Unable to install legacy nvidia drivers

Support Graphics & Display
1

My laptop has this gpu: NVIDIA GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M]. I installed Manjaro XFCE with open source drivers and after the installation i tried to install the proprietary drivers using Manjaro setting manager but i get this error:

Starting
> Using config 'video-nvidia-390xx' for device: 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:0dfa) Display controller nVidia Corporation GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M]
> Installing video-nvidia-390xx...
Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf
Has lib32 support: true
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/graphic_drivers/nvidia-390xx/MHWDCONFIG
Processing classid: 0300
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300
Processing classid: 0302
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: removing libxnvctrl breaks dependency 'libxnvctrl' required by xfce4-sensors-plugin
Error: pacman failed!
Error: script failed!
2

A post was merged into an existing topic: New to linux nvidia driver 390.xx questions

3

I fixed the error by removing the package xfce4-sensors-plugin and after that i was able to install nvidia legacy driver but after rebooting i get black screen.

4

The following Wiki page might be helfpful;

The Quadro 1000M is also supported by the older 340xx drivers, as another possible option. Beyond that, I can help no further (AMD user here), but Iā€™m sure someone else may have a suggestion or two.

In the meantime, please provide system information as described (below).

Regards.

Welcome to the Manjaro community

As a new or infrequent forum user, please take some time to familiarise yourself with Forum requirements, and the many ways to use the forum to your benefit:

Update Announcements

The Update Announcements contain important information and a Known Issues and Solutions section that should generally be checked before posting a request for support.

System Information

While information from *-fetch type apps might be fine for someone wishing to buy your computer, for Support purposes itā€™s better to ask your system directly; :eyes:

Output of the inxi command with appropriate parameters will achieve this (naturally, formatted according to forum guidelines) and will generally be more useful for those wishing to help:

inxi --filter --verbosity=8

or the short form:

inxi -zv8

Be prepared to provide output from other commands whenever asked. Itā€™s equally important to provide as much actionable information as possible in your first post, rather than simply indicating there is a problem.

Highly Recommended
Technical Resources
Required Reading
5

This is my system information:

