Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

"Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 14:29:16 +0200
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2026-07-31 22:27, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:23:02 +0500, Stanislav N. aka pztrn wrote:
> 
>> Funny thing is that I never have any problems with nvidia graphics on
>> Linux using proprietary drivers. NEVER. Running CUDA? No problems!
>> Gaming with wine? Here we go! Native gaming! Lets ride!
> 
> You're lucky. I don't have Nvidia in any of the boxes but Nvidia problems
> seems to be a common complaint on the forums.

I did have NVidia, and it was trouble.

I have an old desktop that can not get the proprietary driver because it 
stopped being updated for my card, and I had to revert to the open driver.

I switched to AMD, and no more troubles.

> 
> TensorFlow does get a bit snotty when it can't find CUDA.  I'm not sure
> even Nvidia realized the potential. AMD certainly was asleep at the wheel
> although ROCm is gaining a little traction.


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Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;