Questions tagged [nvidia]
Questions related to the NVIDIA graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.
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How do I install the Nvidia drivers?
I just ordered the Nvidia GTX card. I have a dilemma, though. Should I keep using the driver which is available in "additional drivers" in Ubuntu, or should I install the driver from the Nvidia site?
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Is a NVIDIA GeForce with Optimus Technology supported by Ubuntu?
I am considering buying a Dell XPS 15 laptop. The laptop has a Nvidia 420m card which should work with Linux but I keep reading that the Nvidia Optimus technology isn't supported on Linux. I am not ...
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Graphics issues after/while installing Ubuntu 16.04/16.10 with NVIDIA graphics
I installed or upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04, but I'm having some problems with my graphics card.
The display is blank
The display flickers
Items on the screen do not display correctly
Certain programs ...
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How can I uninstall a nvidia driver completely ?
As expected, Nvidia drivers have reduced my customizations. I can't login to Unity 3D session. I can't find any content to help me to uninstall the driver and I don't know what to do as I have never ...
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Strange artifacts along window borders after waking computer from sleep mode
NB: Nvidia has released an official fix; please see ByteCommander's answer, my own answer and/or Kaz Wolfe's answer.
Upon waking up Ubuntu 16.04 from Suspend, the following graphical glitches appear ...
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Blank screen after installing nvidia restricted driver
I've installed the current nvidia restricted driver and rebooted my machine and now I get a black or blank screen.
How can I fix this?
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How do I install the Nvidia driver for a GeForce GT 630 [duplicate]
I recently installed 14.04.
But now I need a new driver for my nVidia GeForce GT 630. The former driver was rejected as not compatible with the 64-bit. I found that other driver and when I wanted to ...
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How do I install NVIDIA and CUDA drivers into Ubuntu?
I have a system with a NVIDIA card that has a compute support of 3.5+ compared on https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus. How do I install CUDA and the NVIDIA drivers in Ubuntu without downloading ...
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Install Nvidia driver instead of nouveau
I've installed Ubuntu 14.04 and I'm experiencing a fuzzy/blurry screen and bad support for multiple screens.
I realized that Ubuntu installs nouveau as default, but I need to install nvidia drivers, ...
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How to start Ubuntu in Console mode
I want to know if there is a way to switch to console mode from the boot menu. I have an NVIDIA 1070 and every time there is an update, the GUI stops working. All I need to do is re-install the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 interface font too small after restart, even with high scaling factor
So I was configuring VS code on my Notebook when suddenly I noticed that my interface font got really small on my desktop, terminal and files.
I use Gnome Tweaks Tool to increase my scaling factor to ...
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Desktop does not show when I installed nvidia drivers!
The desktop does not show after I installed nvidia experimental drivers. I tried nvidia simple proprietary drivers, and they did not work either.
Here is how it looks. This is not cropped or any ...
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How do I install the latest NVIDIA drivers from the .run file?
This is what I am trying to do. I downloaded the latest driver for my VGA from http://www.nvidia.com. The installation needs the X11 to be shut down, so I log out of my account, then press Ctrl+Alt+F1,...
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Installing Ubuntu-mate with dual boot option on Windows 10 - usb booting not happening
I am trying to dual-boot ubuntu mate with Windows 10. I created a Ubuntu Mate 16.04 USB by downloading the .iso image and then running the Universal USB software on a previously FAT32-formatted USB ...
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External monitor not detected on Ubuntu 18.04
After upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, my laptop has been unable to detect/use an external monitor attached via HDMI. Even when plugged in, the "detect displays" button within the default settings app doesn'...
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Enabling Nvidia driver messes up splash screen
When you boot from live CD, or doing the first boot after installing Ubuntu, splash screen looks awesome. But as soon as you enable nvidia-current driver, installed with apt-get, splash screen goes ...
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How to set up nVidia Optimus/Bumblebee in 14.04
The previous methods i have used to set up Bumblebee on 13.10 based distributions is not working under Ubuntu 14.04 . How can I set up Bumblebee and Bumblebee GUI in Ubuntu 14.04 ?
