Questions tagged [nvidia]
Questions related to the NVIDIA graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.
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My screen brightness is not changing
I have a Lenovo Ideapad Y740 with an RTX 2060 card. I installed a fresh new version of Ubuntu 18.04, dual booting with Windows. I am trying to change my brightness which is stuck at a very high value ...
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I updated the Nvidia drivers and now I can't get to the login screen
I'm aware that this is apparently a fairly common problem and I've been looking to find a fix that works for me, but so far everything that's been suggested in other answers hasn't worked.
My system:
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19.04 Black screen in ASUS X555LD after Nvidia driver install
So I've been trying to solve this issue for about 10 non-straight hours, without success. I have installed Xubuntu 19.04 on an ASUS laptop from scracth, and I would like to have the nvidia drivers ...
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coolbits "missing fans" after adding Pcie splitter
I'm working on assembling my personal computer.
The motherboard I'm using is a TB85.
I, at first, tested a 5 GPU coolbits configuration,
then I tested a 6 GPU coolbits configuration,
Both worked ...
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PCIe Bus error severity=Corrected, and crash every few hours in 18.04 (3700x+RTX2070)
After I install Ubuntu and Nvidia driver, everything looks fine, but when I press ctrl+alt+F1-F6 to entre Terminal model, I got PCIe Bus error severity=Corrected.
I've done some search on the web and ...
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Catastophic failure of Ubuntu 18.04 when playing any videos
Within minutes of playing any videos in any browser my whole system hangs and the only thing I can do to recover it is to do a hard reset by pressing the power button.
Sometimes I still have the use ...
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Installation Issues: UEFI/Win10/nVidia
I'm having some issues getting Ubuntu to install (latest ISO as of today).
I bought a drive specifically for the purpose of using Ubuntu, its sata based, where as my data and windows drives are nvme &...
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Any NVidia driver install breaks 19.04
So... Ubuntu will not co-operate with me.
Doing my first install of 19.04 and if I download the 390 NVidia driver from anywhere, the ppa, software update or during the install, the system will not ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 external monitor with intel graphics
I wanted to attach an external monitor through HDMI to my optimus laptop (Gigabyte Aero 15x) but it did not work. I found a solution that works for me in this thread: https://askubuntu.com/a/1094034/...
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15.04 How to check if Nvidia SLI is enabled w/ proprietary drivers?
With the latest (tested) proprietary Nvidia drivers installed, how can you find out if Nvidia SLI is enabled? Can you check in the "Nvidia X Server Settings" application? Command-line?
(Running ...
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Unresponsive Ubuntu install
I have a Ubuntu 18.04 installation that sometimes becomes completely unresponsive have to hit the reset button. Usually when idle or under load. I check all the /var/log files and nothing looks out of ...
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cuda-10.1 refuses to go
After intalling cuda-10.1, I realized that it doesn't work with tensorflow 1.13.1, so I had to downgrade to cuda-10.0.
I tried for a very long time, and at the end seem to have purged 10.1 (sudo apt ...
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Abysmal Nvidia GPU performance
I have an Asus Laptop with a hybrid GPU (Intel HD 520 & nvidia 940m). On a fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, the iGPU performs as expected:
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Dual monitor issue with Lenovo P50+Quadro M1000M
I used to work with a dual screen setup (Lenovo P50 + external monitor). For an unknown reason, the external monitor stays black and seems not to be detected. When I use gdm3, only the builtin monitor ...
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Two separate screens with NVIDIA drivers
I got the two displays to work fine on NVIDIA binary (i'm guessing TwinView?), but when I set them to different screen (monitor0 to be on screen0 and monitor1 on screen1) it loads, I get the ...
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Can't switch to graphics card(GTX1050) in Ubuntu
I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 and it was giving the soft lock-up error so I pressed E on the boot menu and added the code nouveau.modeset=0, subsequently I went to System Settings > Software & ...
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How to enable SLI in Ubuntu Server 18.04
I have Ubuntu Server 18.04 installed on a server that has two GTX 1080 Ti.
