Can't install propietary nvidia of ppa

[wonder]

Hello.
I have a Nvidia GT610 and add a nvidia drivers ppa: https://launchpad.net/~graphics-driv...ive/ubuntu/ppa
If I try to install 390, install it but after, my system not works fine (have some problems, like with hardware acceleration of chromium and others).
If I try to install 387, don't install. Install but when I restart computer, not start Plasma, appears a error message that indicate can not initialize Open GL2 (I have set in my settings opengl 3.1).

Only works if I install 384 of kubuntu.

In this moment I have kernel 4.15.2 of http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/

But if I remember well, also I try with the default kernel of kubuntu.

Regards!

[claydoh]

Stay with 384. That version is only a few months old, so it is in no way old. There probably is no benfit to using the newer driver on this "older" card. I have one, and the 387 drivers did not work well with it for me, so I went with the 384, until the system died in December.

Also, the mainline kernels generally do not work with the proprietary drivers

[wonder]

Thanks claydoh,
Yes, at the moment, continue with 384, like you indicate, is only a few months old, and my card is a "little older" But I think is better use this card than the internal card of kabylake... (really, I don't know...).
But, the mainline kernels, in other distro, I have the same problem, can't install, but here, can install but after, or not work, or work with issue. And in other distro, I can install this drivers in mainline kernel.
I don't remember if, I try with not mainline kernel, in next days, I try with default kernel of kubuntu.

Thanks and regards!

[kc1di]

That card is pretty old try the 4.4.x kernel. It's a LTS Ubuntu kernel and is support for a few more years. And it's been patched for the Spectre and Meltdown bugs.
Good luck.

[wonder]

Yes, I have a kernel 4.15.2 for Spectre and Metdown bugs also, because my motherboard it's very new...
I don't know that the 4.4.x kernel, its a LTS Ubuntu kernel and it's patched for this.
Well, now...the "stupid question"...I know install kernel that I have in moun or mainline but...this 4.4.x kernel...but in Moun I don't view the 4.4.x kernel...some site for download? I know how install the mainline kernel, is the same process?

Regards!

[claydoh]

You are running 17.10, so there won't be an kernel that old for you. Not necessary. I also don't think you need to run the unmodified mainline kernels either, as they have been patching the standard ones we are using now in all the *buntu versions that are supported - 16.04, 17.10 even 14.04 I think, as well as the upcoming 18.04

Without knowing what motherboard you have, I will guess that it is likely supported in the stock 17.10 kernel

[wonder]

Thanks claydoh,
Ok, I understand, I go to activate a stck kernel kubuntu 17.10.
And yes, the stock kernel support my motherboard, I was install my actual kernel because, in some article in web, I view that this kernel, was patched for Spectre and Metdown, but when I was install kubuntu 17.10, the stock kernel support my motherboard perfectly.
Again, thanks.