Not much luck with Linux Distro's
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I don't for sure know that it's an NVIDA problem but it's my understanding that NVIDIA isn't very Linux friendly. I can run Windows 10 or 11 on my Desktop with no problems. But Ubuntu/Kubuntu and it locks up every day or so.
I switched to Fedora and it's still crashing about once a day, but at least takes me to a login screen verses freezing the entire computer and capturing an error.
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Have you tried Pop_OS with the preinstalled Nvidia driver? Been a while since I've used Pop, and the nvidia card I have is old, but I don't recall a bad experience.
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@EddieJennings said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
Have you tried Pop_OS with the preinstalled Nvidia driver? Been a while since I've used Pop, and the nvidia card I have is old, but I don't recall a bad experience.
No I haven't. I may check it out. Thanks!
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Manjaro has some built-in options for open vs proprietary drivers. It's what's running on the desktop that my kid uses for browsing / homework etc and it's just an older optiplex refurb with a basic NVIDIA card. You can even have the live version boot either with open or proprietary drivers from the GRUB menu.
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I saw a news blurb a couple weeks ago about some distro, built on Fedora, designed to run all the Nvidia stuff for gaming.
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@JaredBusch https://nobaraproject.org/. It's from the main developer behind Proton. I've been running it since it came out.
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@coliver said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
@JaredBusch https://nobaraproject.org/. It's from the main developer behind Proton. I've been running it since it came out.
You mean... Steam?
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You may want to go with other Linux distros (i.e. Ubuntu or Alma Linux)
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@scottalanmiller I should have said Proton-GE. Thomas Crider/GloriousEggroll is behind that fork and has done some good stuff.
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I'm currently out of town but I will try Nobara when I get back to my office.
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+1 vote for Nobara if you're running an nVIDIA card.
Ideally, having an AMD card instead would resolve a LOT of hassle for you, and make the experience of trying out lots of other distros much more fruitful. But yeah while you're on nVIDIA, go with Nobara.
I personally have a ROG laptop with a RTX 2070 (it was a salvage, I didn't pay for that kit lol) and I'm running EndeavourOS on it. It's tempermental still because I don't have the Power Management "things" installed/configured so that the machine can default to booting with the nVIDIA GPU and basically ignore the integrated Intel stuffz. As of now, I have to boot up, run "optimus-manager --switch nvidia", reboot, THEN I'm on the nVIDIA GPU and can game and whatnot. (Baldur's Gate runs great on that setup, btw). If there comes a point I get sick of fighting with it on EndeavourOS, I'll switch it to Nobara. EOS has a great community, though, and I've never had such a wonderful out-of-the-box experience with any other distro to date. I'm a recent deserter of the M$ plantation after spending my entire personal and professional life in that world, so having that "GUIn00b" M$ propensity and predisposition, which is DEFINITELY far removed from the philosophy of "Linux Land", I DID NOT have high expectations. I've found this journey invigorating with successful experiences like I've had with EOS, though.
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@IThomeboy80 said in Not much luck with Linux Distro's:
You may want to go with other Linux distros (i.e. Ubuntu or Alma Linux)
Ubuntu is what he started with.
Alma isn't for desktop use (or IMHO production use of any kind. It's an LTS only kludge for bad software shops.)
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@GUIn00b I was limited on what I could get into the country I am in without paying heavy import taxes. It had to be super small and support 4 monitors. But if I could I would for sure use AMD.
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@CCWTech Rebooting to install Nobara (NVIDA build) now...
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@CCWTech Super bizarre. So far Nobara iis VERY unstable... Uninstalled NVIDIA drivers and re-installed. It's the worst I have had so far... Installed all updates.
Super odd, I can run WIndows for weeks without problems, but really don't like the Windows environment...
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@CCWTech Sorry to hear that. Knowing your hardware specs and how your storage is configured (including partition sestup) might give us more insight on some further ideas to try. In the meantime, here's a few links you might check out (if you haven't already found them yourself of course lol).
https://nobaraproject.org/docs/nvidia-troubleshooting/
https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/187826/en-us/
https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/510.39.01/README/gbm.html
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@GUIn00b It't now up for 4.5 hours without issues.
One of the odd things is that it seems like every update recommends a reboot. I don't know if that is just the type of updates that have been pushed or if it's normal. Still evaluating. Thanks for the links, I'll check them out. I'm also looking at the Reddit group for Nobara. -
@CCWTech Still lockups... when Nobara crashes (Like Ubuntu and Kubuntu) I have to force off the PC with the power button. At least Fedora was generating errors and reporting them (and only taking me back to the login screen). So back to Fedora it is for me.
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@CCWTech did it run fine with Win11? Why go to an OS that is causing constant issues as you mentioned in the OP?
