No one knows what's going on with your NVIDIA video card driver in Linux.
No one knows what's going on with your NVIDIA video card driver in Linux.
I could attempt to modify the command line, though it’s not always easy. Sometimes I’ve had to abandon it because even the detailed advice from forums left me confused.
Consider upgrading to an AMD system sooner than expected. Avoid long-term trouble by using Linux, especially if you're not familiar with command-line troubleshooting. You'll need to rely on the command line to resolve issues with NVIDIA hardware, as official support has historically been limited. I remember needing to do this when I had a NVIDIA card.
Pop OS is currently installed. Others suggested MX Linux and Puppy Linux, though I need to check if those have issues with bootloaders. I’m still deciding if Puppy Linux suits my needs, but I intend to create documentation and video editing files, plus some photo work.
Having a functional distribution installed is ideal because it allows us to adopt a proven setup that we can later apply to any desired distro. Are you available to chat about this on Monday? Also, what issues have you seen with the bootloader? Is this related to running multiple distributions using a single EFI partition? If yes, the problem likely stems from different EFI images or variables used by various distros. If your motherboard handles it smoothly and you're not using Windows, you can mitigate this by setting up several ESPs on the same drive. This way, you could run Pop!_OS alongside Ubuntu live on the same disk (though Pop!_OS and Ubuntu may no longer conflict due to changes in their default bootloaders).