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Unable to switch to nvidia on Void Linux
I've tried a couple times to switch to nvidia mode on Void Linux, but I keep getting stuck on the black screen with blinking white cursor. I'm able to get SDDM started again by deleting /etc/X11/xorg.conf, however when checking which GPU I'm using with glxinfo|egrep "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer" I get this back.
OpenGL vendor string: Intel
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 630 (KBL GT2)
Has anyone been able to switch successfully to nvidia mode on Void Linux?
First and foremost do you have the proprietary drivers installed?
Second with SDDM make sure that this scipt in path /usr/share/sddm/scripts/Xsetup is created when changed to the nvidia mode.
The nvidia package I have installed now is nvidia-515.65.01_1
However when I tried to look up the nvidia driver version using nvidia-smi I got the following error, I'm not sure it helps but still here it is: NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running
I can also confirm that Xsetup is created, by now I tried twice and both times it was there
@slowpuke please check /etc/modprobe.d/ for any file that's blacklisting the Nvidia kernel modules, thanks.
@geminis3 there's only one file in /etc/modprobe.d/, that being nvidia.conf
# Automatically generated by EnvyControl
options nvidia-drm modeset=1
@geminis3 there's only one file in
/etc/modprobe.d/, that beingnvidia.conf# Automatically generated by EnvyControl options nvidia-drm modeset=1
Can we check /lib/udev/rules.d/ folder, as well as lspci output and generated /etc/X11/xorg.conf?
The /lib/udev/rules.d/ folder:
01-md-raid-creating.rules 60-persistent-storage-tape.rules 65-libwacom.rules 70-uaccess.rules 90-libinput-fuzz-override.rules
10-dm.rules 60-persistent-storage.rules 66-kpartx.rules 71-seat.rules 90-nm-thunderbolt.rules
11-dm-lvm.rules 60-persistent-v4l.rules 66-kvm.rules 73-seat-late.rules 90-pulseaudio.rules
11-dm-parts.rules 60-sensor.rules 68-del-part-nodes.rules 75-net-description.rules 95-dm-notify.rules
13-dm-disk.rules 60-serial.rules 69-dm-lvm-metad.rules 75-probe_mtd.rules 95-upower-hid.rules
50-udev-default.rules 60-steam-input.rules 69-libmtp.rules 78-sound-card.rules 95-upower-wup.rules
60-block.rules 60-steam-vr.rules 69-md-clustered-confirm-device.rules 80-drivers.rules 99-fuse3.rules
60-cdrom_id.rules 61-kde-bluetooth-rfkill.rules 69-xorg-vmmouse.rules 80-libinput-device-groups.rules 99-steam-controller-perms.rules
60-drm.rules 63-md-raid-arrays.rules 70-infrared.rules 80-net-name-slot.rules wacom.rules
60-evdev.rules 64-btrfs-dm.rules 70-joystick.rules 80-udisks2.rules
60-input-id.rules 64-btrfs-zoned.rules 70-mouse.rules 84-nm-drivers.rules
60-persistent-alsa.rules 64-btrfs.rules 70-power-switch.rules 85-nm-unmanaged.rules
60-persistent-input.rules 64-md-raid-assembly.rules 70-touchpad.rules 90-bolt.rules
The lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 05)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6th-10th Gen Core Processor PCIe Controller (x16) (rev 05)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630 (rev 04)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem (rev 31)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 31)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation HM170/QM170 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] (rev 31)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM175 Chipset LPC/eSPI Controller (rev 31)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Power Management Controller (rev 31)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation CM238 HD Audio Controller (rev 31)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SMBus (rev 31)
01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile] (rev a1)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak] (rev 10)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10)
Right now there's no /etc/X11/xorg.confsince I deleted the last one to boot into KDE, do you want me to generate another one?
Do nvidia-smi works on hybrid mode? if not you have a problem with your Nvidia driver installation
It does not work. The Void Linux Handbook says that the nouveau drivers are installed by default with xorg. I've tried to remove delete the xf86-video-nouveau package, however I get this error:
xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.17_2 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_22'
@geminis3 I managed to get a nvidia-smi output, here it is:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 515.65.01 Driver Version: 515.65.01 CUDA Version: 11.7 |
|-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| GPU Name Persistence-M| Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap| Memory-Usage | GPU-Util Compute M. |
| | | MIG M. |
|===============================+======================+======================|
| 0 NVIDIA GeForce ... Off | 00000000:01:00.0 Off | N/A |
| N/A 26C P8 N/A / N/A | 4MiB / 2048MiB | 0% Default |
| | | N/A |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes: |
| GPU GI CI PID Type Process name GPU Memory |
| ID ID Usage |
|=============================================================================|
| 0 N/A N/A 744 G /usr/libexec/Xorg 4MiB |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
I did it by placing the nvidia.conf file in the /etc/modules-load.d/ folder, while also blacklisting the xf86-video-nouveau driver. I tried to switch to nvidia mode after this successful attempt, but the screen went full black and after a while I was able to switch between tty's.
There's another error at boot I'm getting now. I don't know if it will be helpful but just in case:
modprobe: WARNING: Module nvidia-drm.modeset=1 not found in directory /lib/modules/5.16.20_1
I didn't have this before I started to mess around.
I hope you can make sense of this, if you need any additional information I'm always available
@geminis3 I managed to get a
nvidia-smioutput, here it is:+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NVIDIA-SMI 515.65.01 Driver Version: 515.65.01 CUDA Version: 11.7 | |-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | GPU Name Persistence-M| Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC | | Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap| Memory-Usage | GPU-Util Compute M. | | | | MIG M. | |===============================+======================+======================| | 0 NVIDIA GeForce ... Off | 00000000:01:00.0 Off | N/A | | N/A 26C P8 N/A / N/A | 4MiB / 2048MiB | 0% Default | | | | N/A | +-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Processes: | | GPU GI CI PID Type Process name GPU Memory | | ID ID Usage | |=============================================================================| | 0 N/A N/A 744 G /usr/libexec/Xorg 4MiB | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+I did it by placing the
nvidia.conffile in the/etc/modules-load.d/folder, while also blacklisting thexf86-video-nouveaudriver. I tried to switch to nvidia mode after this successful attempt, but the screen went full black and after a while I was able to switch between tty's. There's another error at boot I'm getting now. I don't know if it will be helpful but just in case:modprobe: WARNING: Module nvidia-drm.modeset=1 not found in directory /lib/modules/5.15.20_1I didn't have this before I started to mess around.I hope you can make sense of this, if you need any additional information I'm always available
Looks like a problem with your Nvidia driver installation, the nvidia-drm module is missing on your system.