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0 pointsMatl25d ago0 comments

> just like their GPUs are

So with proprietary blobs that give you more trouble that they're worth?

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lmm24d ago· 3 in thread

What trouble? If you want a GPU that works on Linux, let alone FreeBSD, you buy nVidia, install their drivers and get on with your life (and sure, maybe you can't use Wayland, but why would you want to?). I'm all for open-source in theory, but in practice the AMD drivers cause far more trouble than the nVidia ones ever do.

abenga24d ago

After I switched from Nvidia to AMD GPUs on my main rig, I can now run Sid without issue and upgrade my Kernel whenever I want to without getting a black screen with a blinking cursor on the next boot.

freedomben24d ago

Indeed. Having a machine where I don't live in fear after every reboot is a killer feature for AMD

lmm23d ago

> Sid

Are you refusing to use the Nvidia binary drivers and/or a setup like DKMS that ensures kernel modules are rebuilt as necessary? While I respect the principle, it's a problem you're creating for yourself.

> upgrade my Kernel whenever I want to without getting a black screen with a blinking cursor on the next boot.

Really? I had very much the opposite experience.

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wmf25d ago· 2 in thread

Those blobs are worth $5T; show some respect.

Danox24d ago

Bubble incoming....

cromka25d ago

Kids these days, amirite?

bigstrat200324d ago· 2 in thread

I've never had a single problem with my Nvidia GPUs on Linux.

MatlOP24d ago

It can work quite well in the desktop GPU 'happy path' (single monitor etc.) if you don't care about the proprietary nature of it.

But once we're talking about laptops, hybrid graphics etc. it quickly shows that this is not a platform Nvidia cares about.

raudette24d ago

Agree - but even for the basic use case, it has not been trouble free for me. With a simple 1080p display on a desktop running LTS Ubuntu on an older 3060: - I've had updates where stuff just stopped working and I had to futz around with drivers - Just the fact that you have to 'pick' from a selection of drivers (which one won't you hit issues with for your use case?) - At least on mine, there have been display glitches on suspend/resume - as it's a desktop, I just leave it running

Just anecdotal, but I never had these issues with the desktop AMD APU I had before it or Intel on board graphics on numerous laptops.

HerbManic25d ago

Depends. It is the typical Nvidia problem. Everything is a black box but when it all works it is the best option available. But when it breaks, you hate them with a passion.

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