Zorin 16 nvidia issues

i have a dell xps 9550 with an nvidia 960m. Tried zorin 16 with usb live image (nvidia modern graphics selected)

ran nice. installed it. Now not so nice, im getting screen tearing everywhere, scrolling, moving windows

Tried the additional drivers section tried the 470 one, tried the 460 ones, and tried the 390 one, and nothing seems to fix it

Any advice

Two things to try:

  1. ) In terminal run sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

See if that installs the proper Nouveau drivers.

If still no good:

  1. ) In terminal, add the x-swat repository with sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/updates and then run sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
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HI there i get the error

WARNING:root:_pkg_get_support nvidia-driver-390: package has invalid Support Legacyheader, cannot determine support level

when trying the first option ill try the second one just now

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nup neither worked. Still jittery and tearing

This may explain it- the drivers support has been dropped. Those drivers are pretty old...
While Linux (and Zorin) can salvage many older machines, preventing e-waste from filling landfills; Not everything can be saved. With Nvidia and AMD both dropping support for older hardware, Graphics are usually first to go.

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The driver support has not been dropped for the Geforce GTX 960m. If you look at the nvidia site it is updated with the latest version.

NVIDIA TITAN Series:

NVIDIA TITAN RTX, NVIDIA TITAN V, NVIDIA TITAN Xp, GeForce GTX TITAN X, GeForce GTX TITAN, GeForce GTX TITAN Black, GeForce GTX TITAN Z

GeForce RTX 30 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

GeForce RTX 30 Series:

GeForce RTX 3090, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce RTX 20 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2080, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070, GeForce RTX 2060

GeForce RTX 20 Series:

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2080, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070, GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2060

GeForce MX400 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce MX450

GeForce MX300 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce MX350, GeForce MX330

GeForce MX200 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce MX250, GeForce MX230

GeForce MX100 Series (Notebook):

GeForce MX150, GeForce MX130, GeForce MX110

GeForce GTX 16 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, GeForce GTX 1650

GeForce 16 Series:

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, GeForce GTX 1660, GeForce GTX 1650

GeForce 10 Series:

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050, GeForce GT 1030, GeForce GT 1010

GeForce 10 Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050

GeForce 900 Series:

GeForce GTX 980 Ti, GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 950

GeForce 900M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 980M, GeForce GTX 970M, GeForce GTX 965M, GeForce GTX 960M, GeForce GTX 950M, GeForce 945M, GeForce 940MX, GeForce 930MX, GeForce 920MX, GeForce 940M, GeForce 930M

GeForce 800M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GTX 860M, GeForce GTX 850M, GeForce 845M, GeForce 840M, GeForce 830M

GeForce 700 Series:

GeForce GTX 780 Ti, GeForce GTX 780, GeForce GTX 770, GeForce GTX 760, GeForce GTX 760 Ti (OEM), GeForce GTX 750 Ti, GeForce GTX 750, GeForce GTX 745, GeForce GT 740, GeForce GT 730, GeForce GT 720, GeForce GT 710

GeForce 600 Series:

GeForce GTX 690, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 670, GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 660, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST, GeForce GTX 650 Ti, GeForce GTX 650, GeForce GTX 645, GeForce GT 640, GeForce GT 635, GeForce GT 630

GeForce 600M Series (Notebooks):

GeForce GT 640M LE

NVIDIA RTX Series:

NVIDIA RTX A6000, NVIDIA RTX A5000, NVIDIA RTX A4000, NVIDIA RTX A2000, NVIDIA T1000, NVIDIA T600, NVIDIA T400

NVIDIA RTX Series (Notebooks):

NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T1200 Laptop GPU , NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA T500

Quadro RTX Series:

Quadro RTX 8000, Quadro RTX 6000, Quadro RTX 5000, Quadro RTX 4000, Quadro RTX 3000

Quadro RTX Series (Notebooks):

Quadro RTX 6000

Quadro Series:

Quadro GV100, Quadro GP100, Quadro P6000, Quadro P5200, Quadro P5000, Quadro P4000, Quadro P2200, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro P620, Quadro P600, Quadro P400, Quadro M6000 24GB, Quadro M6000, Quadro M5000, Quadro M4000, Quadro M2000, Quadro K6000, Quadro K5200, Quadro K5000, Quadro K4000, Quadro K4200, Quadro K2200, Quadro K2000, Quadro K2000D, Quadro K1200, Quadro K620, Quadro K600, Quadro K420, Quadro 410

Quadro Series (Notebooks):

Quadro T2000, Quadro T1000, Quadro P5200, Quadro P5000, Quadro P4200, Quadro P3200, Quadro P4000, Quadro P3000, Quadro P2000, Quadro P1000, Quadro P600, Quadro P520, Quadro P500, Quadro M2200, Quadro M1200, Quadro M620, Quadro M520, Quadro M5500, Quadro M5000M, Quadro M4000M, Quadro M3000M, Quadro M2000M, Quadro M1000M, Quadro M600M, Quadro M500M, Quadro K2200M, Quadro K620M

Quadro Blade/Embedded Series :

Quadro P5000, Quadro P3000, Quadro M5000 SE, Quadro M3000 SE

Quadro NVS Series:

NVS 810, NVS 510

GRID Series:

GRID K520

NVS Series:

NVS 810, NVS 510

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@stphen0205, try to install it manually.

