Hi I’m switched to Linux today (single-drive dual booting Windows11 and Fedora 40 KDE Plasma). I’m very new so I have barely any clue what went wrong when installing NVIDIA driver.
I followed the NVIDIA Driver installation guide by RPM Fusion, everything worked out fine without any error (i think). I waited for the kmod get built and “modinfo -F version nvidia” to output my driver version which is 555.58.02. After I confirmed that, I reboot the system.
I then checked the system settings and this is the result:
Operating System: Fedora Linux 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Kernel Version: 6.9.8-200.fc40.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-10300H CPU @ 2.50GHz
Memory: 11.5 GiB of RAM
**Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics**
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506LHB_FX506LHB
System Version: 1.0
Here is some more information:
inxi -G → barely any hangs
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / Max-Q] driver: nvidia
v: 555.58.02
Device-3: Goodong Industry USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.20.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: iris
gpu: i915,nvidia resolution: 1600x900
API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: iris,nvidia,swrast
platforms: wayland,x11,surfaceless,device
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.1.2
renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.283 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
lspci -k | grep -A 3 -E "(VGA|3D)"
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] (rev 05)
DeviceName: Onboard - Video
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 170d
Kernel driver in use: i915
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile / Max-Q] (rev a1)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 170d
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
dnf list installed '*nvidia*'
Installed Packages
akmod-nvidia.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
kmod-nvidia-6.9.8-200.fc40.x86_64.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @@commandline
nvidia-gpu-firmware.noarch 20240709-1.fc40 @updates
nvidia-modprobe.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
nvidia-persistenced.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
nvidia-settings.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda-libs.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-power.x86_64 3:555.58.02-1.fc40 @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
cat /etc/default/grub → it duplicated at first but i removed it
GRUB_TIMEOUT=5
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR="$(sed 's, release .*$,,g' /etc/system-release)"
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=true
GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT="console"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rhgb quiet rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau modprobe.blacklist=nouveau"
GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"
GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG=true
cat /etc/kernel/cmdline
root=UUID=32557add-26a2-4d1d-bf1b-fb87c9a1dae6 ro rootflags=subvol=root rhgb quiet rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau modprobe.blacklist=nouveau
mokutil --sb-state
SecureBoot disabled
uname -a
Linux fedora 6.9.8-200.fc40.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jul 5 16:20:11 UTC 2024 x86_64 GNU/Linux
(Most of the command above I copied from this guy problem)
I can’t seem to figured out what’s the problem is. I’m very in need of help.
Were you thinking that the Nvidia GPU would run 100% of the time on a Laptop ? That has not been the case for a long time, It’s done for battery conservation.
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