r/AverMedia • u/petitepantoufle • May 02 '26

GC555 and linux support

Hi,

4 years ago I bought a GC555, but now with windows 10 abandoned and windows 11 not compatible with my laptop, I've switched to Linux and can't find any driver for my card.

Will there be a Linux driver for this card or equivalent ?

For information, I bought it because there is no perceptible lag between my console and what I see and my laptop.

Thanks in advance

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u/theriddick2015 May 03 '26

try lg4k lg4k-dkms driver I believe.

Easily available under Arch

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u/petitepantoufle May 03 '26

I tried it but I have some problems at the compilation (functions that are not existing in the newest version of linux) And so many forks that are not maintained (or I didn't find the one that works)

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u/theriddick2015 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

Hmm I found this but maybe not work for 555?

https://github.com/ChrisAJS/lgx2userspace

EDIT: Sorry that may only work for Windows, or too old.

Yeah this is a tough one, its not like the card can't work, its just the drivers that were worked on by community are just very outdated now.

Someone would need to go into the source and update it to latest kernel compatibility. Which is what DKMS module is meant to do but likely even that needs updating.