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seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 51,684

Re: [SOLVED]System freeze when running 'nvidia-smi'

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=273425
Same GPU, ASUS, unresolved

https://forum.manjaro.org/t/installer-d … or/97753/7
Similar symptoms, ASUS, down to a dated BIOS - so if you can, try to update the BIOS.

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sthan

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Registered: 2022-02-23

Posts: 15

Re: [SOLVED]System freeze when running 'nvidia-smi'

I think my problem is quite the same with the first person and I have updated my BIOS. Maybe I should choose GTX3080 version to avoid this problem because it is said to work great
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Laptop/ASUS

Will things be possibly better if I change my GPU to GTX3080 or GTX3060? I mainly use GPU for deep learning, so it is ok for me to use GTX3060.

Last edited by sthan (2022-02-26 04:13:36)

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 51,684

Re: [SOLVED]System freeze when running 'nvidia-smi'

Did you check the second link and did you see whether there're BIOS updates available for your device?

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sthan

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Registered: 2022-02-23

Posts: 15

Re: [SOLVED]System freeze when running 'nvidia-smi'

Yes, I have updated the bios by following the official guide from ASUS, but it still remains the same.

sthan

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Registered: 2022-02-23

Posts: 15

Re: [SOLVED]System freeze when running 'nvidia-smi'

I have change my laptop to a new ROG Strix Scar G15 G533QS(GTX3070) and run

pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-prime

and then reboot and run

nvidia-smi

and everything works well. So I guess this problem is caused by my old laptop.

Anyway, I am so glad the problem is finally solved.
Thank you for your help @seth @V1del.