I have problems with Nvidia drivers, on ubuntu 18.10. Linux ****-dell 4.18.0-15-generic #16-Ubuntu SMP Thu Feb 7 10:56:39 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux My notebook is using both intel integrated and external GPU. (1060 max Q). I have dual boot with windows and secure boot disabled. Some…

@generix I guess I’ll never have a peaceful day. 2 out of 3 reboots fails to load the script, specifically during the last line of it: modprobe nvidia From what I read here NVIDIA/Troubleshooting - ArchWiki I should add pcie_port_pm=off to my kernel parameters So I did it. Here is my grub line: …

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Hi Everybody, I have a somewhat similar problem. I can switch to Nvidia mode or back to Intel and after logout the selected video card is active. However, I if restart my laptop in Intel mode then the Nvidia settings are not available and I get the familiar error message. pszabados@msi-stealth ~ $…

@ps-msi It looks similar to my problem. I was searching for something that could consistently load nvidia and I think I found it (at least since I used it, I haven’t got any problem) Add this to you kernel parameters: pcie_aspm=off It solved my problems. But I’m a noob, so it might be better to …

@sheng448731223 You installed an older, incompatible driver, probably by installing cuda. Please uninstall anything nvidia and cuda, use the nvidia driver from graphics driver ppa and install just ‘cuda-toolkit’ instead of the full ‘cuda’ bundle

@felipemps If you still have issues with your surface, please open a new thread, this one gets messy.

Hello. I have been trying for the last two days to install the nvidia driver 450 for my GEForce MX250 on Ubuntu 20.04. I have followed many guides, repetedly purged nvidia, removing all the nvidia related packages then starting again, also using the ubuntu GUI driver selection. When I try apt-get i…

Please run nvidia-bug-report.sh as root and attach the resulting nvidia-bug-report.log.gz file to your post.

nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (94.0 KB) Thank you!

NVIDIA driver is not loaded. Ubuntu 18.10

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generix April 7, 2021, 9:43am 196

@ps-msi Please see this:
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/ubuntu-18-04-headless-390-intel-igpu-after-prime-select-intel-lost-contact-to-geforce-1050ti/66698/2
or upgrade to ubuntu 20.04 and use on-demand mode.

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