in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 5:39am
1
im trying to install the nvidia driver on fedora 35 but on reboot get the following error.
kernel module missing reverting back to back to nouveau driver.
heres log file.
2022/03/21 23:31:44 akmods: Checking kmods exist for 5.14.10-300.fc35.x86_64
2022/03/21 23:31:44 akmods: Files needed for building modules against kernel
2022/03/21 23:31:44 akmods: 5.14.10-300.fc35.x86_64 could not be found as the following
2022/03/21 23:31:44 akmods: directories are missing:
2022/03/21 23:31:44 akmods: /usr/src/kernels/5.14.10-300.fc35.x86_64/
2022/03/21 23:31:44 akmods: /lib/modules/5.14.10-300.fc35.x86_64/build/
2022/03/21 23:31:44 akmods: Is the correct kernel-devel package installed?
2022/03/21 23:34:14 akmods: Checking kmods exist for 5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64
2022/03/21 23:34:15 akmods: Building and installing nvidia-470xx-kmod
2022/03/21 23:34:15 akmods: Building RPM using the command '/sbin/akmodsbuild --kernels 5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64 /usr/src/akmods/nvidia-470xx-kmod.latest'
2022/03/21 23:35:48 akmods: Installing newly built rpms
2022/03/21 23:35:49 akmods: DNF detected
2022/03/21 23:36:28 akmods: Successful.
2022/03/22 17:24:37 akmods: Checking kmods exist for 5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64
2022/03/23 04:44:38 akmods: Checking kmods exist for 5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64
2022/03/23 04:54:00 akmods: Checking kmods exist for 5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64
heres terminal
``[john@UNKNOWN ~]$ sudo dnf install kernel-devel-5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64
Last metadata expiration check: 0:08:51 ago on Wed 23 Mar 2022 04:51:06 GMT.
Package kernel-devel-5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64 is already installed.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$`
type or paste code here
Welcome to
Can you show output of inxi -G
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dnf list installed *nvidia*
Are any of the nvidia modules loaded? lsmod | grep -E 'nvidia|nouveau'
in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 7:26am
3
[john@fedora ~]$ inxi -G
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF114M [GeForce GTX 675M] driver: nouveau v: kernel
Device-2: DigiTech SC-20FHL11146M type: USB driver: uvcvideo
Display: wayland server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 with: Xwayland v: 21.1.4
compositor: gnome-shell v: 41.4 driver: gpu: nouveau
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: NVCE v: 4.3 Mesa 21.3.7
[john@fedora ~]$
john@fedora ~]$ dnf list installed *nvidia*
Installed Packages
akmod-nvidia-470xx.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
kmod-nvidia-470xx-5.16.15-201.fc35.x86_64.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @@commandline
nvidia-persistenced.x86_64 3:510.47.03-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
nvidia-settings-470xx.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-cuda.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-cuda-libs.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-kmodsrc.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-libs.x86_64 3:470.103.01-1.fc35 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
[john@fedora ~]$
[john@fedora ~]$ lsmod | grep -E 'nvidia|nouveau'
nouveau 2387968 14
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 nouveau
drm_ttm_helper 16384 1 nouveau
ttm 81920 2 drm_ttm_helper,nouveau
drm_kms_helper 315392 1 nouveau
drm 634880 11 drm_kms_helper,drm_ttm_helper,ttm,nouveau
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
video 57344 1 nouveau
wmi 32768 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
[john@fedora ~]$
Have you disable secure boot
Switch to xorg while login in bottom right corner have a settings icon and switch to xorg. Then see if nvidia loads.
in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 7:46am
5
yes secure boot disabled.
how do i see if nvidia loaded
in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 7:48am
7
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$ lsmod | grep -E 'nvidia|nouveau'
nouveau 2387968 8
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 nouveau
drm_ttm_helper 16384 1 nouveau
ttm 81920 2 drm_ttm_helper,nouveau
drm_kms_helper 315392 1 nouveau
drm 634880 8 drm_kms_helper,drm_ttm_helper,ttm,nouveau
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
video 57344 1 nouveau
wmi 32768 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$
Remove nvidia driver and reinstall that.
