Hello :)
I have a Tesla M40 24GB GPU, which is not recognized by the nvidia-settings and nvidia-smi.
(i7-4790, 4x4GB DDR3 1600MHz, Nvidia Tesla M40 24GB, Asus Maximus VII Ranger, 512GB M.2 SSD, Above 4G Decoding activated, Secure Boot deactivated)
$ nvidia-settings:
ERROR: A supplied argument is invalid
(nvidia-settings:8043): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 21:02:06.219: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
** (nvidia-settings:8043): CRITICAL **: 21:02:06.220: ctk_powermode_new: assertion '(ctrl_target != NULL) && (ctrl_target->h != NULL)' failed
** Message: 21:02:06.250: PRIME: Requires offloading
** Message: 21:02:06.250: PRIME: is it supported? yes
** Message: 21:02:06.277: PRIME: Usage: /usr/bin/prime-select nvidia|intel|on-demand|query
** Message: 21:02:06.277: PRIME: on-demand mode: "1"
** Message: 21:02:06.277: PRIME: is "on-demand" mode supported? yes
$ nvidia-smi:
No devices were found
Linux however does detect the M40 and the newest drivers:
$ neofetch:
.-/+oossssoo+/-. ion-san@Homestation
`:+ssssssssssssssssss+:` -------------------
-+ssssssssssssssssssyyssss+- OS: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS x86_64
.ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso. Kernel: 6.2.0-33-generic
/ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/ Uptime: 46 mins
+ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+ Packages: 1731 (dpkg), 11 (snap)
/sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/ Shell: bash 5.1.16
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss. Resolution: 1920x1080
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+ DE: GNOME 42.9
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso WM: Mutter
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso WM Theme: Adwaita
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+ Theme: Yaru [GTK2/3]
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss. Icons: Yaru [GTK2/3]
/sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhdNMMMNhssssssss/ Terminal: gnome-terminal
+sssssssssdmydMMMMMMMMddddyssssssss+ CPU: Intel i7-4790 (8) @ 4.000GHz
/ssssssssssshdmNNNNmyNMMMMhssssss/ GPU: Intel HD Graphics
.ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso. GPU: NVIDIA Tesla M40
-+sssssssssssssssssyyyssss+- Memory: 2522MiB / 15860MiB
`:+ssssssssssssssssss+:`
.-/+oossssoo+/-.
$ inxi -G
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics
driver: i915 v: kernel
Device-2: NVIDIA GM200GL [Tesla M40] driver: nvidia v: 535.86.05
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2)
v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Controller
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family ME Interface #1
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI Controller #2
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev d0)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev d0)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI Controller #1
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Z97 Chipset LPC Controller
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 9 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller
01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM200GL [Tesla M40] (rev a1)
03:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Kingston Technology Company, Inc. Device 5013 (rev 01)
$ sudo lshw -c video
*-display
description: 3D controller
product: GM200GL [Tesla M40]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: a1
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:f0000000-f0ffffff
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
logical name: /dev/fb0
version: 06
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb
configuration: depth=32 driver=i915 latency=0 resolution=1920,1080
resources: irq:39 memory:f7800000-f7bfffff memory:e0000000-efffffff ioport:f000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
$ dpkg -l | grep nvidia-
ii libnvidia-cfg1-535:amd64 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ii libnvidia-common-535 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 all Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries
ii libnvidia-compute-535:amd64 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-compute-535:i386 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 i386 NVIDIA libcompute package
ii libnvidia-decode-535:amd64 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-decode-535:i386 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 i386 NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii libnvidia-encode-535:amd64 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-encode-535:i386 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 i386 NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii libnvidia-extra-535:amd64 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 Extra libraries for the NVIDIA driver
ii libnvidia-fbc1-535:amd64 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-fbc1-535:i386 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii libnvidia-gl-535:amd64 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii libnvidia-gl-535:i386 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 i386 NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii linux-modules-nvidia-535-6.2.0-26-generic 6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1+2 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 6.2.0-26
ii linux-modules-nvidia-535-6.2.0-33-generic 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 6.2.0-33
ii linux-modules-nvidia-535-generic-hwe-22.04 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1 amd64 Extra drivers for nvidia-535 for the generic-hwe-22.04 flavour
ii linux-objects-nvidia-535-6.2.0-26-generic 6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1+2 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 6.2.0-26 (objects)
ii linux-objects-nvidia-535-6.2.0-33-generic 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 6.2.0-33 (objects)
ii linux-signatures-nvidia-6.2.0-26-generic 6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1+2 amd64 Linux kernel signatures for nvidia modules for version 6.2.0-26-generic
ii linux-signatures-nvidia-6.2.0-33-generic 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1 amd64 Linux kernel signatures for nvidia modules for version 6.2.0-33-generic
ii nvidia-compute-utils-535 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA compute utilities
ii nvidia-driver-535 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver metapackage
ii nvidia-firmware-535-535.86.05 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 Firmware files used by the kernel module
ii nvidia-kernel-common-535 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 Shared files used with the kernel module
ii nvidia-kernel-source-535 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA kernel source package
ii nvidia-prime 0.8.17.1 all Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii nvidia-settings 510.47.03-0ubuntu1 amd64 Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii nvidia-utils-535 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii screen-resolution-extra 0.18.2 all Extension for the nvidia-settings control panel
ii xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-535 535.86.05-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver
$ dmesg | grep nvidia
[ 1.760496] audit: type=1400 audit(1695497467.785:3): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="nvidia_modprobe" pid=395 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 1.760499] audit: type=1400 audit(1695497467.785:4): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" profile="unconfined" name="nvidia_modprobe//kmod" pid=395 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 1.879892] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 1.879900] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
[ 2.090346] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 511
[ 2.091282] nvidia 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 2.227245] nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver for UNIX platforms 535.86.05 Fri Jul 14 20:20:58 UTC 2023
[ 2.258338] [drm] [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Loading driver
[ 2.273607] [drm:nv_drm_load [nvidia_drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to allocate NvKmsKapiDevice
[ 2.273844] [drm:nv_drm_probe_devices [nvidia_drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to register device
[ 2.471412] nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols nvUvmInterfaceDisableAccessCntr from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint.
[ 2.504381] nvidia-uvm: Loaded the UVM driver, major device number 508.
[ 119.878983] audit: type=1400 audit(1695497585.406:64): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="snap.firefox.firefox" name="/home/ion-san/nvidia-bug-report.log.gz" pid=2381 comm=4261636B67726F7E6F6F6C20233133 requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
[ 124.706280] audit: type=1400 audit(1695497590.234:68): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="snap.firefox.firefox" name="/home/ion-san/.nvidia-settings-rc" pid=2381 comm="pool-firefox" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=1000
[ 128.014718] audit: type=1400 audit(1695497593.542:71): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="snap.firefox.firefox" name="/home/ion-san/nvidia-bug-report.log.gz" pid=2381 comm=4261636B67726F7E6F6F6C20233133 requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
nvidia-bug-report.log.gz (140.0 KB)
Please help, I have already tried re-installing the drivers, altering the xorg.config, blacklisting the nouveau drivers, switching between the prime-select modes and re-installing ubuntu 22.04 LTS (had the same problems on Manjaro). Now I’m quite dazed and confused and would appreciate some advice (thanks in advance :)