Chuck Davis composed on 2019-01-25 06:18 (UTC-0800):
In my case my test box provides this:
:Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 04:00.0 chip ID: 10de:0402 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.3 driver: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: nv,nvidia resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: NV84 v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.1 direct render: Yes
That's the old technology. This is the new: # inxi -GxxS System: Host: big41 Kernel: 4.12.14-lp150.12.45-default x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.3.1 Desktop: KDE 3.5.10 tk: Qt 3.3.8c wm: kwin dm: startx Distro: openSUSE Leap 15.0 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA G84 [GeForce 8600 GT] vendor: XFX Pine driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:0402 Display: server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa alternate: nv,nvidia resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz, 2560x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 18.0.2 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes The modesetting driver is provided by the server package, not a separate package, even though it is a discrete driver. Uninstall xf86-video-nouveau and modesetting should be used automagically, as will be with intel gfx if younger than about 12 years old, and most ATI GPUs, if their respective xf86-video-* packages are not installed.
My working desktop the 20181214 image destroyed (I had to change it to nVidia binaries to work) provides the following:
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GK107 [GeForce GT 640] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia v: 410.93 bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:0fc1 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.3 driver: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv compositor: kwin_x11 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GT 640/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 410.93 direct render: Yes
What is interesting is why my working desktop reports the driver nouveau after I changed it to the nVidia binaries ??
"nouveau" is not what that output shows. What is inxi -Gxx from the one that "reports the driver nouveau"? In the post you replied to: [quote]Nouveau has multiple meanings.[/quote] There is no "the" driver. In that output, there is reported: 1-the kernel driver nvidia 2-the loaded X (DDX) driver nvidia 3-the unloaded X drivers fbdev, modesetting, nouveau, vesa, nv 4-not mentioned directly, the highest level "drivers", via OpenGL, Mesa, libdrm, etc. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org