Vague question about vague issues with Linux live CD distro's

Discussion in 'Linux' started by pvdven777, Jan 11, 2017.

  1. Espionage724

    Espionage724 MDL Expert

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    I don't have a GTX 980, but that experience seems much different than what I've gone through. On Ubuntu, I'd expect adding the graphics PPA (for the latest NVIDIA proprietary driver), installing it, and rebooting to just work. Optimus set-ups are more complex than a single-GPU desktop, and those 3 steps worked flawlessly on the few laptops I've done them on (945M, 960M, 970M).

    I suspect the most important step out of that is adding the graphics PPA though; last I checked, the default NV GPU included in Ubuntu repos is outdated. For GPUs that have issues with starting up at all on the open-source driver, adding nomodesetting should solve that, and should also be followed up with installing the proprietary driver asap.