Hello.
I've got three workstations using different Nvidia GPU. I upgraded them
from Debian 11.6 to Debian 12:
* The first one is a Geforce GT520 (Fermi) so I used the package
*nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-390xx* and it works like a charm.
* The second one is a Geforce 1050 Ti (Pascal) si I used
*nvidia-graphics-drivers* which is the version 525 and it also works
like a charm.
* The last one is a Geforce GT730 (Kepler) so I have to use the Nvidia
driver version *470*.
There isn't any package named *nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-470xx*,
like we can find for the 390 mentioned version or the older 340 version.
As a workaround, I used *nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470* and all the
GLX stack / SMI utility / nvidia-settings utility. Basically, all seems
to be working:
* The nvidia module is built through the DKMS workflow and loaded.
* The GPU is recognized.
* The basic graphics acceleration (KDE windows effects / GLXGears)
works without any glitch.
My question is about the package naming: is the
nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-470 specifically built for Tesla graphics,
and the fact that I can use it for my consumer Nvidia GPU is a positive
"side effect"? Or is this package totally usable with a consumer GPU
and, in this case the name *nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-470xx* would
be more relevant for the non-aware debian new users. As a comparison,
Ubuntu uses a similar naming convention, namely nvidia-driver-390,
nvidia-driver-470 and nvidia-driver-525.
P.S.: I know that this question type should be escalated during beta
states but, since I used the Debian Bullseye Backports packages for
nearly one year, I wrongfully believed these drivers were be maintained
in the next Debian release.
Thanks for your answer.
Regards.*
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