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Nvidia driver is not recognized properly – Ubuntu

OS:Ubuntu 20.04LTS
Windows10 dual boot

Error with nvidia-smi command after apt installation of nvidia driver.

$ nvidia-smi
Unable to determine the device handle for GPU 0000:0B:00.0: Not Found

$ dmesg |grep NVRM
[    3.065144] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX Open Kernel Module for x86_64  520.56.06  Release Build  (dvs-builder@U16-T12-10-2)  Thu Oct  6 21:33:54 UTC 2022
[    5.299612] NVRM: Open nvidia.ko is only ready for use on Data Center GPUs.
[    5.299614] NVRM: To force use of Open nvidia.ko on other GPUs, see the
[    5.299615] NVRM: 'OpenRmEnableUnsupportedGpus' kernel module parameter described
[    5.299616] NVRM: in the README.
[    5.692026] NVRM: GPU 0000:0b:00.0: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x63:0x0:1900)
[    5.692585] NVRM: GPU 0000:0b:00.0: rm_init_adapter failed, device minor number 0
[   19.458670] NVRM: GPU 0000:0b:00.0: RmInitAdapter failed! (0x63:0x0:1900)
[   19.459831] NVRM: GPU 0000:0b:00.0: rm_init_adapter failed, device minor number 0
...

$ dpkg -l | grep nvidia-driver
ii  nvidia-driver-520-open                     520.56.06-0ubuntu0.20.04.1          amd64        NVIDIA driver (open kernel) metapackage

I have tried reboot, secure boot and driver reinstallation.

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    I lowered the version of nvidia-driver and it solved the problem.


  2. 0

    As per several answers given on the Nvidia developers forum, try installing the non-open version of the drivers.

    I also recommend holding (with apt) the version of the drivers to avoid future mismatches.

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