SOLUTION:
The problem is that the drivers does not switch to HDMI output after reboot, but use the displayport instead. After plugging in an adapter from displayport to HDMI, I got signal. (I use a TV as screen atm)
Hi!
I just recently bought a RTX 5070Ti, and this has by far been the worst experience with trying to get a graphics card to run in Linux I’ve had so far.
I’m in need of some help to get the 5070 Ti card working (any distro is fine). I’ve searched most forums, and have tried just about everything now to get it to run, but so far, I’ve had no luck.
To skip the unnecessary follow up questions and tips, here’s a list of what I’ve tried so far:
Yes: The card works, I dual boot and the card works flawlessly in windows with games and everything.
Yes: I have updated my BIOS to the latest version
Yes: I have tried all different combinations of BIOS settings that are recommended in order to get the card to work in Linux. Such as:
- Enable Above 4G Decoding and Resizable BAR
- IOMMU settings enabled
- Primary x16 slot to Gen 4 mode (this solved it for others, but not for me)
- CMS on / off
- Secure boot off
Regardless of what settings I use in BIOS, the card works in windows. But whenever I try to boot up Linux, the screen turns blank.
Yes: I have tried the latest PPA drivers
Yes: I’m using the open driver
Yes: I’ve tried both the 570 & 575 drivers
Yes: I’m downloading and trying the latest driver versions that are suppose to work, either from PPA or Nvidia directly (Ubuntu), or rpmfusion-nonfree-updates (Fodora) etc.
Yes, I have tried different Linux distros:
- Ubuntu 24.04 & 25.04
- CatchyOS (latest version)
- Fodora 42
- Manjaro (latest version) - Switching to a terminal with ctrl+alt+F? key works, so I can actually see text. The others were completely blank.
I’m going to try Bazzite beta now, and see if I have any luck getting it to run.
Now, the question is: How can it be so hard to just release a driver that works without all the hassle?
I mean, in windows, you run an .exe file → Install → Reboot → All works, no messing around.
Then for Linux, you either have to:
- Flip different options in your BIOS (which magically makes the card work in Linux, which apparently works for some, but unfortunately, none of them worked for me.)
- Buy other hardware, because your current combination of motherboard + graphics card, just will not work
- Spend a week or two messing around until you finally, without knowing what actually solved the problem magically get it to work.
- Wait another 6 months to1 year, and hope that the next kernel + nvidia driver release will fix the problem
It is now that one starts to hope that SteamOS really takes off, and that gamers switch over. Then Nvidia will have no choice but to make sure their drivers work, because millions of gamers are going to complain otherwise. Then, we can finally get rid of this annoying “early adopting” problem, where you spend days to try go get your new graphics card to work.