# \#nvidia-smi

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## [GPU fell off the bus, never recovered, now invisible even at lspci level after full cold reset](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-fell-off-the-bus-never-recovered-now-invisible-even-at-lspci-level-after-full-cold-reset/385715)

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**Author:** [@altaiir38](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/altaiir38)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-fell-off-the-bus-never-recovered-now-invisible-even-at-lspci-level-after-full-cold-reset/385715 "2026-10-14T12:59:40Z")

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System: MSI GE62 6RF (Apache Pro), 2016 model GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 (laptop/mobile), hybrid graphics with Intel iGPU OS: Pop!\_OS 24.04 LTS (fresh install, not an in-place upgrade) Driver: 580.173.02 (via DKMS) Kernel: 7…

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## [RTX 5000 Ada Laptop GPU reports invalid 588–593 W power draw while Runtime D3 suspended](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx-5000-ada-laptop-gpu-reports-invalid-588-593-w-power-draw-while-runtime-d3-suspended/378866)

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**Author:** [@legatus.proxmox](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/legatus.proxmox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx-5000-ada-laptop-gpu-reports-invalid-588-593-w-power-draw-while-runtime-d3-suspended/378866 "2026-09-27T20:59:33Z")

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Hello, I am seeing invalid NVML / nvidia-smi power telemetry on an NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU in a Dell Precision 7780. System System: Dell Precision 7780 GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU P…

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## [Measure GPU utilization on Jetson Platforms](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/measure-gpu-utilization-on-jetson-platforms/378989)

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**Author:** [@talha.tahir](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/talha.tahir)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/measure-gpu-utilization-on-jetson-platforms/378989 "2026-08-28T06:37:18Z")

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I’m on Jetson Xavier NX. My goal is to measure a how much GPU is utilized while running my Cuda application (% of SM utilization). One can do that using nvidia-smi dmon on Discrete GPUs: nvidia-smi dmon -s u -d 1 But n…

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## [Nvlddmkm issue leading to BSOD during AI inference](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvlddmkm-issue-leading-to-bsod-during-ai-inference/347336)

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**Author:** [@mhosseini1](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/mhosseini1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvlddmkm-issue-leading-to-bsod-during-ai-inference/347336 "2026-07-24T12:24:14Z")

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On a server, I have two NVIDIA L4 GPUs which are being used for AI model inference to perform anomaly detection in image data. Since August 22, 2025, a weird issue started happening. The server rebooted at random times i…

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## [DGX Spark GB10 – Asus GX10 – GPU becomes inoperable](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/dgx-spark-gb10-asus-gx10-gpu-becomes-inoperable/372486)

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**Author:** [@vcanas](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/vcanas)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/dgx-spark-gb10-asus-gx10-gpu-becomes-inoperable/372486 "2026-06-07T18:53:46Z")

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I’m having problems with Asus GX10 since the day I bought it, 3 months ago. I’ve applied all frequent updates, lowered the clock to 2138 MHz, confirmed the BIOS firmware to be correct on both PD FW, set the GPU to persi…

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## [Subject: RTX 5080 Mobile - Synchronization and Handshake failure after VBIOS update following Linux GPU switching (envycontrol)](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/subject-rtx-5080-mobile-synchronization-and-handshake-failure-after-vbios-update-following-linux-gpu-switching-envycontrol/366444)

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**Author:** [@sertacyucedag87](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sertacyucedag87)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/subject-rtx-5080-mobile-synchronization-and-handshake-failure-after-vbios-update-following-linux-gpu-switching-envycontrol/366444 "2026-05-21T10:38:50Z")

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I am looking for technical insights regarding a persistent communication failure between the dGPU and the system on my laptop. The issue started after a specific sequence of firmware updates and OS state changes. I would…

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## [\[HELP\] omni.kit.livestream.webrtc 9.1.1 — WebRTC stream fails on NVIDIA L4 (GCP g2-standard-8): GPU not whitelisted, no video ICE candidates in SDP](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/help-omni-kit-livestream-webrtc-9-1-1-webrtc-stream-fails-on-nvidia-l4-gcp-g2-standard-8-gpu-not-whitelisted-no-video-ice-candidates-in-sdp/369223)

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**Author:** [@sanny](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sanny)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/help-omni-kit-livestream-webrtc-9-1-1-webrtc-stream-fails-on-nvidia-l4-gcp-g2-standard-8-gpu-not-whitelisted-no-video-ice-candidates-in-sdp/369223 "2026-05-14T18:03:05Z")

