Graphical Environments & Desktops • Re: Nvidia problems on kernel 6.x

Looks like I have a little bit more research to do, but I am trying to avoid an entirely new Debian install. I'm kinda curious if maybe some of the hardware is too old and that's also an issue for kernel 6.x

Uninstalling nvidia from 5 and booting into 6 and trying the preferred Debian way sounds like the easiest and safest approach. If I can't get the 6 kernel working, at least I know I can boot to 5 and then re-run the nvidia .run file, or maybe try the debian provided drivers again. It's been several years since I messed with it, but I remember that way and nouveau both didn't work for me. It's definitely an old machine but it has served me well for years. I will def start backing stuff up so I'll be ready when this machine eventually dies.

I am still waiting for @sunrat to chime in and see if he has any other ideas, or knows if I can install the debian drivers into the 6 kernel while leaving my 5 kernel alone.

Thanks for all the advice and tips!

lspci | grep VGA

sudo lshw -c video

Statistics: Posted by sip — 2023-12-30 10:48