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Sorry, yes. I was thinking of Nvidia 340 driver.
The 390 driver is supported for a few more months, until 2022.

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Correct.

Which is why, anytime somebody posts issues trying to get their GPU to work in Linux, and I discover that their GPU uses a Firmi chip, I always recommend the 390 driver.

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That's why he should use the 470.x driver. His card can handle it :wink:

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Yeah, it looks like its handling it alright. :flushed:

For the record, this was a joke. Although, what happened to those 3090's this year was more recent, and EVGA was like, were so sorry, let us replace your 3090's that we should have tested before leaving out the factory with a defect that spins them up to 5000 FPS, overramps the fans and VRM to +180%. Uggg

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Will follow the link and try install the 470 driver, wish me luck. I tried a game (starcrat 2 ) using lutris and it seemed to default to the intel 530.

Can see the xps getting sold in favor of a newer variant

not sure if this is worth anything, i didnt have this issue in garuda, it showed both and allowed me to switch from the taskbar, is this because its hybrid ?

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sudo telinit 3*
Install the new Nvidia Driver, write in terminal:
sudo bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01.run*

So when i run those commands it drops me out desktop to a command line, im prompted to log back in with my details and when i run the sudo bash nvidia line i get no such file or directory

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You know what Stphen?

I am going to have to agree with you, I looked up the specs on your computer, and it reminds me of how outdated my old computer was, before buying a new one this year.

You have an Nvidia 960m, which is going to completely lose driver support, in 1-year. To add insult to injury, the GPU only has 2GB of RAM, your not playing any new tripple A games with that.

Also, I didn't see any evidence that your computer, has a wired ethernet port. Under wireless certification, it appears to only support 802.11 A/B. This means you your WIFI is pretty slow.

802.11 N has been a standard for a very long time, and its already been replaced by the A/C standard. And now, new computers have support for WIFI 6.

You do have a good amount of RAM, 16GB is still very current for most modern day gaming. And your CPU is still pretty good too, even though its only 4-cores.

If you do buy a new computer, I would strongly recommend a minimum of a 6-core machine, 8-cores will be better if you can swing it. Try to aim for minimum of 16GB of RAM, 32GB preferred.

As far as GPU, you really want to be looking at a Nvidia 3060 minimum. Don't get sucked into those new computers being sold with 1060's and 2060's, they are not worth the value for your money in year 2021 and further.

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Where did you put the nvidia file ? Also if you downloaded the newer nvidia driver from the nvidia site you should change something. The tutorial i posted is for the driver 2 months ago, nvidia did a driver update in september. You only have to change this

sudo bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.63.01.run to this sudo bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.74.run

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HI there, i had downloaded it from the nvidia site and moved it to the home folder as instructed, even used the new end numbers for the different version.

I had a google, and since i had been screwing around with it and not knowing what im doing, i done a purge on nvidia things.

It came up in the software update section, i let it do that, and then refollowed your steps and it seems to have worked absoluty fine, even davinci resolve opens now !!!

Now just to figure out why some games on lutris are black screening and im pretty much off to the races, have to say very nice looking os, and pretty damb smooth

Thanks

also @StarTreker yeah its a little old now, since the gpu is still supported this go round ill hold onto it a little longer, its not be any stretch my main gaming machine but something lite when im away home home is nice.

Thanks for all your help.

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I'm so happy you got it fixed! And you have a working OS. Way to go dude, your awesome! :sunglasses: I hear ya on holding off a bit. Next year 11th gen should be perfected, with then talk of 12th gen probably next summer.

As far as some games black screen in Lutris. I'm no expert with Lutris, Michel knows way more about that APP. But if your missing any libraries those games need, or if they need directx, and you don't have it, that could do it.

@Michel Could offer you guidance in that area, as he's battled that stuff. He's stellar!

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Good to hear! :smiley:

If the games are in steam, use steam protondb.

For lutris:
Install a runner that can run newer games in lutris:

  1. Open lutris
  2. On the left side you see wine icon, click on the left download key.

https://imgur.com/OrzJHGS.png

  1. Install lutris-fshack-6.14-3

https://imgur.com/AUyotJR.png

  1. When installed install/configure your game

Sample:

  1. Add a game

https://imgur.com/Lz7fD3U.png

  1. Enter name of game and select wine runner

https://imgur.com/Hy2Sfyr.png

  1. Enter the game exe location

https://imgur.com/LrRceag.png

  1. Wine version must be fshack and select dxvk/vk3d3d

https://imgur.com/Abb5S2u.png

Some games require vredist/directx, when your game has those folders in the installation disc just install them with wine. Click on the .exe file and wine will do the rest. If a game does not run, use google and write (game name here) lutris. You get alot of useful stuff to configure a game if needed.

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