Nvidia-smi "no devices were found" - K4000

Graphics / Linux Linux
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nvidia-smi show no device found.
Verified the following to be fine. I have an image with commands and output and unfortunately i am not able to attach it and the debug bundle.

  1. The driver being installed
  2. The N*470.182.03.run file used to deploy
  3. noueaue being disabled
  4. No secure boot
  5. nvidia-smi showing no device.

Could someone help here.

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I have the same Issue with an other legacy graphics card. Tesla K80 detected on OpenSuse 15.5, but nvidia-smi couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver . I was not able to get mine working yet, but I know you definitively did not share another data to debug your problem. What stops you from uploading the debug file here? For me it was just drag and drop.

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nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (552.9 KB)
@ben.kinigadner Thanks. The drag and drop worked. I was looking for attachment icon.

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dmesg:

[  555.722287] NVRM: GPU 0000:43:00.0: GPU does not have the necessary power cables connected.
[  555.722980] NVRM: GPU 0000:43:00.0: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x24:0x1c:1211)
[  555.723094] NVRM: GPU 0000:43:00.0: rm_init_adapter failed, device minor number 0
[  558.665969] NVRM: GPU 0000:43:00.0: GPU does not have the necessary power cables connected.
[  558.666470] NVRM: GPU 0000:43:00.0: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x24:0x1c:1211)
[  558.666579] NVRM: GPU 0000:43:00.0: rm_init_adapter failed, device minor number 0

We don’t have the same problem, but this looks like there is a problem with the power.

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@ben.kinigadner K4000 does not need any external power. So, this error msg does not point to the any corrective action that can be taken.

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VIDIA GLX Module  470.182.03  Fri Feb 24 03:21:43 UTC 2023
[  3292.037] (II) NVIDIA: The X server supports PRIME Render Offload.
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): The NVIDIA GPU at PCI:67:0:0 does not have the necessary
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     external power cables attached; X cannot use this GPU
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     until the problem is rectified.  Please shut down your
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     computer, open its case, and attach all of the appropriate
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     power connectors.  Please see the documentation provided
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0):     with your NVIDIA GPU for more details.
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA graphics device!
[  3297.928] (EE) NVIDIA(G0): Failing initialization of X screen

GLX thinks it should have one, I don’t know how these cards work, but maybe there is a way do manipulate how much power these cards get?

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@ben.kinigadner I don’t have a power outlet in my Dell T620 feed to the GPU connector. I will check what else can be done. Thanks for your help.