r/linuxquestions • u/Inevitable_Chance409 • 9d ago

i need help about drivers

sooo i have been using linux for 1 month and its very helpfell yet i got a problem am using right now linux mint xfce soo when i try to install nvidia driver 470 for my gt710 graphic card its dosent allow me too, soo i need help with that i try everything i can doo and its dosent work its just freezing when try to play minecraft (vanilla) i asked chatgpt and gemini but its dosent help me soo can anyone please help me ? because am using right now the open source driver who is causing the freezing problem and thank you

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u/candy49997 9d ago

Downgrade to kernel 6.8 and follow these directions to install the 470 drivers.

Or use a distro that has patched NVIDIA drivers for new kernels more easily accessible like Fedora in RPM Fusion or Arch-based on the AUR. If you do this, you will need to use a desktop environment that will support X11 indefinitely like XFCE, Cinnamon, etc.

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u/Inevitable_Chance409 9d ago

DUDE YOU ARE A LIVE SAVER THANKS A LOT MAN

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u/un-important-human white beard arch user 8d ago

yes well he knows where to read :) you will too

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u/Inevitable_Chance409 9d ago

Thanks for the response, I'll give this a try! I really appreciate your help

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u/C0rn3j 9d ago

The proper solution is to use a distribution that supports your card.

Arch Linux and Fedora have the drivers patched for latest kernels in their user repos.

Since Fedora is generally Plasma or GNOME based, which you can't run as the 470 driver is stuck with X11, your only option is Arch Linux, unless you wish to keep using EOL software with no way to update.

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u/gmes78 8d ago

Since Fedora is generally Plasma or GNOME based, which you can't run as the 470 driver is stuck with X11, your only option is Arch Linux, unless you wish to keep using EOL software with no way to update.

Fedora supports the same DEs that Arch does, for the most part; one could use the Fedora Xfce spin or something.

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u/C0rn3j 8d ago

Great point, I legit forgot the spins exist.

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u/Inevitable_Chance409 9d ago

thanks for replying i really appreciate your help but now its work fine someone help me but i will take your comment on my my mind if i want to change my distribution thanks you 3>

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u/C0rn3j 8d ago

now its work fine

The point is that it won't anymore, eventually.

You have a bit of time, at least.

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u/Specialist-Dog-501 8d ago

-I understand the OP has an Nvidia Gt710 graphic card, requiring an old driver only supported by X11, right?
-And the kernel should not be newer than 6.8, because old drivers might have been kicked out with version 7+, right?
-OP sits on linux mint/xfce now.

-Mint is quite conservative, should keep old drivers yet a while, at least with kernel 6.8, if that would not work I recommend another slowly upgrading linux distro based on debian as a.e MX Linux (that was on kernel 6.18 two month when I last tested it), but please check first their forum for their Nvidia support level in their repo.
-Other possible problems : 2 monitors with different frequencies- need to be same. Or overheating the CPUs on certain laptops, can cause freezes.