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On Sunday, November 29, 2020 1:34:46 PM CET Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> On 29/11/2020 05:53, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > On 11/28/2020 07:19 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> >> On 27/11/2020 02:56, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> >>> I just installed nvidia-drivers-455.28-r1 and can not start "nvidia x |
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> >>> server setting" it doesn't open. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> running: $ nvidia-smi |
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> >>> NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA |
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> >>> driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and |
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> >>> running. |
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> >> |
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> >> What's the output of: |
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> >> lsmod |
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> >> |
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> >> and: |
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> >> emerge --info |
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> > |
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> > Here it is. |
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> > [...snip...] |
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> |
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> Your system is using the nouveau driver. You need to disable it and only |
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> enable the nvidia driver. In your make.conf, change this: |
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> VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nouveau" |
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> to: |
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> VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" |
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> |
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> Also, add "nvidia" to your make.conf USE flags (this might not be |
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> actually needed, but better safe than sorry.) |
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> |
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> Then also see if you have nouveau enabled for something elsewhere in |
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> your portage configuration. Do this: |
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> grep -r nouveau /etc/portage |
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> This should print nothing. If it does, then you should edit the files |
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> and disable nouveau. |
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> Finally, tell portage to check what needs to be re-emerged due to these |
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> changes: |
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> emerge -auDN --with-bdeps=y @world |
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> |
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> Reboot. |
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Don't forget to disable loading of the nouveau kernel-module. |
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(Or simply remove it from the kernel-config entirely) |
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