How to enable SLI?
Note: nvidia-xconfig --sli=on gives the following error: No package 'xorg-server' found because there is ...
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19.04 MATE and QT : oversized display, low resolution
MATE 19.04.
I have two QT applications -- VirtualBox Manager and QT pass. These applications display in very low resolution on one of my machines. The VBox Manager fills the screen so that the dialog ...
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DELL 7530 NVidia Graphic Card not working in Ubuntu 16.04.4
After i finished installed ubuntu 16.04.4. Im not able to start ubuntu.
I used the "nomodeset" method. Then i'm able to start ubuntu and login.
I tried to connect my laptop to extend monitor thru ...
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Installing ubuntu 19.04 (Desktop & Server) Kernel Panics and Crashes
Hey so I have windows 10 installed on my computer and I've been trying to install ubuntu alongside it but it gives me the error detailed in the picture when I run the 19.04 server with safe graphics.
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Why is my installation of vim conflicting with CUDA?
Everytime I try to install vim, I get this strange problem:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
cuda-libraries-dev-10-1 : Depends: libcublas-dev (>= 10.2.0.168) but it is not going to ...
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VMs won't run on VirtualBox (Guru Meditation error 79)
None of my virtual machines (Windows and Linux guests) won't run on my PC (Kubuntu 19.04, Core i5-6500, 16GB, NVIDIA 430). I tried installing VirtualBox from Ubuntu's repo and Oracle's repo.
They do ...
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How to install CUDA 8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
Ubuntu 18.04 TLS has moved to CUDA 9.1 now, which deprecates the Nvidia Fermi Architecture.
I have tried installing the cuda 8 toolkit from nvidia with an --override option (to discard compiler ...
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Ubuntu failing to install on separate HDD, blank screen, flashing cursor
I have downloaded Ubuntu 14.04.1 desktop ISO and burned it to a bootable CD and have made a bootable USB drive using both Universal USB Installer and Unetbootin.
I have tried multiple ways to attempt ...
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Nvidia-settings doesn't detect my laptop screen
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS freshly installed on my laptop and using Nvidia driver 418.56 (Geforce GTX 660M). Everything is mostly fine, but there are a few settings I can't customize such as colour ...
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Ubuntu start and fan problem
I have some problem with Ubuntu on my brand new win10 Asus laptop, I am new to Linux, so really need your help.
About my laptop: Win10 64bit, i7, 8GB, 128G SSD + 1TB HDD, Nvidia 950M graphic card, ...
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Kernel panic when trying to fix broken packages (Nvidia)
I tried to install nvidia-driver-430 while I was on nvidia-driver-418, and my computer froze (I'm assuming from a kernel panic due to future information).
Any help is welcome, be it about fixing the ...
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X server fails to start after NVIDIA driver update
I have made the mistake of trying to install an NVIDIA driver from a .run file on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Ever since I have been stuck in a low graphics mode, unable to get the login screen booted properly....
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How can I run two screens from two separate GPUs?
I have two nVidia GTS 450 GPUs, each with a DVI, an HDMI and a VGA port. I want two screens, both running off the DVI ports.
I've setup my xorg.conf file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf but it is not working.
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What does "Separate X Screen" mean on my nvidia settings?
I have 2 video cards and 3 monitors. Earlier today, I connected my 3rd monitor. Nothing displayed on it and my other 2 screens worked GREAT. While tweaking, I modified my GeForce 8400GS so the "...
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18.04 - Screen tearing with NVIDIA GTX 970
I seem to be having problems with screen tearing in Ubuntu 18.04, which got confirmed by running this test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfL_JkcEFbE
I searched around in Google for a while, but ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Nvidia driver issues
First: I have tried for MANY hours and numerous fixes to try to get this to work. So I am sorry that this is filled with questions that have been asked multiple times.
Second: I am not very good with ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 won't boot after installing nvidia driver
I have recently upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04 and have installed a new graphics card (NVidia Geforce GTX 1070). After installing the nvidia-430 driver, I am no longer able to boot. The desktop environment ...