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Colored borders around windows after update [duplicate]
After some gorgeous updates I witness this:
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Flash video appears blue
The Problem
After updating to Ubuntu 12.04 from Ubuntu 11.10, all video is still blue, whether playing in a browser or a player. Same problem occurs in 11.10 as well.
I have tried to uninstall all ...
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Problems after upgrading to 14.04 (only background and pointer after login) [duplicate]
After upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 I could log in to my X session (albeit with really low graphics). While trying to fix the graphics, I managed to break the X session.
Now, after typing my password ...
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How to install NVIDIA.run?
I have a Nvidia Ge force Ge6150 SE graphics card. I am running ubuntu 12.04. When I try to install the .run file it fails. It shows the message like this:
I tried to install it after uninstalling ...
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How do I check if Ubuntu is using my NVIDIA graphics card?
The reason I'm asking is that none of the games I've installed through software center that require 3D accelartion like TORCS for instance will run. When I try to run then, nothing happens. I have a ...
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How to fix plymouth (splash screen) in all Ubuntu releases!
How to fix black or broken plymouth (splash screen) after installation of nvidia proprietary drivers in Ubuntu (it happens usually in all Ubuntu releases)? It's no matter what version of nvidia ...
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Nvidia graphics card driver installed led to login loop
I am using Ubuntu 15.10 Desktop - 64 bit version on intel Core I7 - quad core laptop with 16 GB RAM, 4 GB Graphics card(Nvidia GTX 950M). After successful install - Ubuntu was freezing due to inbuilt ...
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How am I supposed to use nvidia-prime?
I have an acer laptop with these GPUs:
- GPU0: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (M) (obviously integrated)
- GPU1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M
I uninstalled all nvidia-drivers because I was experiencing a lot of ...
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Is nomodeset still required?
I'm going to be installing Ubuntu 15.10 soon after a break from Linux for a while. I would like to know if nomodeset is still required on newer Ubuntu releases and newer nVidia GPUs. I have a GTX970.
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Suspend not working properly (cannot wake up) on Ubuntu 20.04 with NVIDIA [duplicate]
My problem is that I cannot suspend my computer properly. Technically I can, but when I come back and try to reopen it, it just doesn't work. My screen remains black with a blinking line, like a ...
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Brightness not working after installing NVIDIA driver
I recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my Mac Book Pro 7,1. I installed the NVIDIA driver (285). The brightness keys are working (F1 and F2) and I get the box showing the brightness but it does nothing. ...
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Remove nVidia driver and go back to Nouveau
I've installed nVidia driver successfully but I want to go back to Nouveau driver and eliminate any xorg.conf file created by nVidia config tools.
What is the proper way to do it? (not ending up with ...
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Nvidia driver doesn't work in 12.10
I have GeForce GTX 560 Ti. I's worked fine in 12.04 with nvidia drivers. Unfortunately, after todays 12.10 update, something broke down.
I've tried nvidia-current, nvidia-current-updates and nvidia-...
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CUDA 10.2 - different installation paths
I have a problem regarding the installation of CUDA 10.2 and the cublas libraries.
The Cuda files are in /usr/local and the cublas files are in the /usr/include file.
Now I have a program, where I ...
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How to change proprietary video driver using the command line?
My laptop computer has a Nvidia video card and runs Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit. During an upgrade yesterday it seemed as a new Nvidia driver version 304 (if I remember correct) was installed. After ...
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Which nvidia driver from additional drivers option should I choose?
I have NVIDIA Geforece 7025 / nForce 630a integrated gfx card on my UBUNTU 12.04.And I have 4 options in Additional drivers:
NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (version 173)
NVIDIA accelerated ...
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How to uninstall manually installed Nvidia drivers?
How do I uninstall manually installed Nvidia drivers 310.14 and revert to Noveau. I have Ubuntu 12.10.
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Ubuntu 16 Stuck in Login Loop after Installing Nvidia 364 Drivers
This didn't start out as a problem with the login loop. I was attempting a clean install of Ubuntu 16 and using the new feature that allows it to detect proprietary drivers for me.