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Description: Environment Cloud: Google Cloud Platform Instance: g2-standard-8 (8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM) GPU: 1× NVIDIA L4 (23 GB VRAM, Device ID: 0x27B8, PCI ID: 10168) Driver: 595.58.03 / CUDA 13.1 OS: Ubuntu…

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## [WTG: NVML memory-utilization counter pinned at 100% idle on tested RTX 3080 Laptop GPU drivers](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/wtg-nvml-memory-utilization-counter-pinned-at-100-idle-on-tested-rtx-3080-laptop-gpu-drivers/369674)

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**Author:** [@adam.hooper](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/adam.hooper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/wtg-nvml-memory-utilization-counter-pinned-at-100-idle-on-tested-rtx-3080-laptop-gpu-drivers/369674 "2026-05-10T23:10:51Z")

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Posting here because the System Management and Monitoring (NVML) category appears read-only for new topics. This topic is about NVML/NVIDIA-SMI behavior, not NVAPI. I built a Windows-native NVML telemetry tool called WT…

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## [Nvidia-smi fails to communicate with driver, but driver is correct](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-smi-fails-to-communicate-with-driver-but-driver-is-correct/368535)

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**Author:** [@flashman014](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/flashman014)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-smi-fails-to-communicate-with-driver-but-driver-is-correct/368535 "2026-05-07T23:49:56Z")

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System specs: OS: Linux Mint 22 Kernal: Linux 6.8.0-110-generic GPU: GeForce GTX 1070 Driver Version: 535.288.01-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 When I use the command “nvidia-smi” it returns this message: “NVIDIA-SMI has failed b…

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## [GPU utilization](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-utilization/368787)

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**Author:** [@ma2693](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ma2693)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-utilization/368787 "2026-05-04T17:47:07Z")

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I’m trying to understand how GPU utilization is defined and interpreted. According to NVIDIA support, GPU utilization is: “Percent of time over the past sample period during which one or more kernels was executing on t…

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## [RTX 4060 not working on Nobara](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx-4060-not-working-on-nobara/368695)

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**Author:** [@thibaudmarlier](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/thibaudmarlier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx-4060-not-working-on-nobara/368695 "2026-05-01T13:25:38Z")

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I’ve started using Nobara a couple days ago and wanted to use the OS to game. OS: Nobara Linux 43 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition) x86\_64 Host: G5 KF5 CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i7-13620H (16) @ 4.90 GPU 1: NVIDIA GeFo…

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## [Phone number (+86) verification exceeded limits for API access](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/phone-number-86-verification-exceeded-limits-for-api-access/367278)

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**Author:** [@2586224896qq](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/2586224896qq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/phone-number-86-verification-exceeded-limits-for-api-access/367278 "2026-04-21T11:13:33Z")

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Hi, I am trying to generate an API key for NVIDIA NIM, but I keep getting the error “This phone number has exceeded limits” when trying to verify my phone number (+86). This is my first time trying to register. Could yo…

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## [NVIDIA H100s behind RDK board - not detecting in NVIDIA-SMI](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-h100s-behind-rdk-board-not-detecting-in-nvidia-smi/366034)

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**Author:** [@dinakar.kuchi](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/dinakar.kuchi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-h100s-behind-rdk-board-not-detecting-in-nvidia-smi/366034 "2026-04-08T20:43:54Z")

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Hi, I have 4 100s behind an RDK board, which should support x4 \* 4H100s = x16 Gen 6. All the 4 H100s are showing in “lspci” but not in “nvidia-smi” devices list. What might have been the issue?. Thanks.

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## [Nvidia Powerd Dynamic boost not increasing the power limit](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-powerd-dynamic-boost-not-increasing-the-power-limit/357406)

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**Author:** [@deven.boutin](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/deven.boutin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-powerd-dynamic-boost-not-increasing-the-power-limit/357406 "2026-01-13T06:28:48Z")

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I have an asus p16 with a RTX 4070 Max-Q It is power limited to 55w. I can’t change the power limit/target using Nvidia-SMI. Nvidia-SMI reports a maximum power of 105w for the device. I enable Nvidia’s poorly documente…

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## [Prompted with upgrade after installing CUDA](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/prompted-with-upgrade-after-installing-cuda/356363)

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**Author:** [@matteo.ungaro](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/matteo.ungaro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/prompted-with-upgrade-after-installing-cuda/356363 "2026-01-03T10:21:47Z")

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Hi I recently fresh started on a new Ubuntu machine with the following: matteo@neo-PC --+oossssssoo+-- ------------- .:+ssssssssssssssssss+…

