Nvidia driver does not load on Ubuntu 21.04 with Geforce RTX 3060

Graphics / Linux Linux
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Hi there @joseph.t.orlando

You’re welcome! So following your last post, it seems like a DKMS or Xorg issue, here’s what I suggest (in this order) :

  • Blacklist Troubling Drivers

    1. sudo bash -c "echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf"
    2. sudo bash -c "echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf"
    3. sudo bash -c "echo blacklist i2c_nvidia_gpu > /etc/modprobe.d/asusd.conf"

  • Reinstall Xorg packages:

    1. sudo apt install xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-dev

  • Recreate Kernel Modules:

    1. sudo dkms remove nvidia/470.57 --all
    2. sudo dkms install --force nvidia/470.57 -k $(uname -r)
    3. sudo update-initramfs -u
    4. sync

  • Reboot

If it’s still not working try the following:

  • Fix Xorg config:

    1. sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
      add the missing entries from below to the “Device” section:
Section "Device"
    Identifier     "nvidia"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BusID          "PCI:2:0:0"
    Option         "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
EndSection
  • Reboot

Still not working? Check out this post here