My Nvidia drivers do not apparently load as I have two Nvidia P106-100 that are worthless. If I boot using kernel 6.11.0-17, the drivers load. Now on this machine kernels 6.8.0-52 and 6.11.0-17 usually restart sometime between 23;00 and 02:00. There are no errors in the journal just a fresh boot. So I booted using 6.8.0-51 (it runs until I restart or power loss) and was surprised to see I was using linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-6.11.0-17-generic and linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-generic-hwe-24.04. Maybe the later is okay since I am using Ubuntu 24.04.2 but I thought that the other driver being for kernel 6.11.0-17 was definitely an issue. Iremoved the Nvidia modules and then reinstalled Nvidia 535,? driver version. After reboot I did “apt list --installed ‘linux-modules-nvidia*’” and I got:
linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-6.11.0-17-generic/noble-updates,now 6.11.0-17.17~24.04.2+1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-generic-hwe-24.04/noble-updates,now 6.11.0-17.17~24.04.2+1 amd64 [installed]
with no drivers loaded and no functioning Nvidia GPU’s. I use the GPU’s to run BOINC. I am annoyed that it reboots without any errors with newer kernels BUT I want my GPU’s to be useable. How can I get the proper drivers to install? Thanks
I have 2 Nvidia P106-100’s that have no video output. I have them installed in the fasted slots I have. I also of a Radeon HD6450 installed in a 1 by slot that Ubuntu will use for video output as long as I have the dpkms or server drivers on the NVidia cards.
When the system boots I am now seeing some Nvidia logs.
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 → 0002)
NVRM: nvidia.ko because it does not include the required GPU
NVRM: www.nvidia.com.
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 → 0002)
NVRM: nvidia.ko because it does not include the required GPU
NVRM: www.nvidia.com.
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 511
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 → 0002)
NVRM: nvidia.ko because it does not include the required GPU
NVRM: www.nvidia.com.
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia: probe of 0000:03:00.0 failed with error -1
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia 0000:0f:00.0: enabling device (0000 → 0002)
NVRM: nvidia.ko because it does not include the required GPU
NVRM: www.nvidia.com.
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia: probe of 0000:0f:00.0 failed with error -1
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 511
Mar 01 12:27:41 kernel: nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 511
NVRM: nvidia.ko because it does not include the required GPU
NVRM: www.nvidia.com.
The PCI bus frequencies may be mismatched with your other video card:
"Since the older GPU won’t be able to match the new frequency, it will just drop off the system at the firmware level (no longer OS-visible). In short, you want to have all GPUs in your system be the same or, at least, verify that the GPUs can all run on the same PCIe bus frequency. ", claytonkb
Thanks but as I think I mentioned this machine has run in this configuration for several months with the same GPU cards. I also mentioned that the GPU’s have no video output. I did get it working.
sudo apt purge ‘nvidia*’
ubuntu-drivers --gpgpu list
ubuntu-drivers --gpgpu install nvidia-driver-470-server
reboot : no GPU activity
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt autoremove
nvidia-smi : command not found can be installed
sudo apt install nvidia-utils-470-server : got a message that I should install nvidia-driver-470-server
nvidia-smi : could not locate nvidia drivers
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470-server
…
The install process did some builds and I saw messages “Building initial module for 6.8.0-51-generic”
and “Building initial module for 6.11.0-17-generic”.
I don’t recall seeing messages like this when I used ubuntu-drivers or Software & Updates->Additional Drivers
…
reboot
AND my GPU’s were working again,