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Questions related to the NVIDIA graphics and motherboard chipsets and the related drivers.

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How to remove cuda-9.0 and install cuda-8.0 instead?

I've been working on installing CUDA for TensorFlow usage. I realized that cuda-9.0 has been just released today, and I accidentally downloaded and dpkged it, and installed it on my machine. I ...
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Have tearing (no Vsync) in movies (Nvidia proprietary driver)

This is more of KDE than Ubuntu question, but... I have visible tearing on screen. KDE composition, flash video in Firefox, and simple games like kpat are vsynced, but in steam games and in movies ...
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How to turn off nvidia (hybrid graphics)

I have a big problem, which prevents me from using Kubuntu 14.04 as my default system. My Asus ul 80 laptop with hybrid graphics (nvidia g210m and intel adapter) seems to use both graphic cards all ...
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How do I get my blacked out ttys back?

Original Question: After I replaced my Ubuntu 10.10 with 11.04 all I get when I Ctrl+Alt+F1–F6 into a tty is a black screen. Also when I boot there's a while of black screen after grub2 menu is ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 Nvidia Drivers, black screen loop?

Alrighty, so I have had to deal with a similar problem all throughout using Ubuntu with Nvidia. But with the new 17.10 update I have been getting a new recently discussed bug which results with my ...
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Why does nvidia-detector return none?

Could you help me find out why nvidia-detector returns none? Here is the output of some troubleshooting commands, by the way, Nvidia settings is installed and the driver is installed via software and ...
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Ubuntu 15.04 flashes log-in screen then black

A few weeks ago, I built a desktop and installed Ubuntu 15.04 and have been battling with it ever since. There seems to be an issue with the compatibility of the NVIDIA drivers and Ubuntu. (After ...
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Failed installation of package breaks apt-get

I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 for the first time. Excited to play with some GPU codes, I installed CUDA via the deb (local) for 17.10 option, as described on the Nvidia CUDA page. I know 17.10 != 18....
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How can I reconfigure the nvidia proprietary drivers from the command line (ssh)?

I have a linux HTPC (running XBMC) in my living room. This morning I ssh'ed into the machine and did upgrade it to 10.10. When it finaly resarted it says something about running in low quality ...
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Ubuntu Desktop does not load [duplicate]

If I login on my Ubuntu 14.04, I get the following desktop: This weird behavior appeared after I executed sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade and restarted my computer. Don't know why ...
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how to get rid of arm64 in apt

W: Invalid 'Date' entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/_var_cuda-repo-8-0-local_Release N: Skipping acquire of configured file 'non-free/binary-arm64/Packages' as repository 'http://repository....
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Google Chrome suddenly increased size (see picture)

I now find Google Chrome in this state (Probably after a system upgrade) : On the left the unity icons are at default size, it is chrome maybe 4-8 times bigger! $ google-chrome --version Google ...
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Can't use Wayland with Nvidia 510 drivers on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I installed the NVIDIA 510 drivers from the Additional Drivers app on Ubuntu 22.04. I also edited /etc/default/grub and added GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="nvidia-drm.modeset=1". Unfortunately, it ...
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Nvidia-331 Nvidia-Settings Prime Profile Switching Error

I'm having an issue with my nvidia-331 driver. I can't seem to switch between Intel and Nvida via nvidia-settings. The option is there but when I click 'nvidia' a blank error window pops up. It's very ...
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GPU has fallen off the bus (Nvidia)

I recently made a post because I couldn't get my NVIDIA GPU up and running. This is the post: link to my other post. I got my gpu working now (through NVIDIA X server settings). These are my specs: ...
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How do I disable intel graphics in a hybrid graphics setup?

I have a Dell Vostro 3700 version A10. The relevant bits from lspci -v | grep VGA are: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 18) 01:...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS freezing about every 10-15 seconds

Since upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS my desktop freezes up for about 1-3 seconds and this happens every 15-20 seconds even when doing very simple tasks such as browsing the internet or doing nothing at ...
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Configure Xorg to work from integrated GPU

I am using Ubuntu 14.04LTS, with an Intel CPU + integrated graphics, with a GTX650 GPU. I asked this question on SO but they said it was offtopic. I want to use my GPU for debugging CUDA code and for ...
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Cannot get rid of nvidia drivers, restore nouveau driver and get desktop working

I made the mistake of installing the Nvidia Linux drivers direct from their website. It failed because it could not remove the nouveau driver. Next I manually installed the nvidia drivers from the ...
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nvidia backlight brightness problem

Problem Unity shows control while I press the Fn+Increase/Descrese brightness, but nothing happens. In console brightness doesn't work too while X server is running. Checked solutions I have tried ...
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How to install NVIDIA driver in Ubuntu

I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on DELL XPS L501 - Nvidia GeForce GT 420M. I'm using kernel 3.9.0-030900-generic. All kernel-headers are installed in the system. and I've tried the following. Use apt-get ...
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How can I fix 'Unable to load: nvidia-installer ncurses v6 user interface'?

I would like to install the latest nvidia driver (367.27) for my GeForce 940MX. Why I want to switch Currently, I have 361.42 installed from the official repositories. However, this one has problems ...
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Fixing the Nvidia Graphics Screen Flicker Issue

I know there are a lot of questions about this -- I've read at least 100 questions about it but still can't find a solution to the Nvidia screen flicker issue. I've had this issue since 11.10. The ...
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How do I remove a manually installed GPU driver in Ubuntu 18.04?

