[SOLVED] Nvidia GPU not recognised in new version: nvidia-575.64-5

nips · 2025-07-03 08:21:01

Hi all,

DISCLAIMER: if you want more logs, i can recreate it again if you want and I will provide exactly what is required. I did some troubleshooting to solve the issue so my previous logs are a bit of a mess..

After updating nvidia and its required packages to version nvidia-575.64-5, my Nvidia GTX 3050 would no longer be recognised.

/var/log/pacman.log:

[2025-07-02T11:40:48+0000] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils'
[2025-07-02T11:41:33+0000] [ALPM] transaction started
[2025-07-02T11:41:35+0000] [ALPM] upgraded nvidia-utils (575.57.08-3 -> 575.64-1)
[2025-07-02T11:41:35+0000] [ALPM] upgraded nvidia (575.57.08-5 -> 575.64-5)
[2025-07-02T11:41:35+0000] [ALPM] transaction completed

sudo dmesg

Failed to find module 'nvidia-uvm'

I rolled back to the versions I was using yesterday using the arch linux archive, now it is working again. It was a fresh install and didn't have previous nvidia packages in the cache, so used ALA.

rolled back to:

nvidia-575.57.08-5-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst 
nvidia-utils-575.57.08-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst'

By running command:

[2025-07-03T06:27:34+0000] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -U https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/ … kg.tar.zst https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/n/nvidia-utils/nvidia-utils-575.57.08-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst'

Now it is working again.

Jul 03 06:46:14 archy kernel: NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  575.57.08  Sat May 24 07:21:16 UTC 2025
Jul 03 06:46:14 archy kernel: nvidia_uvm: module uses symbols nvUvmInterfaceDisableAccessCntr from proprietary module nvidia, inheriting taint.
Jul 03 06:46:15 archy kernel: nvidia-modeset: Loading NVIDIA Kernel Mode Setting Driver for UNIX platforms  575.57.08  Sat May 24 06:52:56 UTC 2025
Jul 03 06:46:15 archy systemd-modules-load[1041]: Inserted module 'nvidia_uvm'

So.. Who cares?

Could an experienced Arch user please provide a recommendation how I could avoid breaking Nvidia in future from an update? I am assuming I did something wrong.

(I did P -Syyu before updating any packages to sync to latest). <-- incorrect, my mistake.

Last edited by nips (2025-07-04 11:17:10)

StarWolf3000 · 2025-07-03 09:04:24

You forgot to update your local package database before doing that update with

# pacman -Sy

575.64-5 is from last week (27 Jun 2025), while the most recent is 575.64.03-1 (which is at least 24hrs old from when you posted).

Last edited by StarWolf3000 (2025-07-03 09:04:40)

nips · 2025-07-03 09:14:31

Thank you :-)

seth · 2025-07-03 16:30:40

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.

nips · 2025-07-05 03:17:39

Thanks Seth and StarWolf3000, will do. Appreciate the help you do on this forum.

Just to be clear to if anyone reads this post, the problem was I should have updated correctly:

run:

pacman -Syu

instead of:

pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils

(I was trying to use newer nvidia drivers without updating my kernel.. stupid.)

This problem wouldn't have happened if I just ran

pacman -Syu

I updated to the newest version today and nvidia 575.64.03-1 is working for me.

[~]$ pacman -Q | grep -E "(nvidia|linux-firmware )"
linux-firmware 20250627-1
linux-firmware-nvidia 20250627-1
nvidia 575.64.03-1
nvidia-settings 575.64-1
nvidia-utils 575.64.03-1

Last edited by nips (2025-07-05 03:20:54)

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#1 2025-07-03 08:21:01

[SOLVED] Nvidia GPU not recognised in new version: nvidia-575.64-5

So.. Who cares?

#2 2025-07-03 09:04:24

Re: [SOLVED] Nvidia GPU not recognised in new version: nvidia-575.64-5

#3 2025-07-03 09:14:31

Re: [SOLVED] Nvidia GPU not recognised in new version: nvidia-575.64-5

#4 2025-07-03 16:30:40

Re: [SOLVED] Nvidia GPU not recognised in new version: nvidia-575.64-5

#5 2025-07-05 03:17:39

Re: [SOLVED] Nvidia GPU not recognised in new version: nvidia-575.64-5

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