<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/"> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - Backlight control not working on Pascal / GP106 using nouveau drivers" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100446#c6">Comment # 6</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - Backlight control not working on Pascal / GP106 using nouveau drivers" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100446">bug 100446</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:martin.peres@free.fr" title="Martin Peres <martin.peres@free.fr>"> Martin Peres</a> <pre>(In reply to caguduzexi from <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=100446#c5">comment #5</a>) > I wont recommend using/keeping the GP106 (GTX 1060). It cant ever run with > free software: > <a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/15/">https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/15/</a> > nvidia_gtx_900_linux_driver_roadbloack/ > <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nouveau-XDC2017">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nouveau-XDC2017</a> > <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nouveau-XDC2016-NVIDIA">https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nouveau-XDC2016-NVIDIA</a> > > Sell this crappy GP102 card (in your case the notebook that contains this > crap) away and go away from nvidia. Nvidia died with the 780ti card. Its the > last end-user card that can be used normaly. Everything else is in some > countries even a legal problem. Because the manufacturer (nvidia) blocks the > users from beeing able to boot the software they want on THEIR hardware - > happyly illegal in some countries. Hopefully some layer would sue the heck > out of nvidia so that they would have to release the private signing key or > close their doors. > Blocking the freedom of the users on such way should not be accepted by > anyone. User banned</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>