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## [Unable to re-flash unitree go2 expansion dock. (nvidia orin nx) which has jetpack5.1](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-re-flash-unitree-go2-expansion-dock-nvidia-orin-nx-which-has-jetpack5-1/351374)

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**Author:** [@dileep.m](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/dileep.m)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unable-to-re-flash-unitree-go2-expansion-dock-nvidia-orin-nx-which-has-jetpack5-1/351374 "2025-11-14T06:41:12Z")

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hey guys. due to some reasons GPU driver stack got destroyed in unitree go2 expansion dock (nvidia orin nx), as per my research, i need to re-flash the jetpack with 5.1, with ubuntu 20.04 to get the correct GPU drivers …

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## [GPU is stuck to maximun power state at idle when using multiple monitors](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-is-stuck-to-maximun-power-state-at-idle-when-using-multiple-monitors/310924)

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**Author:** [@thesword53](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/thesword53)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-is-stuck-to-maximun-power-state-at-idle-when-using-multiple-monitors/310924 "2025-11-04T10:19:34Z")

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Hello, With certain combinations of monitor refresh rate, the GPU clocks won’t ramp down at idle (no app using the GPU open) even if I set: Power management mode to Adaptive or Optimal Power with the Windows driver Po…

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## [Problems with Wayland + Ubuntu + GBM/Pixmap/Scanout/SharedImage](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/problems-with-wayland-ubuntu-gbm-pixmap-scanout-sharedimage/349768)

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**Author:** [@otzelot2021](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/otzelot2021)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/problems-with-wayland-ubuntu-gbm-pixmap-scanout-sharedimage/349768 "2025-10-31T23:12:41Z")

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Description: When using Ubuntu 24.04.03 under Wayland with NVIDIA driver 580.95.05 and an RTX 3080, serious GPU problems occur in Chromium (and sometimes Firefox). Symptoms: Chromium GPU process crashes repeatedly (G…

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## [Big problems with Wayland in Minecraft](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/big-problems-with-wayland-in-minecraft/349751)

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**Author:** [@otzelot2021](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/otzelot2021)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/big-problems-with-wayland-in-minecraft/349751 "2025-10-31T23:10:21Z")

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I am using an Nvidia RTX3080 on Ubuntu 24.04.03 with Nvidia driver version 580.95.05. On Wayland, I experience significant FPS drops in Minecraft. Instead of ≈900 FPS (X11), I only get ≈10 FPS on Wayland. I used the offi…

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## [RTX ADA PRO 6000 MAXQ : CUDA driver initialization failed](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx-ada-pro-6000-maxq-cuda-driver-initialization-failed/348822)

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**Author:** [@ormeci4189](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ormeci4189)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rtx-ada-pro-6000-maxq-cuda-driver-initialization-failed/348822 "2025-10-24T08:20:07Z")

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I built a new computer and installed an RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell in it. I installed Ubuntu 24 and downloaded the nvidia-driver-580, but the system wouldn’t boot. After some research online, I figured I might need to inst…

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## [Welcome Screen got stuck after installing drivers for NVIDIA geforce RTX 5090](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/welcome-screen-got-stuck-after-installing-drivers-for-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090/347300)

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**Author:** [@priteshpanchal86](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/priteshpanchal86)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/welcome-screen-got-stuck-after-installing-drivers-for-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090/347300 "2025-10-10T10:15:54Z")

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Recently i purchased gigabyte geforce RTX 5090 and installed nvidia drivers and after rebooting screen got stuck on gigabyte logo not able to enter into OS. Please help System Configuration Motherboard: GIGABYTE B850…

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## [Availability of the latest kmod-nvidia package for the latest RHEL 9.6 kernel](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/availability-of-the-latest-kmod-nvidia-package-for-the-latest-rhel-9-6-kernel/344515)

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**Author:** [@rmanyam](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/rmanyam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/availability-of-the-latest-kmod-nvidia-package-for-the-latest-rhel-9-6-kernel/344515 "2025-09-29T22:33:50Z")

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Hi, I am currently using the latest kernel available for RHEL 9.6 and would like to install the NVIDIA driver and related packages to utilize the GPU. I noticed that the pre-compiled kmod-nvidia package for the newest k…

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## [NVIDIA dGPU shows active but nvidia-smi says "No devices found" on Linux Mint 21.3 with PRIME on-demand](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-dgpu-shows-active-but-nvidia-smi-says-no-devices-found-on-linux-mint-21-3-with-prime-on-demand/345555)

