I dont get it.
There was a change in the kernel driver interface at around about 5.18). … all drivers had to be rewritten… they all were rewritten except for some old drivers that nvidia
refused to update. I got caught with that… I got out of it by buying a new video card… and I bought an AMD card
because I was not impressed with nvidia failing to support me.
Is that the problem you are talking about? It only affects Linux, not Windows.
Basically yes!!! I could install my spare AMD card but my Windows XP install has to have the Nvidia GT430 to run the apps I am using. So I will try and get the Pro Ubuntu support and run 20.04 until the machine dies. While Windows 10 will run on the machine, their is really no mobo support for anything above Windows 7. I have to use CTRL+ALT+DEL to boot Windows 10 or Windows 11. I just do not need a full-time Linux machine, three cheers for Linux support for older machines!!!
What does pro support do?
You seem to suggest it enables you to keep running on an old version?
Another option is run Ubuntu in a VM inside Windows.
It is supposed to extend support for Ubuntu 20.04 to 2030.
That is not an options for this machine.
Ok… so its like LTS
Some distros (eg Gentoo) allow you to run old kernels with the rest of linux (ie stage3) modern. That would work for you too, because the old kernel includes the old driver modules.
It is LTS, but LTS is only good for 5 years, while extended LTS or ESM, as Ubuntu calls it can be had by installing support packages and logging into Ubuntu Pro to get the code to enable live patch. It is free for personal use for up to 5 pc’s.
Not sure about that, I believe Gentoo will put you into kernel version 6, at the get-go.
So as long as Ubuntu 20.04 supports my Nvidia GT430, it is what this machine will run. Have not had a crash since since moving to Ubuntu 20.04 and using Nvidia graphics instead of Nouveau graphics.
I think we can only applaud that from Ubuntu. Real support.
Not sure what happens with a new Gentoo install. My Gentoo has older kernels that have been there since I installed.
Antix offers older kernels too.
It is unbelievably wet and muddy here. Two weeks of continuous showers, no sun or wind to dry things out, more expected. Not a typical Autumn.
Another vote for Ubuntu as a good ‘newbie’ distro.
It has been a wet spring here and the ticks are really bad this year, we have to really check ourselves after being in the yard.
I did not have much choice!!! If the newbie does not know where to look and graphics issue arise then they give up and go back to Windows. I have no issue with the Nvidia GT430 with Windows XP, just with Linux and kernel version 6, So what brain dead dev decided to ditch support for the nvidia-390-driver.
So this puts Linux in the same boat as Windows, ditching support for older harware, just to make one invest in newer hardware. If I have to build with newer hardware, it sure will not be built around Linux.
We get grass ticks in Summer. They are not the dangerous type that burrow into skin. Seldom see those.
It is lack of cooperation from Nvidia. Linux would support it if it were possible. Linux needs information to support hardware with opensource code.
You would think that if Nvidia are not going to support something, they would at least make the source code public, so that someone else could carry on support.
Your next video card should be AMD or Intel, not Nvidia.
I do not buy that!!! Why is the Nouveau not supported?
I have used AMD and Intel XP does not like either one.
Nouveau depends on an attempt to reverse engineer some of the Nvidia code. It was never completely successful.
They could only crack some of the code. When you use Nouveau you only get some of the cards functionality.
If Linux had full information on Nvidia cards, they could fix Nouveau.
I tried modifying Nouveau with my old Nvidia card… it only partly worked… I gave up and bought a new card.
Yes I remember, but until I am ready to ditch XP, and I spend a lot of time playing my old games with XP, I run this PC like it is, Ubuntu only gives me a way to the internet, so we will leave it alone.
Reminds me of the time I switched from Windows XP to Win 7.
I had this wonderful little HP printer. It had two trays. The bottom tray was the paper feed and the
printed output came out in upper tray. Well, Win 7 did not have the driver for this old printer and
after searching and searching, I could not find a driver for Win 7.
Even tho the printer worked fine, I ended up throwing the old HP printer out.
I can usually find drivers for old printers on the manufacturer’s site. My old Canon is driven that way. The download includes a deb and an rpm file, so I can operate the printer in Fedora and Debian. It seems to be a UK package, so I have to remember to update the properties to throw out A4 and replace it with Letter.
I may have missed something on this …
But why buy lts for an older version of a linux distribution ?
If you install 20 on a computer, then never run the updates it will just keep working as before ?
I have a client on linux mint 15 never done an update as cannot remember his password and will not pay me to update him, it continues to function without issue.
Wow. Seems like they are their own problem.
