David, I think that was why the replacement driver didnt work when I installed it. I compiled and installed but didnt reboot!
To clarify, I know my card is good. I also knew that the legacy driver would work, just needed some tinkering - in this case, a reboot, apparently. That didnt change the fact that I simply needed to leave my employee with a computer that was less susceptible to issues such as this that may need troubleshooting when I am gone for extended periods. Thanks for pointing out that issue. Ill remember that in the future. Russ *Confidentiality Notice: This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message.Non-Binding and Expiration Disclaimer: Content of emails, to include any included links and attachments thereto, sent or received shall not create a binding contract or be construed to be conveyance or acceptance of any offer, contract or any other agreement, whatsoever, nor shall the same be binding on any party until a written contract is signed by all parties. In the event a bona fide, signed offer is conveyed via email, the same shall expire, if not accepted and fully executed by all parties, upon the latter of its explicitly stated expiration date or, if such a date is not specified, twenty-four hours from its initial transmission by the offeror and shall thereafter not be binding on any party.* *Wire Fraud Notice: Never trust wiring instructions sent via email. Cyber criminals are hacking email accounts and sending emails with fake wiring instructions. These emails are convincing and sophisticated. Always independently confirm wiring instructions in person or via a telephone call to a trusted and verified phone number. Never wire money without double-checking that the wiring instructions are correct.Affiliated Business Disclosure: I have an ownership interest in both Pink Realty, Inc and Pink Realty Rentals and work closely with both companies and their agents and employees, my real estate license and my brokerage activity is with Pink Realty Rentals.* On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM David C Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/8/26 2:01 PM, Russ wrote: > > I know. Stuff is just rolling down hill. It just semi-bricked the > > computer until I went and worked on it. Given that I am not always > > available to do that when I travel, it was just the wrong tool for the > > job for that use case. > > Whoa.... > > Your card is fine and still supported by the arch nvidia-legacy > package. The only thing that changes is you have to install that package > to continue using the proprietary driver. > > I'm still running the 390xx driver on a laptop with the quadro 3000M > card. Arch/AUR has all the drivers for the 390xx cards, the 470 cards > and now the 580xx cards. > > Download the AUR package from > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-580xx-utils and then "makepkg > -s" in the directory with the PKGBUILD. Install the resulting dkms > module, the driver will compile the proprietary driver, you then simply > reboot. > > Down the line with kernel updates, the issue becomes maintaining the > package when kernel updates break the current build. Have faith, if we > have been able to keep the 390 driver patched for years, there is plenty > of life left in the 580 driver. > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. >