System:
  Kernel: 6.12.39-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1.1 clocksource: tsc
    avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
    root=UUID=cb32eb69-db0e-4413-836b-06446e12a70d rw quiet splash apparmor=1 security=apparmor
    udev.log_priority=3
  Console: tty 2 DM: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP EliteBook 8560w v: A0001D02
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 1631 v: KBC Version 01.39 serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: XX058AV uuid: <superuser required> BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: 68SVD Ver. F.22
    date: 01/05/2012
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 0% condition: 29.1/29.1 Wh (100.0%) volts: 5.0 min: 14.8
    model: Hewlett-Packard Primary type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: not charging
Memory:
  System RAM: total: 8 GiB available: 7.71 GiB used: 472.8 MiB (6.0%)
  Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
  Array-1: capacity: 16 GiB slots: 4 modules: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 4 GiB note: est.
  Device-1: Top - Slot 2 (under) type: no module installed
  Device-2: Bottom-Slot 2(right) type: DDR3 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB speed: 1333 MT/s
    volts: N/A width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Micron part-no: 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1
    serial: <filter>
  Device-3: Top - Slot 1 (top) type: no module installed
  Device-4: Bottom-Slot 1(left) type: DDR3 detail: synchronous size: 4 GiB speed: 1333 MT/s
    volts: N/A width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Micron part-no: 16KTF51264HZ-1G6M1
    serial: <filter>
PCI Slots:
  Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-2820QM bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge gen: core 2 level: v2
    built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6 model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 4 cores: 4 threads: 8 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3400 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq governor: schedutil
    cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 bogomips: 36733
  Flags: acpi aes aperfmperf apic arat arch_perfmon avx bts clflush cmov constant_tsc cpuid
    cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept est flexpriority flush_l1d fpu fxsr ht ibpb ibrs
    ida lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear mmx monitor msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pcid
    pclmulqdq pdcm pebs pge pln pni popcnt pse pse36 pti pts rdtscp rep_good sep smx ssbd sse
    sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_deadline_timer vme vmx vnmi
    vpid x2apic xsave xsaveopt xtopology xtpr
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nouveau v: kernel
    alternate: nvidia_drm,nvidia non-free: series: 390.xx+ status: legacy (EOL~2022-11-22) last:
    release: 390.157 kernel: 6.0 xorg: 1.21 arch: Fermi code: GF1xx process: 40/28nm
    built: 2010-2016 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1,
    DP-2, DP-3, VGA-1, eDP-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0dfa class-ID: 0300 temp: 52.0 C
  Device-2: IMC Networks USB2.0-Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-1.4:4 chip-ID: 13d3:5125 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: unspecified server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 driver: X: loaded: N/A failed: nvidia
    gpu: nouveau tty: 240x67
  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: AU Optronics 0x13ed built: 2008 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2
    chroma: red: x: 0.620 y: 0.341 green: x: 0.329 y: 0.573 blue: x: 0.149 y: 0.059 white: x: 0.314
    y: 0.329 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080,
    1680x1050, 1400x1050, 1280x1024, 1280x960, 1152x864, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480, 720x400,
    640x400, 640x350
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia nouveau platforms: device: 0 drv: nouveau device: 1
    drv: swrast gbm: drv: nouveau surfaceless: drv: nouveau inactive: wayland,x11
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 25.1.6-arch1.1 note: console (EGL sourced)
    renderer: NVC1, llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits)
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo de: xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    x11: xprop
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GF108 High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0bea
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.39-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss type: oss-emulator
    tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.6 status: off with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: off 2: wireplumber
    status: off 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: 5020 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1502 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 25:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:0085 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
  IP v4: <filter> type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global broadcast: <filter>
  IP v6: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: link
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
  WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: HP Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth Combo driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-1.6:5 chip-ID: 03f0:231d class-ID: fe01
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
  Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
  Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.02 TiB used: 7.54 GiB (0.7%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37120G size: 111.79 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: B1D1
    scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS541010B7E610 size: 931.51 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1A01 scheme: MBR
  Message: No optical or floppy data found.
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 19.26 GiB size: 18.79 GiB (97.56%) used: 7.54 GiB (40.1%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sdb4 maj-min: 8:20 label: Manjaro uuid: cb32eb69-db0e-4413-836b-06446e12a70d
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Unmounted:
  ID-1: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 size: 500 MiB fs: ext4 label: boot
    uuid: 2c4f892b-2989-4bf5-a491-e4daa79cf098
  ID-2: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 size: 177.29 GiB fs: ntfs label: Win7 uuid: 64128B1C128AF27A
  ID-3: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 size: 1 KiB fs: <superuser required> label: N/A uuid: N/A
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1
    mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-4: 3-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Rate Matching Hub ports: 8 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 8087:0024 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 3-1.1:3 info: Logitech Mouse type: mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1
    rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA chip-ID: 046d:c077
    class-ID: 0301
  Device-2: 3-1.4:4 info: IMC Networks USB2.0-Camera type: video driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 2
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA chip-ID: 13d3:5125
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Device-3: 3-1.6:5 info: HP Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth Combo type: bluetooth driver: btusb
    interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 chip-ID: 03f0:231d
    class-ID: fe01
  Device-4: 3-1.8:6 info: Alcor Micro AU9540 Smartcard Reader type: smart card driver: N/A
    interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 50mA
    chip-ID: 058f:9540 class-ID: 0b00
  Hub-5: 4-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s)
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Hub-6: 4-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Rate Matching Hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 8087:0024 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 4-1.1:3 info: Validity Sensors VFS471 Fingerprint Reader type: <vendor specific>
    driver: N/A interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 power: 100mA
    chip-ID: 138a:003c class-ID: ff00 serial: <filter>
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 52.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1091 libs: 319 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
    1: https://manjaro.mirrors.lavatech.top/stable/$repo/$arch
    2: https://ba.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
    3: https://manjaro.mirror.ac.za/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
  CPU top: 5 of 197
  1: cpu: 1.7% command: -zsh pid: 948 mem: 11.6 MiB (0.1%)
  2: cpu: 0.8% command: init pid: 1 mem: 13.5 MiB (0.1%)
  3: cpu: 0.3% command: systemd pid: 938 mem: 11.3 MiB (0.1%)
  4: cpu: 0.2% command: NetworkManager pid: 708 mem: 24.4 MiB (0.3%)
  5: cpu: 0.1% command: [kworker/u32:1-async] pid: 14 mem: 0.00 MiB (0.0%)
  Memory top: 5 of 197
  1: mem: 24.4 MiB (0.3%) command: NetworkManager pid: 708 cpu: 0.2%
  2: mem: 15.0 MiB (0.1%) command: systemd-journald pid: 346 cpu: 0.1%
  3: mem: 13.5 MiB (0.1%) command: init pid: 1 cpu: 0.8%
  4: mem: 12.0 MiB (0.1%) command: ModemManager pid: 760 cpu: 0.1%
  5: mem: 11.6 MiB (0.1%) command: -zsh pid: 948 cpu: 1.7%
Info:
  Processes: 197 Power: uptime: 3m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0
    hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 3.05 GiB Init: systemd
    v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: N/A Shell: Zsh (login) v: 5.9 running-in: tty 2 inxi: 3.3.38
6

i dont know what happened am sure i replied to you before. i happen to have quadro 2000m read here for black screen fix. fix is to install kernel 5.10 then can go back do default kernel. but using command sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux510 gave error. i had to other command that had the word pamac.

