Mhwd nvidia install fails

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I get the following when I attempt to install the nvidia drivers with mhwd

sudo mhwd -i pci video-nvidia
> Installing video-nvidia...
Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf
Has lib32 support: true
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/graphic_drivers/nvidia/MHWDCONFIG
Processing classid: 0300
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300
Processing classid: 0302
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 mesa-nonfree downloading...
 core downloading...
 extra downloading...
 community downloading...
 multilib downloading...
error: target not found: linux63-nvidia
Error: pacman failed!
Error: script failed!

What do I need to look for to trouble shoot?

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Hi @drmacro,

I know Iā€™ve seen you around, so it kind of surprises me that I have to point this out/ But

That is for kernel 6.3 which has been EOL since July, which leads me to believe you havenā€™t kept you system up to date or this wouldnā€™t have happened. And that means youā€™ve been a bad, naughty boy.

Youā€™d need to upgrade your kernel to a supported version, and try againā€¦

More:

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Hmmā€¦

mhwd-kernel -li 
Currently running: 6.4.14-1-MANJARO (linux64)
The following kernels are installed in your system:
   * linux61
   * linux63
   * linux64
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Well, thereā€™s yer prawblem

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So, the mhwd is attempting to do something with all installed kernels?

Do I just remove 6.3?

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linux63 and linux64 are EOL, pls remove both.

start your system with kernel 6.1 ?!

terminal command:
sudo mhwd-kernel -r linux63 linux64

after thisā€¦use LTS kernel 6.1 or install linux65 with
sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux65

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You can, yes.

But note, 6.4 isnā€™t LTS so will also reach EOL relatively soon. To remove 6.3:

sudo mwhd-kernel --remove linux63
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Ok, so now 63 and 64 are gone.
65 is installed

64 still shows in grub, 65 does not.

I am currently running 61.

But hey, the mhwd nvidia install didnā€™t fail.

update-grub didnā€™t change the kernels listed from advance grub menu.

How do I switch to 65 and make it default for boot. (note: possibl bad search terms but, havenā€™t found anything that addresses thisā€¦)

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Please provide the output of the following:

mhwd-kernel --listinstalled

and

ls -l /boot/
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mhwd-kernel --listinstalled                                                           ī‚² āœ” ī‚² 38s ļ‰’ 


Currently running: 6.1.51-1-MANJARO (linux61)
The following kernels are installed in your system:
   * linux61
   * linux65


ls -l /boot/                                                                                  ī‚² āœ” 
total 137536
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    81920 Aug 10 08:27 amd-ucode.img
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root     4096 Sep 14 08:13 grub
-rw------- 1 root root 41728955 Sep 14 07:23 initramfs-6.1-x86_64-fallback.img
-rw------- 1 root root 15051832 Sep 14 07:23 initramfs-6.1-x86_64.img
-rw------- 1 root root 44420603 Sep 14 07:55 initramfs-6.5-x86_64-fallback.img
-rw------- 1 root root 15168550 Sep 14 07:55 initramfs-6.5-x86_64.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       21 Sep  2 16:55 linux61-x86_64.kver
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root       20 Sep  2 16:55 linux65-x86_64.kver
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root     4096 Aug  4 14:19 memtest86+
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11523904 Sep 10 08:03 vmlinuz-6.1-x86_64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12835488 Sep 14 07:55 vmlinuz-6.5-x86_64
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I see both are installed. Thatā€™s good. By default Manjaro will boot with the latest version, so 6.5 in your case. You can confirm it with:

uname -r

For example:

$ uname -r
6.5.1-1-MANJARO

Here you can see Iā€™m using kernel version 6.5.

To switch kernel versions, see here:

Also see that article for proper kernel management.

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I think whatā€™s happening is the grub is actually coming from the other drive in the PC which has Debian12.

I think I need to do an update-grub when booted to Debian.

But, Iā€™m not sure which Manjaro kernel that will set as default.

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There are many threads on the forum about dual boot Linux distros, just search a bit.

I canā€™t help, since Iā€™ve only got the one OS hereā€¦

See:

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Iā€™m aware of how to dual boot.

Itā€™s the bios on this mobo.

I have never been able to get it to recognize the drive Manjaro is on as bootable. So, it doesnā€™t show in the bios.

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Well, my dear sir, considering my use of different operating systems on the same computer:

:man_shrugging:

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@Mirdarthos :arrow_lower_right:

@drmacro :arrow_right: Bunny Slap

:face_with_hand_over_mouth:

Manjaroā€™s GRUB needs to be in control, so you will have to reinstall GRUB, rather than just update its configuration. However, given that you stateā€¦ :arrow_down:

ā€¦ it is quite possible that youā€™ve got one distribution installed in native UEFI mode and the other one in legacy BIOS emulation mode (also known as CSM, ā€œCompatibility Support Moduleā€).

Either way, it wouldnā€™t hurt to tryā€¦ From within Manjaro, issue the following commandsā€¦ :arrow_down:

sudo grub-install --recheck  --bootloader-id=Manjaro
sudo update-grub
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Very funnyā€¦my bad for not knowing an unused kernel would be an issue.

No doubt this is the case. But, Iā€™ve spent inordinate fussing with settings in this bios like CSM, to no avail.

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In this day and age, I would completely disable CSM altogether. But considering that your system most likely has a mix of installations, itā€™s too late for that now. :frowning_man:

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Yeah, the Debian drive was there before I added the second drive and installed Manjaro.

I think, though not sure, the Debian has been updated a couple releases and the original (Debian 10?) did support EFI. So, it has never changed since it has just been OS updated along the way to Deb12.

Some day Iā€™ll probably just clear the drives and start over.

In any case, I booted to Debian, did a update-grub, it found Manjaro again and now Manjaro boots to 65.

Thanks to all for the help!

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