NVIDIA Linux Driver Issues

The cluster focuses on graphics driver problems on Linux, primarily blaming NVIDIA proprietary and open-source (nouveau) drivers, with users comparing them favorably to AMD and Intel alternatives and suggesting fixes like switching drivers.

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Sample Comments

w1ntermute Dec 21, 2012 View on HN

Are you using a proprietary graphics driver? With Intel graphics, none of these problems seem to pop up.

mardifoufs Feb 18, 2025 View on HN

Are you using proprietary Nvidia drivers? They work flawlessly for me, even better than the AMD open source "mainline" kernel drivers.

tormeh Jan 10, 2026 View on HN

I suspect that's an Nvidia problem. Never been an issue for me using AMD.

kabes Nov 25, 2019 View on HN

As someone who has spend a lot of time working on graphics on linux, I can safely say this is nvidia's fault.

wnoise Nov 6, 2010 View on HN

It happens for me on the intel drivers.

ta988 Nov 11, 2023 View on HN

Is it a Nvidia? They are notoriously buggy.

throwaway729 Jan 10, 2017 View on HN

Nvidia drivers are always a worthy culprit.

rk0567 Oct 18, 2012 View on HN

I had the same experience until I enabled the proprietary driver for NVIDIA graphics card.

bobmcnamara Jul 24, 2025 View on HN

For me it's usually been GPU driver compatibility.

johnny22 Jun 21, 2016 View on HN

you could try the negativo17 nvidia driver package as well.