Nvidia Linux Supported Cards
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Nvidia linux supported cards. Those with a laptop or desktop with an affected gpu can keep on using the final 340 108 release with kernel versions up to 5 4 and xorg versions up to 1 20. If these packages do not work nvidia beta aur may have a newer driver version that offers support. That ends official linux support for tesla family g8x g9x and gt2xx graphics cards. If you keep buying windows laptops they will be even more motivated to not support linux.
While using the nvidia geforce rtx 2070 super we found that it ran every linux video game with no issue provided the third party proprietary graphics drivers were installed. I hope nvidia will do this feature if there is no complication with reprogramming the firmware. As and when they do that the distribution specific package maintainers will be able to package them accordingly too. In the post they mention kernel 5 9 is.
The nouveau project aims to build high quality free libre software drivers for nvidia cards. Added support for the following gpus. Nvidia has announced that they are dropping support for the their legacy 340 graphics driver. On the official nvidia forum an employee put out an announcement warning nvidia gpu owners that the linux kernel 5 9 and later is currently unsupported.
Update your graphics card drivers today. Accelerated open source driver for nvidia cards. But by buying a linux freedos laptop you are financially motivating the oems to support linux and open source. Additionally the gpu is an rtx card which means that it will support all games that have nvidia rtx raytracing technology.
Oems and hardware companies like nvidia already give a step motherly treatment to linux open source drivers. Yes it will be friendly when cec will supported. Nouveau nuvo is the french word for new nouveau is composed of a linux kernel kms driver nouveau gallium3d drivers in mesa and the xorg ddx xf86 video nouveau. Nvidia release proprietary drivers for linux support for their cards is not solely linked to kernel or distribution maintainers.
Cec support is useful today when we see how much nvidia user are using an lcd plasma tv connected to their nvidia cards. It s more when the nvidia developers get round to adding support for the card to their blobs.