We recently upgraded to CUDA 11.7.1 using the cuda_11.7.1_515.65.01_linux.run file and then updating the kernal driver using NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-515.86.01.run to address a security vulnerablility. (base) [root@xxxxx cuda]# nvcc -V nvcc: NVIDIA (R) Cuda compiler driver Copyright (c) 2005-2022 NVI…

Hello @gary.gallion and welcome to the NVIDIA developer forums! You are very likely facing a mismatch in driver installation processes. Possibly the 450 driver was installed as part of the previous CUDA version installation. Using the standalone .run file for the driver now can very well fail to co…

Markus, I have thoroughly gone through the rpm repository and yum history and don’t show any signs of an installation. The 450.51.06 is installed with the 11.0.3 version of the cuda toolkit, but I have now history of it being installed or the stand alone driver installation. I cleaned up the /usr/…

Failed to initialize NVML: Driver/library version mismatch running nvidia-smi after kernal update and reboot

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gary.gallion August 4, 2023, 8:36pm 4

The fix to the issueshere:
How to prevent API mismatch - Graphics / Linux / Linux - NVIDIA Developer Forums](How to prevent API mismatch)

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