As seen below "Additional Drivers" claim I have a manually installed driver. I want to go back to not having "manually installed" driver anymore in this GUI, but they are all ...
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setting the default gpu

I have two gpus on my machine: $ lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM200 [GeForce GTX 980 Ti] (rev a1) 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 keeps freezing (nvidia)

My PC with Ubuntu 18.04 keeps freezing randomly. I know, it's very often topic. I've tried multiple nvidia-xxx versions, with no luck. ubuntu-drivers devices == /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/...
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Boot problem (14.04 + GRUB + swap + NVIDIA)

When I start my laptop, it takes as much as 7 tries to get past the place where the swap gets mounted. If anyone is looking over my shoulder then it becomes 15 tries! My laptop is a Lenovo W520 with ...
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Unnecessary GPU consumption on 18.04 [closed]

I installed fresh ubuntu 18.04. I got two nvidia gpus on my machine. I installed nvidia drivers for them. And after installation I checked if drivers are installed properly by using nvidia-smi. And ...
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Ubuntu randomly, suddenly logs out my user session back to login

Since the last couple days, I'm suffering a killer bug on my Ubuntu 18.04 that never had before. I'm working on my desktop session, and suddenly, randomly, the screen turns black and then the login ...
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Unable to get audio through HDMI connection to TV with Ubuntu 14.04

I'm having trouble getting audio through my TV which is connected via HDMI. The item is available (HDMI / DisplayPort 2) via sound settings, but it doesn't play any sound. I'm able to get the volume ...
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How can I toggle between single and dual monitor setup?

I have two monitors working just right with nvidia driver. There are times, however, where I want to have just one monitor and other times where I need two: I must open NVidia XServer Settings, go to ...
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Can't adjust screen brightness on Macbook Pro 10,1 Ubuntu 13.10

I recently installed Ubuntu on my retina Macbook Pro (following this great guide). Everything works fine so far however the screen brightness / backlight cannot be adjusted neither by using the ...
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How do I install the latest Nvidia drivers via the Additional Drivers tool?

Well obviously I can do it manually, I was just wondering why aren't these drivers available through "Additional Drivers", and why are the versions available there outdated.
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NVIDIA card for CUDA and AMD card for display on Ubuntu 16.04

I am using Ubuntu 16.04, since it is the OS that I found more convenient for working with convolutional neural networks (CNN). The process of installing Ubuntu was fine until I wanted to setup two ...
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What is it with Ubuntu / Linux, Youtube / HTML5 videos and the high CPU load?

I've been googling around for a few weeks now and trying all the different solutions, but I could neither find a working solution nor a satisfying answer to my question: Why does a Youtube HTML5 video ...
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"nvidia-304-updates" vs "nvidia-304" (and similar)? [duplicate]

What is the difference between these two modules? Whoever created them didn't seem to think of including a clear description.
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Ubuntu 22.04 cannot install nvidia-utils-515 and nvidia-cuda-toolkit

While installing cuda driver and cuda-toolkit from Ubuntu repositories on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS/desktop variant and I have serious packages conflict issue. I can either have nvidia-utils OR nvidia-cuda-...
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Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H brightness control problem

I have a Lenovo Legion 5 15IMH05H with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6/Intel Corporation UHD Graphics (rev 05) and an Intel Processor. After dual booting windows and Ubuntu 20.04, I encountered a ...
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nvidia-340 driver on Ubuntu 20.04

I have a dual-boot machine with Windows8 and Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. It worked fine up until I pressed Yes (install) to some automatic updates from Ubuntu via the GUI pop-up window. These updates failed ...
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How can I install Nvidia drivers on Ubuntu 18.04 with secure boot?

Yesterday, I tried to upgrade my version of Ubuntu from 17.10* to 18.04 LTS. The update has been achieved correctly except for some elements. One of these elements is the installation of Nvidia ...
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How do I enable Wayland on Ubuntu 21.10 (NVIDIA)?

I installed Ubuntu 21.10 on my laptop today, but I'm still not seeing the option on the login screen to use Wayland instead of X11. I've really been looking forward to getting GNOME 40 with multi-...
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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 get Ubuntu to recognize my nvidia graphics card?

If i type lspci| grep VGA into the terminal i get this output: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller(rev 09) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA ...
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Xrandr message: Rate 144.0 Hz not available for this size

When I type xrandr and press enter, the output I get says that I have 144.0 hz available to use on my 1920x1080 resolution, but when I try the command: xrandr -s 1920x1080 -r 144.0 or 144 without .0 ...
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How do I set a monitor resolution that is not available in the Display Settings dialog?

I just installed ubuntu 13.04 x64 My resolution is 800x600 and there is no other option. I tried to install the nvidia driver 313 but still nothing. I tried doing this http://www.howopensource.com/...
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laggy mouse pointer in ubuntu 20.04

After installing ubuntu 20.04, I have a very laggy mouse pointer. It's only visual (ie: The pointer seems to actually move in the backend. I just see it jump around in a few spots.). Dragging windows ...
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How good are the open-source Nvidia drivers (Nouveau)?

I learned that Ubuntu 11.10 would come with Open-source Nvidia drivers by default. I have an Nvidia 9600M GT graphics card and have always had to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers after ...
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How to recover from a Nvidia fail on Ubuntu 16.04?

I have an older Nvidia video card and my PC crashes when installing the driver for the video card in Ubuntu 16.04. When I get to the login screen but no further: after entering my password, the system ...
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Installing nvidia-opencl-icd-367 breaks the package manager

I am using the graphics-drivers ppa. I got an update dialogue today which stated that I can update my nvidia driver to 367.18 (~gpu16.04.6). I started the update just like every time, but it failed ...
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How to use "prime-select on-demand" in latest Kubuntu 19.10

I'm using Kubuntu 19.10 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 435.21 and since Kubuntu has dropped bumblebee I was looking for another possibility to use ...
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