RTX 5080 not working on Ubuntu 24.04.3 and 25.04

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Hello everyone! I have this big problem with my RTX 5080 using ubuntu.

Ubuntu Version:
24.04.3 LTS and 25.04
Desktop Environment:
GNOME (default install)
Problem Description:
Fresh install of Ubuntu 24.04.3 on a new 2TB NVMe. As soon as I try to install NVIDIA drivers, my monitor goes to “no signal” from the RTX output.
The only way I briefly got a signal from the RTX was by booting into recovery mode, connecting to the internet, cleaning/purging DKMS packages, and then booting normally—at which point nvidia-smi reports that it can’t communicate with the driver.
After installing drivers on the kernel (6.14.0.33-generic), I can’t even get recovery mode anymore (still “no signal”). If I switch to the iGPU and uninstall NVIDIA drivers, the system works again and I can see again. I upgraded to 25.04 but the problem is still present.

TLDR problem:

  • Reboot → screen shows No signal.

  • If I manage to boot via recovery and purge DKMS modules, I can reach the desktop, but the NVIDIA driver doesn’t load (nvidia-smi fails).

Relevant System Information:

  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080.

  • iGPU present; system works when using iGPU and removing NVIDIA packages.

  • Storage: 2TB NVMe.

  • Kernel tested: 6.14.0.33-generic.

  • Drivers attempted: nvidia-driver-580-open, nvidia-driver-570-open, nvidia-driver-575

  • Firmware settings: Secure Boot disabled, Resizable BAR enabled.

  • Works fine on Windows on the same hardware.

  • DKMS: cleaning/purging DKMS temporarily restores video output, but the NVIDIA driver still doesn’t initialize. Now with the module nvidia loaded on the kernel is not possible to get signal again.

Screenshots or Error Messages:

  • Monitor shows “No signal” or a black screen with blinking cursor after driver install + reboot.

  • nvidia-smi output when I can reach a desktop (after DKMS cleanup):
    NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn’t communicate with the NVIDIA driver.

  • nvidia-smi output once installed the drivers and switching back to the iGPU cause there was no signal from the RTX:
    | NVIDIA-SMI 580.95.05 Driver Version: 580.95.05 CUDA Version: 13.0

| GPU Name Persistence-M | Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC

| Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap | Memory-Usage | GPU-Util Compute M.

| | | MIG M.

| 0 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Off | 00000000:02:00.0 Off | N/A

| 0% 26C P8 14W / 360W | 15MiB / 16303MiB | 0% Default

| | | N/A

| Processes:

| GPU GI CI PID Type Process name GPU Memory

| ID ID Usage

| 0 N/A N/A 1974 G /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg 4MiB

(example with the 580-open installation)

Can provide dmesg, journalctl -b -p err, and dkms status if needed.
What I’ve Tried:

  • Enabling Resizable BAR and disabling Secure Boot.

  • Reseating the GPU.

  • Reinstalling Ubuntu.

  • Uninstalling/reinstalling NVIDIA 580/575/570 (both open and proprietary) via Additional Drivers and apt.

  • Booting into recovery, connecting to the internet, cleaning/purging DKMS packages, then booting (video returns but driver still not working).

  • Installing drivers on both OEM and generic kernels; afterward, even recovery mode gives no signal. Only workaround is switching to the iGPU and removing NVIDIA drivers.

  • Adding ppa repo and installing drivers but nothing changed.

  • Updating to 25.04 but nothing changed.

I’m running out of ideas and I don’t know how to fix it…

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hello , xselitesolver

i have a similar problem.

My Card = Geforce RTX 5060

BIOS setting also: Resizable BAR enabled : Secure Boot = disabled

same Kernel = 6.14.0-33 (Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS)

active Display-manager = “Wayland” (older X11-xorg can’t be reactivated)

I have tried every version of the 580 driver , As soon as the driver is installed and I restart my computer, Wayland crashes completely, there is absolutely no graphics or image left , The only way to get the display back is to uninstall the driver via “purge”.

i’m with you

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I feel your pain after fighting with a 5050 and 5060 recently. In addition to ReBAR, do you also have above 4G decoding enabled in the BIOS? What also helped was switching to HDMI from DP. From what I hear X11 works more reliably than Wayland with the latest Ubuntu+Nvidia.

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“Above 4G memory/Crypto currency mining = enabled” (made BIOS screenshot from them)

changed DP (displayport) to HDMI connection –> the same problem (it doesn’t matter).

“X11” doesn’t work anymore on my system. after a new Installation from Ubuntu over LIVE-Ubuntu-stick the former “X11” (x-server or x-window-system) is no longer available.

Reactivation also ends in a black empty screen.

I hope that the problem will be solved before the graphics card stops working.

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Same issue here, with 4070 Ti Super, CPU AMD, Ubuntu 24.04, X11, Kernel 6.14, driver 580. Hello nvidia, this is not ok. I know you’re an understaffed small startup that is struggling, but try to get someone in the support team to help customers use your product, it’s really important…

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Hello , ernashil .

I’m sorry for you too , I’m sorry to say this, but Nvidia not only has trouble getting its drivers to run flawlessly, but also has serious security issues that still persist. Attackers can penetrate and manipulate systems relatively easily.At the moment it looks as if the Linux operating system is many levels more secure than the drivers provided by Nvidia.Would also explain why the Linux system probably literally locks out the Nvidia driver from the system in order to protect its own system.

wish you all the best

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In bios

  • Above 4G Decoding: Enabled

  • Re-Size BAR Support: Enabled

  • CSM: Disabled

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I had. the same issue with an RTX 4000 ADA and RTX 5060Ti. The usual driver only reconinzed my RTX 4000 ADA so I removed the current driver and installed nvidia-driver-580-server-open (server optional). Now it recognizes both GPUs