On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:58:04 AM UTC+4, Steve wrote: > On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:28:31 AM UTC+4, [email protected] wrote: > > On 01/12/2017 07:49 AM, Steve wrote: > > > > > On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:15:57 PM UTC+4, Steve wrote: > > >> I have installed Qubes 3.2 and changed the desktop manager to KDE , > > >> specifically to get the Cube desktop. > > >> > > >> I have gone into the KDE settings and enabled the cube effect however I > > >> can;t get it to appear, any suggestions > > >> > > >> thx > > > I am using an Nvidia graphics card , do I need to install the nvidia > > > graphics driver to get the "cube" to animate ? thx > > > > > You do if it isn't supported by nouveau 3D mode, most of the newer > > nvidia devices make open source drivers like nouveau impossible... > > > > Nvidia is a shitty company to buy from if you want stuff to work the > > first time and all the time, as they deliberately break linux features > > to try and force people to use windows or buy a card from their > > overpriced quadro line. > > I am fortunate to have a NVIDIA Quadro K5000M with 4 GB dedicated GDDR5 video > memory which is supported by SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 & Red Hat > Enterprise Linux 6.x so I'm assuming I can get drivers that work with Qubes > (Fedora). > > I did lspci and found that I am running VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA > Corporation GK104GLM (Quadro K5000M) > > Do I need to change this driver to get the KDE Cube working ?
I should have researched more before posting ! I have now found out that the Nouveau drivers do not support this particular Nvidia card. I did however, find a specific NVIDIA driver that does and I guess provides the necessary 3D capability. I will research how to install in Qubes and report back at some point -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/7850325d-44c6-4fb2-8dd3-0ccce3de26c5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
