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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Upgrading from 5.14 to 6.0 version
From:       Mark Knecht <markknecht () gmail ! com>
Date:       2022-11-21 16:58:38
Message-ID: CAK2H+ee1mp-7ijKocBDcb6hacd1iU456DCfT3UjvqAVHCz7+Sw () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 9:11 AM Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>  They always worked great using the NVidia blob drivers, but
> using NVidia drivers was a constant source of minor pain. Often kernel
> updates had to be postponed until NVidia driver support caught up, and
> they too dropped support and forced me to replace a board that was
> still working perfectly.

The "waiting to catch up issue" is the reason I switched to the LTS
kernels. If the kernel got a minor bump the NVidia drivers still worked.

When a new LTS kernel came out NVidia would have a new driver
almost immediately and through the life of that LTS kernel I got
easy kernel updates and easy NVidia driver updates.

I don't personally remember NVidia ever dropping a card totally
but I did get confused for awhile when they started segmenting their
drivers by different families and it was up to me to figure out which
driver package handled my card.

- Mark

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<div dir="ltr"><br><br>On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 9:11 AM Grant Edwards &lt;<a \
href="mailto:grant.b.edwards@gmail.com">grant.b.edwards@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br>&gt;<br>&gt;   They always worked great using the NVidia blob drivers, \
but<br>&gt; using NVidia drivers was a constant source of minor pain. Often \
kernel<br>&gt; updates had to be postponed until NVidia driver support caught up, \
and<br>&gt; they too dropped support and forced me to replace a board that \
was<br>&gt; still working perfectly.<br><br><div>The &quot;waiting to catch up \
issue&quot; is the reason I switched to the LTS</div><div>kernels. If the kernel got \
a minor bump the NVidia drivers still worked.</div><div><br></div><div>When a new LTS \
kernel came out NVidia would have a new driver</div><div>almost immediately and \
through the life of that LTS kernel I got</div><div>easy kernel updates and easy \
NVidia driver updates.</div><div><br></div><div>I don&#39;t personally remember \
NVidia ever dropping a card totally</div><div>but I did get confused for awhile when \
they started segmenting their</div><div>drivers by different families and it was up \
to me to figure out which</div><div>driver package handled my \
card.</div><div><br></div><div>- Mark</div></div>



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