▲ 244 ▼ Open-Source NVIDIA Linux Driver Usage About To Become Much More Reliable (www.phoronix.com) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@piefed.world to c/linux@programming.dev 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DeprecatedCompatV2@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (12 children) I use it because I need HDMI :/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Display Port ftw permalink fedilink source parent [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (6 children) Can you explain what you mean by that? You can't use HDMI with AMD? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (5 children) Not the newer version of it, they're stuck on the older one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) Ah right, I have read about that, just forgot. Man HDMI is such a mess. Use Display Port whenever you can and don't buy a monitor without one ever again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago It really is, most people could probably be using Display Port anyways, unless trying to hook up to a TV I suppose. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) The 9070 XT supports HDMI 2.1b, and unfortunately my Sapphire NITRO+ has two of them and two DisplayPorts. None of my three monitors support HDMI 2.0 or 2.1, so one of them is stuck at 60 Hz right now, and I'm pretty annoyed about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Did you make sure its not an issue with the cable? Because the cables need to support the "correct" version and features of HDMI too, not just the GPU and monitor connections and the driver. Man typing that out makes me dizzy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago I've checked it, just to be sure, it's definitely a 2.1 cable, but unfortunately the cable doesn't matter in this case. My monitors are good, but they're older. HDMI 2.0/2.1 wasn't around back then. I get good refresh rates over DisplayPort (I believe they have DP 1.4), and my RX 6800 XT had three of those, so I just naively assumed a 9070 XT would as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) What does that have to do with needing NVIDIA? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] davidgro@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Something about AMD not being able to license the HDMI protocol in a way that allows open source code. The main Nvidia driver that people use is proprietary, so it doesn't have that problem permalink fedilink source parent [–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 9 points 1 year ago The newer versions of HDMI aren't supported on AMD cards due to licencing issues. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Obviously AMD and Intel don't include HDMI on their cards. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago Display Port ftw permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (6 children) Can you explain what you mean by that? You can't use HDMI with AMD? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (5 children) Not the newer version of it, they're stuck on the older one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) Ah right, I have read about that, just forgot. Man HDMI is such a mess. Use Display Port whenever you can and don't buy a monitor without one ever again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago It really is, most people could probably be using Display Port anyways, unless trying to hook up to a TV I suppose. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) The 9070 XT supports HDMI 2.1b, and unfortunately my Sapphire NITRO+ has two of them and two DisplayPorts. None of my three monitors support HDMI 2.0 or 2.1, so one of them is stuck at 60 Hz right now, and I'm pretty annoyed about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Did you make sure its not an issue with the cable? Because the cables need to support the "correct" version and features of HDMI too, not just the GPU and monitor connections and the driver. Man typing that out makes me dizzy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago I've checked it, just to be sure, it's definitely a 2.1 cable, but unfortunately the cable doesn't matter in this case. My monitors are good, but they're older. HDMI 2.0/2.1 wasn't around back then. I get good refresh rates over DisplayPort (I believe they have DP 1.4), and my RX 6800 XT had three of those, so I just naively assumed a 9070 XT would as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (5 children) Not the newer version of it, they're stuck on the older one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) Ah right, I have read about that, just forgot. Man HDMI is such a mess. Use Display Port whenever you can and don't buy a monitor without one ever again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago It really is, most people could probably be using Display Port anyways, unless trying to hook up to a TV I suppose. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) The 9070 XT supports HDMI 2.1b, and unfortunately my Sapphire NITRO+ has two of them and two DisplayPorts. None of my three monitors support HDMI 2.0 or 2.1, so one of them is stuck at 60 Hz right now, and I'm pretty annoyed about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Did you make sure its not an issue with the cable? Because the cables need to support the "correct" version and features of HDMI too, not just the GPU and monitor connections and the driver. Man typing that out makes me dizzy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago I've checked it, just to be sure, it's definitely a 2.1 cable, but unfortunately the cable doesn't matter in this case. My monitors are good, but they're older. HDMI 2.0/2.1 wasn't around back then. I get good refresh rates over DisplayPort (I believe they have DP 1.4), and my RX 6800 XT had three of those, so I just naively assumed a 9070 XT would as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) Ah right, I have read about that, just forgot. Man HDMI is such a mess. Use Display Port whenever you can and don't buy a monitor without one ever again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago It really is, most people could probably be using Display Port anyways, unless trying to hook up to a TV I suppose. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) The 9070 XT supports HDMI 2.1b, and unfortunately my Sapphire NITRO+ has two of them and two DisplayPorts. None of my three monitors support HDMI 2.0 or 2.1, so one of them is stuck at 60 Hz right now, and I'm pretty annoyed about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Did you make sure its not an issue with the cable? Because the cables need to support the "correct" version and features of HDMI too, not just the GPU and monitor connections and the driver. Man typing that out makes me dizzy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago I've checked it, just to be sure, it's definitely a 2.1 cable, but unfortunately the cable doesn't matter in this case. My monitors are good, but they're older. HDMI 2.0/2.1 wasn't around back then. I get good refresh rates over DisplayPort (I believe they have DP 1.4), and my RX 6800 XT had three of those, so I just naively assumed a 9070 XT would as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago It really is, most people could probably be using Display Port anyways, unless trying to hook up to a TV I suppose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) The 9070 XT supports HDMI 2.1b, and unfortunately my Sapphire NITRO+ has two of them and two DisplayPorts. None of my three monitors support HDMI 2.0 or 2.1, so one of them is stuck at 60 Hz right now, and I'm pretty annoyed about it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Did you make sure its not an issue with the cable? Because the cables need to support the "correct" version and features of HDMI too, not just the GPU and monitor connections and the driver. Man typing that out makes me dizzy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago I've checked it, just to be sure, it's definitely a 2.1 cable, but unfortunately the cable doesn't matter in this case. My monitors are good, but they're older. HDMI 2.0/2.1 wasn't around back then. I get good refresh rates over DisplayPort (I believe they have DP 1.4), and my RX 6800 XT had three of those, so I just naively assumed a 9070 XT would as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Did you make sure its not an issue with the cable? Because the cables need to support the "correct" version and features of HDMI too, not just the GPU and monitor connections and the driver. Man typing that out makes me dizzy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago I've checked it, just to be sure, it's definitely a 2.1 cable, but unfortunately the cable doesn't matter in this case. My monitors are good, but they're older. HDMI 2.0/2.1 wasn't around back then. I get good refresh rates over DisplayPort (I believe they have DP 1.4), and my RX 6800 XT had three of those, so I just naively assumed a 9070 XT would as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 1 year ago I've checked it, just to be sure, it's definitely a 2.1 cable, but unfortunately the cable doesn't matter in this case. My monitors are good, but they're older. HDMI 2.0/2.1 wasn't around back then. I get good refresh rates over DisplayPort (I believe they have DP 1.4), and my RX 6800 XT had three of those, so I just naively assumed a 9070 XT would as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) What does that have to do with needing NVIDIA? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] davidgro@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Something about AMD not being able to license the HDMI protocol in a way that allows open source code. The main Nvidia driver that people use is proprietary, so it doesn't have that problem permalink fedilink source parent [–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 9 points 1 year ago The newer versions of HDMI aren't supported on AMD cards due to licencing issues. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Obviously AMD and Intel don't include HDMI on their cards. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Something about AMD not being able to license the HDMI protocol in a way that allows open source code. The main Nvidia driver that people use is proprietary, so it doesn't have that problem permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 9 points 1 year ago The newer versions of HDMI aren't supported on AMD cards due to licencing issues. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago Obviously AMD and Intel don't include HDMI on their cards. /s permalink fedilink source parent