I installed Nvidia with " sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300" and it says everything is ok:
> Skipping already installed config 'video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-prime' for device: 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:2520) Display controller nVidia Corporation GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q]
> Skipping already installed config 'video-hybrid-amd-nvidia-prime' for device: 0000:05:00.0 (0300:1002:1638) Display controller ATI Technologies Inc Cezanne
but when I try to switch “optimus-manager --switch nvidia”
it logs into somthing but nvidia-smi returns an error:
NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.
I am running xanmod (5.18.4-xanmod1-1) and I think I lost the ability to switch to nvida months ago. I was working on other stuff so I didn’t need it much, but now I need to run CUDA and it just wouldn’t start. Not to mention that watching a video on 2x + a game on the Cezanne can lead to overheating. Any ideas how to turn on my nvidia?
I run xanmod because it seems the most stable so far with respect to suspend and hybernate, with the standard kernel the laptop doesn’t wake up or makes weird things.
please post the output of the tree commands below. if glxinfo isn’t installed then install the package “mesa-utils” to run it. btw. your nvidia-driver seems to be not installed and the command “optimus -switch” is actually not working due to some software issues, but there is a workaround. but first of all give us the needed basic informations of this 3 commands.
i’m sure nothing is in. if so please install
“linux518-nvidia” from the package manager and rerun the command again. do not change anything, just install it and check. if there are problems while installing nvidia518 driver please report. it might be possible that some header files are missing, but run this first and report
and by the way what distro is it (stable, unstable ) ? please post the output of
Hi, yes, it’s empty. I thought I don’t need to install nvidia if I do it with “sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300”
I’m installing it now, I’ll write later how it goes.
I think at some point I just upgraded everything and nvidia stopped working but I didn’t need it then and I forgot to ask on the forum why. I’m pasting you below the output of the install I did, it keeps on getting nvidia:module not found . I’ll run now the two commands.
sudo pacman -Syu linux518-nvidia
[sudo] password for denijane:
:: Синхронизиране на пакетната база...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib is up to date
archlinuxfr is up to date
предупреждение: linux518-nvidia-515.65.01-2 е актуален -- преинсталиране
:: Започване на пълно системно надграждане...
предупреждение: binutils: игнориране надграждането на пакет (2.36.1-3 => 2.39-2)
решаване на зависимости...
търсене за конфликтни пакети...
Пакети (1) linux518-nvidia-515.65.01-2
Общ инсталиран размер: 38,48 MiB
Нетен размер на актуализация: 0,00 MiB
:: Продължаване с инсталацията? [Y/n] y
(1/1) проверка на ключовете [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) проверка пакетна цялост [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) зареждане на пакета [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) проверка за файлови конфликти [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) проверка за свободно място [#######################################################################################] 100%
:: Пускане на пре-транзакционни куки...
(1/1) Save Linux kernel modules
:: Обработване на промените в пакета...
(1/1) реинсталиране linux518-nvidia [#######################################################################################] 100%
:: Пускане на след-транзакционни куки...
(1/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/4) Updating module dependencies...
(3/4) Updating Kernel initcpios for Nvidia-DRM...
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux510.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.10-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.10-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.10.136-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.10-x86_64.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux510.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.10-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.10-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.10.136-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.10-x86_64-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux512.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.12-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.12-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.12.19-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.12-x86_64.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux512.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.12-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.12-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.12.19-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.12-x86_64-fallback.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux513.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.13-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.13-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.13.19-2-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.13-x86_64.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux513.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.13-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.13-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.13.19-2-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.13-x86_64-fallback.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux514.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.14-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.14-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.14.21-2-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.14-x86_64.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux514.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.14-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.14-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.14.21-2-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.14-x86_64-fallback.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux515.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.15-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.15.60-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.15-x86_64.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux515.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.15-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.15-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.15.60-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.15-x86_64-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux518.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.18-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.18-x86_64.img
==> Starting build: 5.18.17-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: xhci_pci
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.18-x86_64.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux518.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-5.18-x86_64 -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-5.18-x86_64-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.18.17-1-MANJARO
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: xhci_pci
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-5.18-x86_64-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-xanmod-edge.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-xanmod-edge -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod-edge.img
==> Starting build: 5.17.7-xanmod1-1-x64v2
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: xhci_pci
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod-edge.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-xanmod-edge.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-xanmod-edge -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod-edge-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.17.7-xanmod1-1-x64v2
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: xhci_pci
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod-edge-fallback.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-xanmod.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-xanmod -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod.img
==> Starting build: 5.18.4-xanmod1-1
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [autodetect]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: xhci_pci
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux-xanmod.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux-xanmod -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> Starting build: 5.18.4-xanmod1-1
-> Running build hook: [base]
-> Running build hook: [udev]
-> Running build hook: [modconf]
-> Running build hook: [block]
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qed
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla2xxx
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: qla1280
==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: xhci_pci
-> Running build hook: [keyboard]
-> Running build hook: [keymap]
-> Running build hook: [resume]
-> Running build hook: [filesystems]
-> Running build hook: [fsck]
==> ERROR: module not found: `nvidia'
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-xanmod-fallback.img
==> WARNING: errors were encountered during the build. The image may not be complete.
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/manjaro-xanmod.preset: 'default'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-manjaro-xanmod -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-manjaro-xanmod.img
==> ERROR: '/lib/modules/5.15.30-xanmod1-MANJARO' is not a valid kernel module directory
==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/manjaro-xanmod.preset: 'fallback'
-> -k /boot/vmlinuz-manjaro-xanmod -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-manjaro-xanmod-fallback.img -S autodetect
==> ERROR: '/lib/modules/5.15.30-xanmod1-MANJARO' is not a valid kernel module directory
грешка: неуспешно правилно изпълнение на команда
(4/4) Restore Linux kernel modules