7

Your post was moved to your topic, as it initially seemed that you were adding a support request to another memberā€™s topic; though, it now appears you were trying to offer assistance, however anecdotal the information may have been.

Because something might work for your issue doesnā€™t mean it will for those with other hardware; though, Iā€™ll add that trying other kernels is a valid option.

To clarify the comment from @eld24;

Because mhwd-kernel simply doesnā€™t work when in a chroot environment, pacman would need to be used instead to install a kernel.

Remember, in a chroot environment you are already the Super User (root), so the use of sudo isnā€™t required.

By way of example, to install kernel 6.12 (LTS) in a chroot environment, the following commands would be used;

pacman -S linux612
mkinitcpio -P
update-grub

followed by a reboot.

A useful tutorial, generally;

@ivo1467

I have linked the following ā€œHowToā€ which may be useful as a guide, despite the focus being on another GPU. While it may not be a direct solution to the issue at hand, the procedures mentioned might be helpful.

Mod edit:- Corrected clumsy typos by yours truly.

1 Like
8

yeah am aware of different hardware. we have the same gpu arch fermi his its quadro 1000m and mine quadrp 2000m i believe only the ram changes from 1gb to 2 gb.

1 Like
9

This is the output log during installation of the nvidia driver which says the installation is successful:

Starting
> Using config 'video-nvidia-390xx' for device: 0000:01:00.0 (0300:10de:0dfa) Display controller nVidia Corporation GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M]
> Installing video-nvidia-390xx...
Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf
Has lib32 support: true
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/graphic_drivers/nvidia-390xx/MHWDCONFIG
Processing classid: 0300
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300
Processing classid: 0302
checking dependencies...

Packages (1) libxnvctrl-575.64-1

Total Removed Size:  0,45 MiB

:: Do you want to remove these packages? [Y/n]
:: Processing package changes...
removing libxnvctrl...
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core downloading...
 extra downloading...
 multilib downloading...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: eglexternalplatform will be installed before its nvidia-390xx-utils dependency

Packages (7) egl-wayland-4:1.1.19-1  eglexternalplatform-1.2.1-1  lib32-nvidia-390xx-utils-390.157-4  libxnvctrl-390xx-390.157-4  linux612-nvidia-390xx-390.157-62  nvidia-390xx-settings-390.157-4  nvidia-390xx-utils-390.157-21

Total Installed Size:  206,73 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking keyring...
checking package integrity...
loading package files...
checking for file conflicts...
checking available disk space...
:: Processing package changes...
installing eglexternalplatform...
installing egl-wayland...
installing nvidia-390xx-utils...
==> If you run into trouble with CUDA not being available, run nvidia-modprobe first.
Optional dependencies for nvidia-390xx-utils
    nvidia-settings=390.157: configuration tool [pending]
    xorg-server-devel: nvidia-xconfig
    opencl-nvidia=390.157: OpenCL support
installing libxnvctrl-390xx...
installing nvidia-390xx-settings...
installing lib32-nvidia-390xx-utils...
Optional dependencies for lib32-nvidia-390xx-utils
    lib32-opencl-nvidia
installing linux612-nvidia-390xx...
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/7) Creating system user accounts...
(2/7) Reloading system manager configuration...
(3/7) Reloading device manager configuration...
(4/7) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(5/7) Updating module dependencies...
(6/7) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
(7/7) Signing EFI binaries...
Generating EFI bundles....
nvidia-390xx-utils: install reason has been set to 'explicitly installed'
nvidia-390xx-settings: install reason has been set to 'explicitly installed'
libxnvctrl-390xx: install reason has been set to 'explicitly installed'
lib32-nvidia-390xx-utils: install reason has been set to 'explicitly installed'
linux612-nvidia-390xx: install reason has been set to 'explicitly installed'
xorg configuration file: '/etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf'
> Successfully installed video-nvidia-390xx


Done ...

But nvidia driver doesnā€™t seem to be loading on boot and i guess that is the reason for the black screen. This is the inxi -G output from TTY after rebooting:

Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M] driver: nouveau v: kernel
  Device-2: IMC Networks USB2.0-Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: unspecified server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 driver: X: loaded: N/A failed: nvidia
    gpu: nouveau tty: 240x67 resolution: 1920x1080
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nouveau,swrast platforms: gbm,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 25.1.6-arch1.1 note: console (EGL sourced)
    renderer: NVC1, llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits)
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo de: xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    x11: xprop,xrandr
10

I fixed the black screen by running ā€˜sudo update-grubā€™ and ā€˜sudo mkinitcpio -Pā€™ from tty. After that the nvidia driver was loaded on boot.

1 Like
11

This topic was automatically closed 3 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.