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Karlito

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Registered: 2025-04-03

Posts: 5

[SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

Hello,
I have been debuging this for like 3 days now, so this is my last hope.
When i run

  lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D' 

it outputs this:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GB203 [GeForce RTX 5070 Ti] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device 5315
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
	Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
--
75:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Granite Ridge [Radeon Graphics] (rev cb)
	Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device d000
	Kernel modules: amdgpu
75:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio Controller

So from my understanding, the nVidia drivers are installed correctly. However when i run

 nvidia-smi 

it says that No devices were found.
I have tried adding

 nvidia_drm.modeset=1 

to the grub bootloader, but that just makes arch linux not boot.

This is the output of

 journalctl -b -p err | grep nvidia 

Apr 03 15:17:32 archlinux kernel: [drm:nv_drm_load [nvidia_drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to allocate NvKmsKapiDevice
Apr 03 15:17:32 archlinux kernel: [drm:nv_drm_register_drm_device [nvidia_drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to register device

I didn't find a way to solve these errors.

I am trying to solve this to change the refresh rate on my monitor

I have tried plugging my monitor into the iGPU (Motherboard) but the issue presisted.
I am using a DP cable.

My pc specs (if that helps):
CPU: AMD ryzen 7 9800 x3d
GPU: Geforce RTX 5070 Ti
RAM: DDR5 32gb
Motherboard: X870 EAGLE WIFI7 -CF

My kernel version is 6.13.8-arch1-1
And i am using Wayland (GNOME)

Last edited by Karlito (2025-04-03 15:15:46)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,764

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

What does `pacman -Qs nvidia` show?

Karlito

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Registered: 2025-04-03

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

local/egl-gbm 1.1.2.1-1
    The GBM EGL external platform library
local/egl-wayland 4:1.1.18-1
    EGLStream-based Wayland external platform
local/egl-x11 1.0.0-1
    NVIDIA XLib and XCB EGL Platform Library
local/libvdpau 1.5-3
    Nvidia VDPAU library
local/libxnvctrl 570.133.07-1
    NVIDIA NV-CONTROL X extension
local/nvidia 570.133.07-2
    NVIDIA kernel modules
local/nvidia-settings 570.133.07-1
    Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
local/nvidia-utils 570.133.07-1
    NVIDIA drivers utilities 

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,764

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

Did you not read the wiki for installing the drivers?

Karlito

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Registered: 2025-04-03

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

No. This is from the archinstall script so i just assumed it was correct. But i will read it.

Karlito

Member

Registered: 2025-04-03

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

Okay so i read it. And it did nothing. I have added nvidia, nvidia_modeset, nvidia_uvm and nvidia_drm to early load. And added the pacman hook. Is there something i am missing like a idiot ?

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,764

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

The driver you have installed is specifically listed as working with Maxwell (NV110/GMXXX) through Ada Lovelace (NV190/ADXXX) only.

Karlito

Member

Registered: 2025-04-03

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

Thank you so much kind sir.
It is solved.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 64,524

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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NetNobody

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Registered: 2025-06-08

Posts: 1

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

Did you not read the wiki for installing the drivers?

I don't log in often, but I just want to point out that your baseless snideness is exactly what is wrong with this distro's support. To people just joining the community, they have no idea what the difference is between Kepler/Maxwell/Ada. They know their card number, that's about it. Instead of being a snide prude, add your snideness to a point in the right direction, which you had to add anyways in a separate post. Merely say:

"Did you read the wiki? The drivers you are trying to install are for Maxwell, when you should be installing your card's appropriate drivers for Ada Lovelace. Don't rely on archinstall to always give you the correct setup."

I don't know if you think you're teaching a lesson, but if you think you are, at least provide proper guidance in the initial answer response. Instead of just sending the dude to the wiki, only more confused as to what they did wrong, provide the context within the same post.

Be snide, fine, but at least be intelligent about your snide posts.

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,764

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

To people just joining the community, they have no idea what the difference is between Kepler/Maxwell/Ada. They know their card number, that's about it.

Doesn't appear you read the wiki, either, as it has a link that tells you exactly this.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 64,524

Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

He also didn't read the OP

The drivers you are trying to install are for Maxwell, when you should be installing your card's appropriate drivers for Ada Lovelace.

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GB203 [GeForce RTX 5070 Ti] (rev a1)

and is a liar

I don't log in often

NetNobody
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and not the first one to register to necrobump a solved thread to troll a long-time member.

There's either some 4chan challenge to troll the adults on the bbs (which, joke's on them - you cannot troll adults. That's why they're called adults) or the XIV symposium of international Karens has decided that somebody needs to talk to the archlinux manager because the very problematic people there  don't pander to mistakes or bad habits.

And it's probably AI supported slop.

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: [SOLVED] nVidia graphics card not being recognised.

Moderator Note

Closing this thread.

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