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Or just go with a arch derivative that packages Nvidia driver like endeavorOS
Just installed endeavorOS from Ubuntu Studio (new Linux user as of about 3 months ago). Do you know if there's a way to add the packages after install? I thought I selected the nvidia install, but it was using integrated graphics so maybe not, so I did some manual installs with nvidia-inst like --prime. It seems to be using driver 580 now instead of nouveau.
I was hoping another distro might fix an issue in Studio with DaVinci Resolve not showing video, but the same issue persists in endeavourOS (keeps saying gpu is low on memory). Running from terminal DRI_PRIME=1 to set it on performance mode doesn't help so I'm wondering if it's a full on Resolve issue. I'd rather not reinstall endeavourOS and lose everything I've done if it's possible the OS can do some nvidia magic after install.
But did u install cuda package davinci not working without it ,to have less pain just install nvidia-dkms package,and about dynamic switching exist tool like switecherootctl ,but davinxi smart enough already it can detect multi GPU setup and gonna use card which it like more,so in ur case it gonna use nvidia.I just guess u don't have installed cuda,and there zero literally magic actually ,u just need two package from nvidia which I already mentioned
Yeah, I have CUDA. I had it working at one point with the Nvidia 550 driver on Studio, but 570 and 580 results in no video. 550 had a few plasma issues (plasma freezing) which is why I didn't want to use it. I tried rolling back but 550 is no longer an option in software sources on Ubuntu Studio (I keep seeing warnings from people about installing drivers outside of driver management), and it seems like endeavorOS doesn't use driver management like Studio does so it has me on 580.
Resolve keeps saying GPU memory is full. Best I can tell it's a driver specific issue as it did work on 550. I've been using Blender instead but would love to get the Resolve issue sorted without having to roll back to 550 and have plasma freeze every hour. I'm hesitant about installing 550 from terminal on endeavorOS as endeavor seems to do things different and I'm new to Linux overall.
Oh about memory I also found out that resolve on some version of nvidia driver cannot clear memory allocations when using effects
Interesting, thank you. This happens with the timeline without effects but I'll look into it.