Load in compatibility mode then
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/nvidia-legacy
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-340 xorg-modulepath
Reboot in normal mode
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First two steps worked, but then I get errors and it says unable to locate those packages.
stick with Linux Mint 21.3 . It's the last version where the xorg-modulepath-fix package is supported. On Mint 22 , this package is missing, and the legacy driver will likely fail due to the newer kernel changes
Hit ALT+F2 or F3 to see if you get a console. Make sure your GPU drivers are installed and loading with nvidia-smi. Blacklist the Nouveau driver if necessary.
Command not found and then it lists a bunch of options nvidia-utils-### (there's a bunch of different ones with different numbers, some ending in -server).
How would I blacklist the nouveau driver? The driver manager doesn't seem to have any functionality beyond a big checkmark that says says (lies) that everything is good.
How would I blacklist the nouveau driver?
Create a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ containing the text blacklist nouveau (worked for me on Gentoo and for a friend on Ubuntu) or add a kernel parameter module_blacklist=nouveau to your bootloader. However, if you don't have the correct proprietary driver, that won't help.