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**Author:** [@sudo.mksantho.sh](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/sudo.mksantho.sh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-dgpu-shows-active-but-nvidia-smi-says-no-devices-found-on-linux-mint-21-3-with-prime-on-demand/345555 "2025-09-21T04:33:09Z")

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I’m having trouble with my NVIDIA dGPU on Linux Mint 21.3 (Ubuntu 24.04 base). I have an RTX 3040 dGPU and Intel iGPU in a laptop (Optimus). My setup is prime-select query → on-demand. Problem: GPU is active, but n…

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## [Good old NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/good-old-nvidia-smi-has-failed-because-it-couldnt-communicate-with-the-nvidia-driver/288239)

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**Author:** [@user150815](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/user150815)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/good-old-nvidia-smi-has-failed-because-it-couldnt-communicate-with-the-nvidia-driver/288239 "2025-09-18T08:57:51Z")

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I’m having trouble installing the nvidia driver. I used this guide as a basis. I tried both installation via the ubuntu-drivers tool and manually. I spent several days studying similar topics but so far nothing has help…

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## [Nvidia-smi outputs "No devices were found" on Ubuntu 22.04](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-smi-outputs-no-devices-were-found-on-ubuntu-22-04/343889)

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**Author:** [@tp8505583](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/tp8505583)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-smi-outputs-no-devices-were-found-on-ubuntu-22-04/343889 "2025-09-05T21:34:30Z")

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When I run nvidia-smi, I get an output of “No devices were found“. I’ve tried using prime-select to specify nvidia graphics and rebooting, but it made no difference. Device specs: Ubuntu 22.04 kernal: 6.8.0-79-generic …

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## [Nvidia-smi doesnt show running processes inside the container](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-smi-doesnt-show-running-processes-inside-the-container/343361)

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**Author:** [@masoudkaveh1993](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/masoudkaveh1993)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-smi-doesnt-show-running-processes-inside-the-container/343361 "2025-08-28T06:01:59Z")

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Recently, I have successfully gotten CUDA running in Kubernetes with containerd CRI. Everything works properly, but I need to see processes that are working in the GPU with nvidia-smi inside the pod or container. When I …

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## [CUDA Device Unavailable(GPU Crash) After Some Time– Request for Offline Solution](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-device-unavailable-gpu-crash-after-some-time-request-for-offline-solution/342022)

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**Author:** [@memoryleaks](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/memoryleaks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cuda-device-unavailable-gpu-crash-after-some-time-request-for-offline-solution/342022 "2025-08-18T06:52:14Z")

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I am currently attempting to run my algorithm using C++ on a system with an NVIDIA GPU. Initially, everything functions correctly, and I am able to utilize the GPU accelerator as expected. However, after some time, the G…

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## [GPU not detected by Vulkan (NVIDIA works) in Docker](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-not-detected-by-vulkan-nvidia-works-in-docker/340456)

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**Author:** [@delanduer](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/delanduer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/gpu-not-detected-by-vulkan-nvidia-works-in-docker/340456 "2025-08-08T22:54:18Z")

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Isaac Sim Version 5.0.0 Operating System Ubuntu 24.04 -Docker GPU Information Model: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation Driver Version: 570.158.01 Topic Description GPU can be successfully detected by Vulkan on Host (U…

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## [Libnvidia-encode.so is present on host but not available in Docker container with --gpus all](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/libnvidia-encode-so-is-present-on-host-but-not-available-in-docker-container-with-gpus-all/340651)

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**Author:** [@ival86](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ival86)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/libnvidia-encode-so-is-present-on-host-but-not-available-in-docker-container-with-gpus-all/340651 "2025-07-29T20:11:03Z")

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Hello, I have a system with NVIDIA driver 570.x installed on Ubuntu 20.04. The file /usr/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/libnvidia-encode.so is present on the host and nvidia-smi works both on the host and inside containers. I u…

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## [(rhel9)NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rhel9-nvidia-smi-has-failed-because-it-couldnt-communicate-with-the-nvidia-driver-make-sure-that-the-latest-nvidia-driver-is-installed-and-running/340647)

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**Author:** [@msmosoftware](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/msmosoftware)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/rhel9-nvidia-smi-has-failed-because-it-couldnt-communicate-with-the-nvidia-driver-make-sure-that-the-latest-nvidia-driver-is-installed-and-running/340647 "2025-07-29T18:35:50Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to install a Geforce RTX 5090 into my rhel workstation. I used the nvidia-driver-assistant tool to help with installing the drivers. However, as the title states, I cannot get nvidia-smi to work with th…

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