Nvidia-smi "couldn´t communicate with driver" + NVIDIA probe routine failed for 1 device

Hi there @nparslow5 !

What laptop model is this exactly? Not all laptops necessarily have Linux GPU support, sadly.

You might find a lot of suggestions on this particular problem in the dedicated Linux category here on the forums. For example this thread has a lot information, even if it is a bit older and with respect to Server setups.

In any case thiese lines are the key here:

Jul 9 11:11:28 nicholas-GF65-Thin-10UE kernel: [ 2.068666] NVRM: This PCI I/O region assigned to your NVIDIA device is invalid:
Jul 9 11:11:28 nicholas-GF65-Thin-10UE kernel: [ 2.068666] NVRM: BAR0 is 0M @ 0x0 (PCI:0000:01:00.0)

You should look in your BIOS for an option like “above 4G decoding” or “large/64bit BARs” and enable it. Very likely you will need to change to EFI mode instead of legacy.

It is recommended nowadays to go with UEFI boot and use the certified drivers offered by Ubuntu itself, going through the default authorization process to allow secure boot.

I hope this helps!

Thanks!