Re: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers [Debian 10 stable]

From	Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers [Debian 10 stable]
Date	2021-01-20 16:00 +0100
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uekilaw@libero.it writes:

> Hi,
> I'm relatively new to Linux (~1 year distro-hopping dual-booting with win10)  
> and a week ago I decided to install Debian 10 stable over Manjaro on my  
> laptop. After the first (unsuccessful) attempt on installing a non-free  
> firmware-included unofficial iso (live), I managed to install the official  
> live iso (kde flavour).
> Then I've followed the Debian wiki in order to install proprietary drivers.
> First my wireless network (Broadcom BCM43142), successfully installed, then I  
> tried with my video card (Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M) and while failing in the  
> first and second methods suggested in the wiki, it also gave me instability  
> for the previously installed wifi drivers.
>
> Due to the several passages and fixes I've tried, I couldn't resume them all  
> in the same post/email, so I would like to ask if this is the right format to  
> ask for help or maybe an IRC contact would be more efficient.

Hello and Welcome,

IRC vs. Mailing List is sure to be a heated discusison. I'd argue it boils  
down to taste. Of course, IRC may solve your problem faster, but e-mail OTOH  
can be archived and kept for further reference more easily. In case you  
prefer IRC, Debian seems to offer that, too:

 * https://wiki.debian.org/IRC
 * https://wiki.debian.org/GettingHelpOnIrc

Wrt. the original problem, I think there are two routes to approach this:

 * Given that your installation is new and that you have been distro-hopping
   it might be the quickest to take note of the steps to install the
   WiFi drivers and then do a full clean reinstall of Debian?

 * Otherwise, a good start would be to find out what (major) steps you tried
   to get your GPU working. I recall having instability with Nvidia drivers
   mostly when trying to install the official NVidia binaries as downloaded
   from NVidia's website. My experience with the debian non-free provided
   drivers has been OK, though. Thus my first question to initiate solving
   the problem would be: Which installation method of proprietary drivers did
   you chose?

   If it was the file downloaded from NVidia, the first step would be to
   invoke its uninstallation routine, Afterwards, package
   `nvidia-installer-cleanup` may remove the remainder of a (failed)
   (un)installation attempt.

   Another question to approach the fix: Did it work on Manjaro? If yes,
   what drivers and kernel versions were that? I am asking because sometimes,
   hardware can be made to work by using a "newer" OS which in the case of
   Debian would be testing or unstable.

NVidia GPU on laptop can be difficult. In fact, I never managed to get mine  
working (on laptops newer than 2006 that is, old ones used to work). This  
wiki page might be relevant for you, too:

https://wiki.debian.org/NVIDIA%20Optimus

> Thank you for being part of this wonderful project,
> M B

I am just a user :)

Linux-Fan
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Thread

Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers  [Debian 10 stable] uekilaw@libero.it - 2021-01-20 11:20 +0100
  Re: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers          [Debian 10 stable] Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2021-01-20 16:00 +0100
    Re: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers  [Debian 10 stable] Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-01-21 00:00 +0100
  Re: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers  [Debian 10 stable] "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-01-20 18:10 +0100
  Re: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card proprietary drivers  [Debian 10 stable] David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-01-20 20:40 +0100
    Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau  (was: Help request installing wi-fi/video-card prop...) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-01-20 22:50 +0100
      Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2021-01-20 23:20 +0100
        Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-01-21 01:40 +0100
          Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-01-21 01:50 +0100
            Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-01-21 03:20 +0100
              [OT] Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not  Nouveau David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-01-21 07:00 +0100
                Re: [OT] Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not  Nouveau Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-01-21 07:20 +0100
              Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-01-21 12:40 +0100
                Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-01-21 16:20 +0100
                Re: [OT] Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not  Nouveau David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-01-22 01:30 +0100
                Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-01-21 19:40 +0100
                Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-01-21 19:50 +0100
                Re: Upstream Default (FOSS) DDX Driver for NVidia GPUs is not Nouveau Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2021-01-24 04:40 +0100

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