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Nvidia confusion, I'm unsure which driver to install

I have a asus laptop with dual graphics intel (low powered gpu, for saving battery life) and nvidia one, however I want to be able to use artix on my laptop, after installing Artix Linux I'm unsure what to do, I want to be able to use optimus-manager for switching between gpu's. I've enabled Universe repository but there's only nvidia-390xx driver and nvidia, but archlinux wiki says to install nvidia-470xx-dkms for Kepler (NVE0) series (including GeForce 630-920) from around 2013-2014, I have Nvidia Gefore 810M.
Now the problem is nvidia-470xx-dkms  isn't in artix repos so I don't know what to do?
also do I need to uninstall or disable nouveau?

I want to use nvidia properiatary driver because nouveau doesn't perform as good.
 

Re: Nvidia confusion, I'm unsure which driver to install

Reply #1 –
https://github.com/Askannz/optimus-manager#Installation
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On Archlinux, you can use the packages nvidia or nvidia-dkms, or a specific nvidia-package if you run a custom kernel (e.g. nvidia-lts with linux-lts etc.).

Have you tried installing those packages and using optimus-manager with them? Of course you need to blacklist nouveau if you want to use a proprietary driver.

Try it. If it doesn't work, then post here. If your system doesn't boot, it is easy to use a LiveISO to repair it.

Re: Nvidia confusion, I'm unsure which driver to install

Reply #3 –
Quote from: strajder – on
https://github.com/Askannz/optimus-manager#Installation
Have you tried installing those packages and using optimus-manager with them? Of course you need to blacklist nouveau if you want to use a proprietary driver.

Try it. If it doesn't work, then post here. If your system doesn't boot, it is easy to use a LiveISO to repair it.
Yeah I've used Arch Linux previously and since it uses systemd it would always complain on boot (nvidia would) saying how my gpu isn't supported and that I need to install the legacy version and after installing legacy version it worked, so that's what I want to do on artix too.

Re: Nvidia confusion, I'm unsure which driver to install

Reply #4 –
Quote from: ####### – on
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=0&SeB=nd&K=nvidia+470&outdated=&SB=n&SO=a&PP=50&do_Search=Go
That's an AUR package you are looking for too, it's not in the repos.
Oh I didn't know because Universe repo had nvidia-390xx drivers so I though it would have the nvidia-470xx ones too but I guess I was wrong.

Okay so I just have to git clone nvidia-470xx-dkms and then rum makepkg -si or is there a specific method to do this under artix?

Re: Nvidia confusion, I'm unsure which driver to install

Reply #5 –
Quote from: Kamey03 – on
Okay so I just have to git clone nvidia-470xx-dkms and then rum makepkg -si or is there a specific method to do this under artix?

Same methods, and caveats, apply for AUR in Artix as in Arch. The only addition under Artix is that any AUR package with a hard dependance on systemd won't work.

Re: Nvidia confusion, I'm unsure which driver to install

Reply #6 –
I was able to successfully Install NVIDIA drivers
https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,2356.0.html
I've followed this guide to get optimus-manager so that I can switch between GPUs but it doesn't work

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sudo optimus-manager --switch nvidia
The optimus-manager service is not running. Please enable and start it as described at Artix Linux Wiki, and reboot

check my post on here for more info:
https://forum.artixlinux.org/index.php/topic,2356.new.html#info_21774

Re: Nvidia confusion, I'm unsure which driver to install

Reply #7 –
Every service in Artix has two packages that need to be installed:
  • service
  • service-init
with service being the name of the service, and init your init's moniker, for example openrc or suite66. Service then needs to be enabled using the init-specific method.

This should be mentioned in the wiki, but I guess it should be more explicitly worded. I will suggest the change.