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login screen show on seccond monitor
First at all, take easy I'm a novice in Linux world :D
I'm using my laptop (L502x) and one HDMI monitor extended.
Built-in display is my primary screen and second monitor is extended. I always use ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: how to install nvidia drivers for legacy GeForce go 6400 (NV44M)
I've searched around, tried the one from Nvidia (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-304-137.run), nothing worked so far for me.
I always used LTS releases and when I did this upgrade from 10.04 I got this issue.
It's ...
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What's the Difference between NVIDIA driver metapackage and NVIDIA binary driver? [duplicate]
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS gives me three choices for my GeForce GT730 card.
Noveau (opensource)
NVIDIA driver metapackage / nvidia-driver-390 (closedsource, tested)
NVIDIA binary driver - version 340.106 / ...
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Ubuntu black screen Separate SSD
I have been trying to install Ubuntu on my desktop on a separate SSD from my Windows installation. So, basically, a fresh install but I am having some compiling issues:
The video card, I believe, is ...
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Accidentally skipped mokmanager while installing Nvidia drivers with Secure Boot in 18.04
I tried installing nvidia drivers through the GUI in Ubuntu 18.04 (Software & Updates tool). After asking for my password and taking some time (presumably for installation/configuration), it ...
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Problem with apt-get and CUDA installation [duplicate]
I have a problem An error occured, please run Packer Manager from the right click menu.
sudo apt-get check
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... ...
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GPU drivers seem installed but not being used
I have a laptop with an NVIDIA MX150. I disabled secure boot and installed the nvidia-430 drivers and they are selected in "Additional drivers". However, nvidia-smi command is not found and system's ...
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Blank screen after installing nvdia driver
I have ubuntu 19.04 on an ASUS zenbook 13. I was running the system with "nomodeset" in the grub settings.
I tried to install a new nvidia 418 driver, by using the suggested path (set a MOK password ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 random small freezes
Just reinstalled my computer with ubuntu 18.04. After installation I keep getting these random freezes lasting 0.5 to 1 seconds, during the freeze everything on the computer stops, the cursor gets ...
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Difference between NVIDIA drivers and CUDA?
I have a google cloud instance with tesla K80 GPU (ubuntu 16.04). Now I'm confused with DO I need to install NVIDIA drivers first or CUDA directly?
can anyone explain to me what exactly the ...
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I can't get my GPUs to work
I recently got a new laptop with an integrated AMD gpu and a dedicated Nvidia GTX gpu, I decided to make it a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot. I'm doing a bit of GPU programming so I would like to get at ...
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No sound and no screen resolution
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 a few days ago. It works fine but I have no sound (I tried reinstalling Alsa and Pulseaudio, installing NVIDIA drivers on my own, changing different blacklists and almost ...
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Nvidia Binary Driver Crashes system
I have an HP TouchSmart iq506 All-in-One PC (fairly old, about 12 years to be more precise) that has an MXM based GPU, the Nvidia GeForce 9300m GS.
The issue I'm referring to started when I first ...
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NVidia driver not working Ubuntu18.04
Laptop - Lenovo thinkpad P52
uname -a
Linux ivan-ThinkPad-P52 5.1.3-050103-generic #201905161442 SMP Thu May 16 18:44:30 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
sudo lshw -c video
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Error: invalid video mode specification 'text' Booting in blind mode --after invidia installation and update through apt-get update
I need some help. After i install nvidia driver for my graphics Card Inno3D GF-GT630 then update through sudo apt-get update and reboot. then this is now the display of my screen..
error: invalid ...
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RTX 2080 stopped working
I successfully installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on an Alienware M17 with RTX 2080 Max Q and it worked great until it suddenly stopped. I had installed the 418.56 driver, CUDA version 10.1, following the ...
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cannot install nvidia drivers 340
I want to replace the default driver with Ubuntu notebook driver Nvidia 720m with the driver code 340. I tried it but failed to install:
> sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
Reading package lists... ...
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