![]() Here’s how to install the desktop anyway and still get the card running with the Nvidia driver. It appeared that the Ubuntu installer was smart enough to realise I needed the nvidia-340 driver package, but not smart enough to realise that this meant reverting to the original GA kernel version of 5.4 (this is the default in the server version). ![]() Ubuntu 20.04 desktop version ships with the hardware enablement (HWE) kernel, which is currently at 5.11.This driver version exists in the Ubuntu Focal repositories ( nvidia-340).The Nvidia 340 driver only supports Linux kernels up to version 5.4.The Nvidia driver version 340 is the last to support the GeForce 210.When I tried to log in I got a blank screen and not much else – sadly I’ve seem a number of similar issues when using the free Noveau driver that is the default option for Nvidia cards in most Linux distros.Įventually I discovered a few things that I’m making a note of here in case anyone else stumbles across this issue: ![]() I tried again without the proprietary packages and installation completed and the machine rebooted to the login screen. Until near the end of the installation process where I received an error caused by the nvidia-340 package, and the machine didn’t boot properly after the installation finished. I didn’t think too much about the age of the card and at first all seemed well – the machine booted and the installation process started without any drama. My junk box has shrunk over the years so the only surplus graphics card I had on hand was an ancient Nvidia GeForce 210. ![]() I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04 “Focal Fossa” on an old desktop. ![]()
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