Sign in

"Not Compatible With This Version Of Windows" When Installing NVIDIA Display Driver 331.20 For FreeBSD 64-Bit

Solvedcompatibilitygpuinstallnvidia7 replies · 425 views · started
Reply
Accepted solution by Ruben Dubois — As a last resort u can extract the package and install the INF manually: Device Manager Update driver Browse my computer Let me pick Have…
  1. Luca
    @lucaf157

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i downloaded NVIDIA Display Driver 331.20 for FreeBSD 64-bit , the download page clearly lists Linux, and Im on one of those. I ran the official installer on my laptop and got this:

    it says the drievr isnt cmopatible with this version of Windows. ive rebooted, run it as admin, redownloaded it 🤦 same thing. my current driver is quite old and i need the new one for a game. why would the installer refuse when teh OS is listed?? seriously need help here 😭

    6
  2. Malik J.
    @mjensen

    Is it a laptop with two GPUs (integrated plus dedicated)?

    15 1 helpful
  3. Luca
    @lucaf157
    in reply to @mjensen

    winver shows a pretty old build. Windows Update said up to date but there was a feature update waiting under optional updates. hope thats enough info 😅

    2 5 helpful
  5. Lina Dubois
    @linad385

    oof some laptops use OEM-customized drivers (common on hybrid graphics). In that case get teh driver from teh lpatop maekrs support page, or use the generic NVIDIA package only if it explicitly lists mobile GPUs. fingers crossed 🤞

    15 tabs open and chrome ate all 32GB of ram again

    5 0 helpful
  6. Juno Alvarez
    @junoa412

    Check your Windows build with winver 🔥 Newer driver packages can require a minimum feature update. If youre on an old build, install the pending feature update first and try again.

    1 5 helpful
  7. Ruben Dubois
    @lucky_gremlin489
    Accepted solution

    As a last resort u can extract the package and install the INF manually: Device Manager > Update driver > Browse my computer > Let me pick > Have Disk, or pnputil /add-driver <path>\*.inf /install. If the INF doesn't list your hardware ID, though, don't force it.

    4 4 helpful
  8. Luca
    @lucaf157
    in reply to @lucky_gremlin489

    @lucky_gremlin489 holy cow i was using the desktop package on a laptop GPU... grabbed teh right one from the NVIDIA support page and it installed fine... feel a bit silly but happy.

    2 0 helpful

Reply to this topic

Sign in or create an account to reply.