Dark mode doesn't work with nvidia drivers in 24.04
I have a Razer laptop with the usual integrated + nvidia graphics combo.
I cannot get the dark mode to apply to my system apps (nautilus, setting, etc.) when using the latest nvidia drive (550, ...
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Problem with nouveau driver and Ubuntu 24.04
I'm having a problem on Ubuntu 24.04. After a fresh installation, I notice that there are graphical bugs appearing in Gnome.
My config is as follows:
kernel : 6.8.0_36-generic
Kernel driver in use: ...
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Switching back from nouveau to proprietary tested driver with unknown chipset
My external monitor wasn't connecting anymore to my laptop. I tried switching to the Nouveau driver from the regular proprietary and tested driver in Ubuntu 22.04. Bad idea. This caused my laptop to ...
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Nouveau works but NVIDIA buggy with 3 monitor (2 Philips and 1 TCL) system
The NVIDIA driver is buggy in to ways compared to the Nouveau driver:
It restricts my TCL display to 1920w (all monitors support 3840w)
The below-pictured arrangement of displays frequently reverts ...
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Nouveau Driver freeze my computer with Ubuntu 22.04
This is the log that cause my computer freezing. I have Ubuntu 22.04.04 LTS and I'm using nouveau driver. I'm with Kernel 5.15.0-25 generic because my Nvidia card is a GTX550Ti so the last driver ...
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Is it possible to switch between the nouveau driver and the Intel driver?
I know there is a thread similar to my question (attached link below), but I think it is outdated considering the latest versions of Ubuntu.
My laptop has the Nvidia optimus system.
Because when ...
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After upgrading to Kubuntu 24.04, Nouveau driver shows black screen when booting with Kernel 6.8.x,
I have an old Nvidia GeForce 210, and use the nouveau driver.
Since upgrading to Kubuntu 24.04, this driver does not co-operate with Kernel 6.8 and shows an entirely black screen shortly after booting....
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Nouveau driver Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT
I got an Acer Aspire 8930G with the graphic card Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT. Until now I'm using the nvidia 340.xx driver patch (https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2020/inttf-nvidia-patcher/). ...
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How can I force an application to run with my dedicated Nvidia GPU using open source drivers
I'm using the open source Nouveau drivers, and I'd like to be able to run applications with my dedicated GPU, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 in X11.
Proprietary drivers are out of the question for me as they ...
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Ubuntu LTS bootable disk drive issue
I am trying to create a bootable disk drive so that I can boot Ubuntu from the drive. I used Rufus to install the ISO to the drive. The external drive I am using is a crucial x8.
I get to the point ...
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"unkown chipset" error trying to install ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
I bought a brand new Dell XPS 8960 which is preloaded with windows. I tried to install ubuntu on it by following direction found here:
https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#4-boot-from-...
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"update-initramfs -u" does not work in external SSD booted Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, so I can't turn off nouveau driver
I use Ubuntu 22.04 in external SSD for Windows7 PC with nvidia geforce gtx960 GPU
I wanted to install Nvidia driver(Driver version is Linux X64 (AMD64/EM64T) Display Driver 535.129.03) and turn off ...
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(Ubuntu 23.10) Low resolution boot screen then stuck at blinking cursor
After the uninstallation of nVidia drivers, it's supposed to use the Nouveau driver properly, but instead the boot screen (Ubuntu logo) appears in low resolution and the login screen doesn't appear (...
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Destroyed sudo permissions, no access to grub due to nouveau kernal driver
I managed to get myself into quite the corner.
I messed up permissions to /usr/bin/ and all subdirectories, e.g. root is no longer owner of /usr/bin/sudo. As a result, I get the infamous /usr/bin/sudo ...
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Nouveau driver does not detect external monitors on laptop
Laptop is an Alienware M18 R2 (dual GTX675M) which is working with dual external monitors when using the Nvidia 390 (latest) driver.
The driver is old and lately current versions of Ubuntu 22.04 ...
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