I started off ...
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How to install nvidia driver with secure boot enabled?
I found this post:
nvidia-smi command not found Ubuntu 16.04 | Ask Ubuntu
Which says that with UEFI secure boot enabled nvidia-smi could not be found in Ubuntu:
$ nvidia-smi
nvidia-smi: command not ...
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How to switch between hybrid Graphics Intel/nVidia? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung NP-QX411. It has two graphics cards, Intel and nVidia. The Intel drivers were quickly found and is fully functional. But nVidia, I have tried installing several drivers in different ...
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Screen tearing in Ubuntu with Nvidia/Intel graphics
I really hope someone here can help, because I'm very close to giving up and moving back to Windows. I have an MSI GT70 Dominator with an i7-4710MQ 2.5 GHz, Intel HD 4000 (I'm pretty sure) integrated ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 + Nvidia Driver = Blank screen
ORIGINAL QUESTION UPDATE 1:
Including Additional Drivers screenshot. I have tried installing both 361.42 and 340.96 and both times, I get a blank screen after restarting.
ORIGINAL QUESTION:
When I ...
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How can I get nVidia CUDA or OpenCL working on a laptop with nVidia discrete card/Intel Integrated Graphics?
Background: I'm a 3D artist (as a hobby) and have recently started using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as a dual-boot with Windows 7. It's running on my a fairly new 64-bit Toshiba laptop with an nVidia GeForce GT ...
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External Monitor not working. Ubuntu, nvidia
I'm having a precision 7530 with i7-8850H and NVIDIA Quadro P2000 and using ubuntu 18.04. Now after some time the external monitor connected over displayport (displayport to hdmi cable, where the ...
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How do I install the NVIDIA CUDA toolkit on 18.04 with Coffee Lake - is it supported?
I love the install of 18.04 and I also work with blender3d a great deal. I need the CUDA toolkit in order to render with my GPU instead of my CPU.
I have read that it's critical that I get the right ...
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Trying to install Ubuntu on Dell XPS 15 (9570)
I have been trying to install Ubuntu on my new laptop:
Dell XPS 15 (9570)
Windows 10 Home 64bit English
8th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.1 GHz, 6 cores)
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PCIe Bus Error: severity=Corrected, type=Physical Layer, id=00e5(Receiver ID)
I have Ubuntu 16.10 (although the same happened on 16.04) on a dual boot with Windows 10. I noticed some time ago that my kern.log file was getting pretty big (10GB or more) so I decided to check it. ...
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NVIDIA drivers not working after upgrade. Why can I only see terminal?
Tonight I upgraded to 11.04. Problems. Once I had finished the upgrade, I restarted my computer as it told me too. When I got past the ubuntu 11.04 (purple background orange dots), it simply went to ...
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How do I know which NVIDIA driver I need?
I need to use NVIDIA drivers, and I used the nvidia-smi command to check which NVIDIA I have, but this was the output:
Command 'nvidia-smi' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo apt install ...
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Proprietary NVidia drivers with EFI on Mac, to prevent overheating
I have a dual-boot Mac OS X 10.8 and Kubuntu 12.10 64x on my white MacBook from mid-2010 installed. (Model identifier: MacBook7,1 . I have upgraded my RAM from 2GB to 8GB, if that matters.) I have ...
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NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#2 stuck for 23s! [nvidia-smi:566]
I installed Xubuntu xfce 16.04, everything was fine, the boot time was about 10 sec, but I could not play games. Then I installed nvidia drivers (I have GTX950, and monitor 2560x1080), it would only ...
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How do I install NVIDIA GPU drivers properly? [duplicate]
Having found a lot of different questions on Ask Ubuntu regarding NVIDIA graphics drivers installation generating various issues and problems on Ubuntu systems - I do want to know:
What do Ubuntu ...
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Can't use nvidia card/driver on optimus notebook
I installed (once again) the latest official nvidia driver for my GT540m on Ubuntu 11.10.
Even though everything seems OK with my xorg.conf file (I've manually added BusID "PCI:1:0:0", since lspci ...
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