jay@fedora:~$ sudo dnf list *nvidia*
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Installed Packages
akmod-nvidia.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
kmod-nvidia-6.7.9-200.fc39.x86_64.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @@commandline
nvidia-modprobe.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
nvidia-settings.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda-libs.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-power.x86_64 3:550.67-1.fc39 @rpmfusion-nonfree-nvidia-driver
During the reboot I noticed that there was a delay. akmods.service was trying to start, but it failed. Once the system was booted it went back to nouveau.
Are you saying that eventhough the terminal says “complete”, I still have to wait longer? Sorry, linux noob here.
Removed:
kmod-nvidia-6.7.9-200.fc39.x86_64-3:550.67-1.fc39.x86_64
Complete!
jay@fedora:~$ sudo akmods --force
Checking kmods exist for 6.7.9-200.fc39.x86_64 [ OK ]
Building and installing nvidia-kmod [ OK ]
jay@fedora:~$ <-- I expect it to be done when I see this.
When manually running akmods the return of the prompt seems to indicate it is complete.
When running dnf to update drivers or kernels the update will return a prompt while akmods is running in the background which is what can cause a problem with a hurried reboot.
What do you see with lsmod | grep -iE "nouveau|nvidia"?
If that shows several nvidia lines then the nvidia driver is loading and running.
Your inxi output shows the nvidia driver is loaded for that GPU
Nope, mine still shows everything the same .
In fact while running the earlier driver I had a couple apps that were glitching on wayland but fine on X11. Now with this driver the main one of those apps is working fine.
XD… It’s just my luck I suppose.
What would you recommend me to do? Willing to reinstall btw and test other things. But bedtime for me (almost)
It would be nice to not have the “mandatory update”. As in, user can choose which driver version he’she wants to install, like in Windows. Maybe in the future. who knows.
We can do more trouble shooting tomorrow if needed. In the meantime a full inxi -Fzxx may also assist.
How was this system installed? I see the server tag, so I am wondering if you installed it from server then added the graphics or if that tag is incorrect?
If I can’t get it to work tomorrow I’ll do a fresh install and see if that fixes anything. It’s always a learning moment for me, so I don’t mind.
The akmods processing is needed to install software that Fedora isn’t allowed to include as regular packages. It runs in the background. The easy way to ensure that the module is installed is to wait 5 minutes.
Oh, I’m sorry, I forgot to change the tags. My bad. I downloaded the Workstation-ISO from the website and created bootable USB. After installment I manually installed the Nvidia drivers. (sudo akmod nvidia) Previous drivers worked fine for me, but I suppose, like you said, it broke because I didn’t wait long enough.
Try this.
It may do nothing and it may benefit. dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda
That will install the cuda drivers for apps that use the gpu and also provides the nvidia-smi command which can be of benefit as well.
So I uninstalled the drivers again, but this time also removed the commands from the grub and did a reboot. What I noticed is that the akmods.service/start is still there and it’s trying to start the service. How does this work? I expect that there won’t be an akmods.service, since I uninstalled the driver.
After some more testing and trying to do things I think I messed up pretty big, cause system wont even boot anymore. No biggy. I’ll do a fresh install later today. (currently on windows)