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consler

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modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_drm': No such device

I am currently trying to switch from intel integrated graphics to nvidia graphics.
I was following this guide https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA … phics_only, and I had to enable DRM kernel module setting by running

 sudo modprobe nvidia_drm modeset=1 

and so I did, but got output

 modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_drm': No such device 

I installed my driver using

 sudo pacman nvidia -S 

And

 sudo pacman -Suy 

right after

And did

 sudo mkinitcpio -P 

When I run

 sudo dmesg | grep nvidia 

I get

[    8.180646] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[    8.180656] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
[    8.180660] nvidia: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[    8.180661] nvidia: module license taints kernel.
[    8.574848] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 241
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[    8.576450] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 241
[   11.459372] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   11.465545] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   12.122619] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   12.129299] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   29.134840] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   29.136315] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   29.802916] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   29.804675] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   46.134590] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   46.136235] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   46.764670] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   46.766228] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   52.578696] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   52.585425] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   53.446164] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   53.455257] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   55.354890] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   55.361081] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   56.210263] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   56.217718] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   58.148264] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   58.156940] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   59.766116] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   59.776123] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   65.119585] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   65.127244] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   66.462874] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   66.467037] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   81.427696] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   81.430517] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   82.079245] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   82.081504] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   83.266903] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   83.270391] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[   83.909523] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[   83.911667] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  105.177785] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  105.181978] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  160.582113] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  160.589170] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  161.355318] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  161.358614] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  162.164213] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  162.170139] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  162.948790] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  162.952119] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  163.773152] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  163.776230] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  164.573105] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  164.575288] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  165.202459] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  165.204120] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  165.850695] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  165.852330] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  166.482548] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  166.484945] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  167.127043] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  167.130352] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  167.770925] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  167.772567] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  168.403159] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  168.404903] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  169.021316] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  169.023976] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  169.664924] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  169.668936] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  170.281619] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  170.283281] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  170.952385] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  170.954041] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  172.792736] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  172.794476] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[  752.671870] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[  752.673717] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[ 1102.342180] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[ 1102.344579] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[ 1151.478322] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[ 1151.481061] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[ 1152.374491] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[ 1152.376577] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239
[ 1440.862487] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major device number 239
               NVRM:  visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
[ 1440.868910] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered Nvlink Core, major device number 239

My kernel is 6.10.2-arch1-1

 lsmod | grep nvidia 

spits out nothing

And

 lspci | grep -i nvidia 

outputs

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK208B [GeForce GT 730] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller (rev a1)

And

 glxinfo | grep -i OpenGL 

gives

OpenGL vendor string: Mesa
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8, 128 bits)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.5 (Core Profile) Mesa 24.1.4-arch1.2
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL core profile extensions:
OpenGL version string: 4.5 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 24.1.4-arch1.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.50
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile
OpenGL extensions:
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 24.1.4-arch1.2
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20
OpenGL ES profile extensions:

I would be super thankful to anyone who tries to help!

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,210

Re: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'nvidia_drm': No such device

A 730 is a kepler card and will have to  install https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nvidia-470xx-dkms (and by extension linux-headers) so the kernel module can get built.

Why are you following that section in the wiki in the first place? Do you actually have an optimus system? Post your xorg.log and

sudo journalctl -b

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

Note that the method outlined in the wiki will setup your integrated card to be a relay for a dedicated one and with this setup in general you shouldn't expect too much perf wise anyway.

Last edited by V1del (2024-08-01 00:20:15)