sudo dnf remove nvidia*
https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA
in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 8:02am
9
right uninstalled nvidia, ran dnf update -y
kernel cores been updated to 5.16.16
kernel modules updated to 5.16.16
installing nvidia now
in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 8:14am
10
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$ lsmod | grep -E 'nvidia|nouveau'
nouveau 2387968 7
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 nouveau
drm_ttm_helper 16384 1 nouveau
ttm 81920 2 drm_ttm_helper,nouveau
drm_kms_helper 315392 1 nouveau
drm 634880 8 drm_kms_helper,drm_ttm_helper,ttm,nouveau
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
wmi 32768 2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
video 57344 1 nouveau
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$
no nvidia on boot up got the original erroe so booted into xorg and no driver as above terminal says
ledeni
(Igor Bezrodnik)
March 23, 2022, 8:38am
11
Firstly give us ‘uname -r’ and list kernel packeges you install ‘dnf list --installed | grep ‘kernel-*’’
ledeni
(Igor Bezrodnik)
March 23, 2022, 8:45am
13
dnf list --installed | grep ‘kernel-*’
in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 8:47am
14
john@UNKNOWN ~]$ dnf list --installed | grep 'kernel-*'
abrt-addon-kerneloops.x86_64 2.14.6-9.fc35 @anaconda
kernel.x86_64 5.14.10-300.fc35 @anaconda
kernel.x86_64 5.16.15-201.fc35 @updates
kernel.x86_64 5.16.16-200.fc35 @updates-archive
kernel-core.x86_64 5.14.10-300.fc35 @anaconda
kernel-core.x86_64 5.16.15-201.fc35 @updates
kernel-core.x86_64 5.16.16-200.fc35 @updates-archive
kernel-devel.x86_64 5.16.16-200.fc35 @updates-archive
kernel-headers.x86_64 5.16.5-200.fc35 @updates
kernel-modules.x86_64 5.14.10-300.fc35 @anaconda
kernel-modules.x86_64 5.16.15-201.fc35 @updates
kernel-modules.x86_64 5.16.16-200.fc35 @updates-archive
kernel-modules-extra.x86_64 5.14.10-300.fc35 @anaconda
kernel-modules-extra.x86_64 5.16.15-201.fc35 @updates
kernel-modules-extra.x86_64 5.16.16-200.fc35 @updates-archive
kernel-srpm-macros.noarch 1.0-6.fc35 @fedora
libreport-plugin-kerneloops.x86_64 2.15.2-8.fc35 @updates
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$
ledeni
(Igor Bezrodnik)
March 23, 2022, 8:48am
15
ok now sudo dnf remove nvidia*
Do one thing first give all output of inxi -Fxz
It will have all we might neeed
in2media
(john woodhead)
March 23, 2022, 8:51am
17
removed nvidia*
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$ inxi -Fxz
System:
Kernel: 5.16.16-200.fc35.x86_64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 2.37-10.fc35 Desktop: GNOME 41.4 Distro: Fedora release 35 (Thirty Five)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: SAMSUNG product: 700G7C v: P04ABA
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: NP700G7C-S02UK v: SEC_SW_REVISION_1234567890ABCD
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: P04ABA.046.140311.DK date: 03/11/2014
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 62.2 Wh (98.1%) condition: 63.4/89.1 Wh (71.2%)
volts: 16.8 min: 15.1 model: SAMSUNG Electronics SR Real Battery
status: N/A
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-3630QM bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Ivy Bridge rev: 9 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1202 high: 1239 min/max: 1200/3400 cores: 1: 1239
2: 1197 3: 1198 4: 1197 5: 1198 6: 1197 7: 1197 8: 1197 bogomips: 38312
Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GF114M [GeForce GTX 675M] vendor: Samsung Co
driver: nouveau v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.0
Device-2: DigiTech SC-20FHL11146M type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-1.4:3
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.20.14 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: nouveau resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: NVCE v: 4.3 Mesa 21.3.7 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio
vendor: Samsung Co driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Device-2: NVIDIA GF114 HDMI Audio vendor: Samsung Co
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.16.16-200.fc35.x86_64 running: yes
Sound Server-2: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Samsung Co driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Centrino Bluetooth Wireless Transceiver type: USB
driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 2-1.5:3
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.37 TiB used: 4.59 GiB (0.3%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Hitachi model: HTS727575A9E364 size: 698.64 GiB
temp: 34 C
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: SanDisk model: SSD i100 8GB size: 7.46 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Hitachi model: HTS727575A9E364 size: 698.64 GiB
temp: 29 C
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 697.05 GiB used: 4.33 GiB (0.6%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /boot size: 973.4 MiB used: 246.2 MiB (25.3%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda2
ID-3: /boot/efi size: 598.8 MiB used: 13.8 MiB (2.3%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/sda1
ID-4: /home size: 697.05 GiB used: 4.33 GiB (0.6%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda3
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: 49.0 C gpu: nouveau temp: 54.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 289 Uptime: 41m Memory: 15.57 GiB used: 1.92 GiB (12.3%)
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.2.1 Packages: N/A
note: see --pkg Shell: Bash v: 5.1.8 inxi: 3.3.13
[john@UNKNOWN ~]$
ledeni
(Igor Bezrodnik)
March 23, 2022, 8:52am
18
aftter that sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia
in2media:
removed nvidia*
That is nice make a reboot and reinstall nvidia and reboot like rpm fusion mentioned and you can find more info in itsfoss or linuxtoday and other websites just search that in web
https://searx.prvcy.eu/search?q=how%20to%20install%20nvidia%20driver%20in%20fedora
ledeni
(Igor Bezrodnik)
March 23, 2022, 8:56am
20
once you install akmod-nvidia reboot twice