Nvidia Quadro K2200 driver : how to get best of both ?

[arthur_dent]

Hi,

I'm using sketchup 2018 via wine on one hand :
-nvidia open source "xserver-xorg-video-nouveau" driver version 1:1.0.16-1 : All good
-nvidia-driver 470 version 470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 : one clic delay to everything i do. ( )

And The long dark (video game on steam) on the other hand :
-nvidia open source "xserver-xorg-video-nouveau" driver version 1:1.0.16-1 : masssssssive lag
-nvidia-driver 470 version 470.63.01-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 : All good

Suddenly occurred to me that somebody with the magical power to combine the best of these two drivers would bring peace back to our little village in the Alps...

More seriously, i've seen that i can configure easily the proprietary driver, but haven't found a way for the open-source one. i've heard that the "native resolution" or an "autoscale" thingy could be the reason but i can't find this setting.

Thanks in advance !

[SMG]

More seriously, i've seen that i can configure easily the proprietary driver, but haven't found a way for the open-source one. i've heard that the "native resolution" or an "autoscale" thingy could be the reason but i can't find this setting.

Native resolution of the monitor/screen is usually a design factor and listed in its specifications.

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[arthur_dent]

Hello, thanks for your reply, here is the output :

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System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-73-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: MATE 1.24.0 info: mate-panel wm: Compiz 0.9.14.1 
  dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: LENOVO product: 30AGS15400 v: ThinkStation P300 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: LENOVO model: SHARKBAY v: NO DPK serial: <filter> BIOS: LENOVO 
  v: FBKTA1AUS date: 10/22/2014 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Haswell rev: 3 L2 cache: 8192 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 55874 
  Speed: 3692 MHz min/max: 800/3900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3692 2: 3701 
  3: 3717 4: 3702 5: 3798 6: 3717 7: 3718 8: 3760 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GM107GL [Quadro K2200] driver: nouveau v: kernel 
  bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:13ba 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa compositor: compiz v: 0.9.14.1 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: NV117 v: 4.3 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:8c20 
  Device-2: NVIDIA GM107 High Definition Audio [GeForce 940MX] 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0fbc 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-73-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I217-LM vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k 
  port: f040 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:153a 
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: e000 
  bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:08b2 
  IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  IF-ID-1: usb0 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.14 TiB used: 142.34 GiB (12.2%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 size: 238.47 GiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 3L6Q scheme: MBR 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Western Digital model: WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 
  size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 40WD scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 439.02 GiB used: 142.34 GiB (32.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 15.37 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb5 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: 27.8 C gpu: nouveau temp: 42 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nouveau fan: 1050 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list 
  1: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyssa main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
  Processes: 258 Uptime: 2m Memory: 15.56 GiB used: 1.73 GiB (11.1%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

[SMG]

I would start with the recommendation to update your kernel as the latest is 5.4.0-88.
System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-73-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: MATE 1.24.0 info: mate-panel wm: Compiz 0.9.14.1
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal

I do not have the MATE desktop, but it might possible to see different performance with each of the graphics drivers if you make changes to the windows manager or compositor. I can not give you guidance on recommendations, but maybe someone else will be able to do so.

[Michael_Hathaway]

I did find others online with display size issues with older video drivers. Interesting was that the 400 series drivers were two years older than this 390 driver. You may also try to use the display port to the monitor instead of the DVi.

This is the latest version I could find which is currently recommended by Nvidia for Quadro K2200
Version: 390.143
Release Date: 2021.4.19
Operating System: Linux 64-bit

https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverR ... 3111/en-us

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This is the latest version I could find which is currently recommended by Nvidia for Quadro K2200
Version: 390.143
Release Date: 2021.4.19
Operating System: Linux 64-bit

Actually, the Nvidia 470.74 is the latest available for the Quadro K2200.

arthur_dent: I believe the Nvidia-470.74 is now available in Driver Manager, so if you want to see if the slightly newer driver makes a difference, that is an option to try.