graphics drivers for bazzite download. 9xxmx equivalent to gtx 9xx???
from HubertManne@piefed.social to linux@lemmy.ml on 11 May 16:38
https://piefed.social/post/741817

Strangely when I look at bazzite for my laptop it asks about my graphics drivers but it seems to list desktop drivers. So my laptop has a 940mx. Can I use the bazzite for gtx 9xx given its the desktop driver for the same time period?

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FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca on 11 May 17:36 next collapse

When you install Bazzite you select the video card you are using and it will give you the drivers needed for that card.

bazzite.gg/#image-picker

HubertManne@piefed.social on 11 May 22:06 collapse

I get that but like it does not let me pick 940mx and the choices under laptop seem to be desktop choices. that made me think the choices are just about a card from the approximate era but im not sure.

IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org on 12 May 03:34 collapse

I would assume that they left the MX off of laptop GPUs, since they’re all MX cards, until recently. Regardless, the “card of the right approximate era” thing should work, unless there are specific patches for your card, which is unlikely.

stuner@lemmy.world on 11 May 18:25 next collapse

Yeah, the “Nvidia (GTX 9xx-10xx Series)” should be the correct driver for your GPU. It seems that both desktop and notebook GPUs used the same architecture in this case.

I think the difference is that Bazzite chooses the open source Nvidia kernel driver for the newer GPUs. That one doesn’t support the GTX 900 series, so you’ll get the older proprietary kernel driver.

HubertManne@piefed.social on 11 May 22:07 collapse

thanks. I feel more confident now to give it a shot.

warmaster@lemmy.world on 12 May 05:12 collapse

bazzite.gg/#image-picker

If you select laptops, Other laptop, Older/Legacy GPUs, Nvidia (GTX 9xx-10xx Series), it recommends: bazzite-nvidia:stable

Which is the image that bundles the proprietary Nvidia driver for your laptop. They don’t need to know the exact model, just the generation.