# Nvidia driver install Rocky 8 - how to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407 "2023-06-23T08:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![catbears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@catbears](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/catbears)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/1 "2023-06-23T08:29:32Z")
Hi I followed the Nvidia tutorial here [https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-linux/index.html](https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-linux/index.html) Then removed everything again after it did not work. Then I did this: ```auto sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/rhel8/x86_64/cuda-rhel8.repo sudo dnf install kernel-devel-$(uname -r) kernel-headers-$(uname -r) sudo dnf install nvidia-driver nvidia-settings sudo dnf install cuda-driver # Reboot ``` But `nvidia-smi` shows this error: ```auto NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running. ``` How can I fix this? ---
**Author:** ![jmaurelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jmaurelli](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jmaurelli)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/2 "2023-06-23T09:57:38Z")
Hello @catbears , take a peak here and let us know if it helps. > [@Rocky Linux Resources and You](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/start-here-rocky-linux-resources-and-you/7007): > > Hello and welcome to the Rocky Linux general forums! This post is to hopefully serve as a starting point for resources and other information to make it easier for you to get your questions answered (such as frequently requested information), to help solve an issue you may be facing, or perhaps lead you to guides to help you on your Rocky Linux journey. Rocky Linux General Information General information about Rocky Linux can be found at [our wiki pages](https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/). These pages answer some of the more genera… "nvidia drivers It is highly recommended to avoid using nvidia’s “official” driver and use either rpmfusion 12 or elrepo 32. This is due to how they package the driver and make it near impossible to run a newer kernel without waiting for a new package. Note that elrepo only supports the nvidia driver for EL8." ---
**Author:** ![catbears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@catbears](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/catbears)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/3 "2023-06-23T10:32:58Z")
> [@jmaurelli](#): > > rpmfusion 12 Ok great. I went [here](https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/CUDA) and they say to do this ````sudo sudo dnf clean all sudo dnf module disable nvidia-driver sudo dnf -y install cuda``` The system fails then at installing cuda ```$ sudo dnf -y install cuda Error: Problem: package cuda-12-1-12.1.1-1.x86_64 requires cuda-runtime-12-1 >= 12.1.1, but none of the providers can be installed - package cuda-12.1.1-1.x86_64 requires cuda-12-1 >= 12.1.1, but none of the providers can be installed - package cuda-runtime-12-1-12.1.1-1.x86_64 requires cuda-drivers >= 530.30.02, but none of the providers can be installed - cannot install the best candidate for the job - package cuda-drivers-530.30.02-1.x86_64 is filtered out by modular filtering (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages) ```` Looking at this site: [ELRepo | kmod-nvidia](https://elrepo.org/tiki/kmod-nvidia) it’s from 2015 and does not work or I cannot get it to work. And then there is the issue, that I won’t use the Tesla K80 for X but rather to calculate. Is there any other documentation out there? ---
**Author:** ![jmaurelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jmaurelli](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jmaurelli)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/4 "2023-06-23T10:36:58Z")
Can you share the details of the video card, model and version. ---
**Author:** ![catbears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@catbears](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/catbears)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/5 "2023-06-23T10:40:29Z")
```auto $ lspci | grep K80 86:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK210GL [Tesla K80] (rev a1) 87:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK210GL [Tesla K80] (rev a1) ``` ---
**Author:** ![jmaurelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@jmaurelli](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jmaurelli)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/6 "2023-06-23T10:43:32Z")
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**Author:** ![Yani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Yani](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Yani)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/7 "2023-06-24T02:27:39Z")
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**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2023, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/8 "2023-06-24T08:36:05Z")
If you do go to NVidia’s page to search drivers, it will tell that Kepler generation Tesla’s are supported by driver version 460. That is by trivial search. Bit more and 470 hopefully does support the K80 too. The “latest” driver on NVidia’s search seems to be 535, but in their repo 530. One way to check that is to see what ELRepo says with: ```bash dnf install elrepo-release dnf install nvidia-detect nvidia-detect ``` The last command shows which driver version from ELRepo ought to support the card. The result is more likely `kmod-nvidia-470xx` than `kmod-nvidia`. * * * The CUDA does require NVidia’s graphics drivers for talking with the card. The CUDA runtime used to be very strict about the versions, but has lately given more leeway. Nevertheless, it is probably better to use NVidia’s packages than ELRepo version. So, if we do not need the ELRepo repository, then at least disable or remove definition: ```bash dnf config-manager --disable elrepo # just disable, hide, repo -- dnf will not use that repo dnf remove elrepo-release # totally remove the definition -- dnf does not know about ELrepo ``` * * * The question is, which versions does the NVidia’s repo offer? ```auto dnf module list nvidia-driver ``` (I don’t have el8 to test on.) ---
**Author:** ![Cphusion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/cphusion/32/3235_2.png) [@Cphusion](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Cphusion)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/9 "2023-06-24T09:26:37Z")
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**Author:** ![catbears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@catbears](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/catbears)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/10 "2023-06-25T16:16:22Z")
Funny thing, I was taking over the ChatGPT conversation. Like the modern ‘let me google that for you’ 😄 `dnf module list nvidia-driver` gives back this list ```auto cuda-rhel8-x86_64 Name Stream Profiles Summary nvidia-driver latest default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for latest branch nvidia-driver latest-dkms [d] default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for latest-dkms branch nvidia-driver open-dkms default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for open-dkms branch nvidia-driver 418 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 418 branch nvidia-driver 418-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 418-dkms branch nvidia-driver 440 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 440 branch nvidia-driver 440-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 440-dkms branch nvidia-driver 450 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 450 branch nvidia-driver 450-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 450-dkms branch nvidia-driver 455 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 455 branch nvidia-driver 455-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 455-dkms branch nvidia-driver 460 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 460 branch nvidia-driver 460-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 460-dkms branch nvidia-driver 465 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 465 branch nvidia-driver 465-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 465-dkms branch nvidia-driver 470 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 470 branch nvidia-driver 470-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 470-dkms branch nvidia-driver 495 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 495 branch nvidia-driver 495-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 495-dkms branch nvidia-driver 510 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 510 branch nvidia-driver 510-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 510-dkms branch nvidia-driver 515 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 515 branch nvidia-driver 515-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 515-dkms branch nvidia-driver 515-open default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 515-open branch nvidia-driver 520 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 520 branch nvidia-driver 520-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 520-dkms branch nvidia-driver 520-open default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 520-open branch nvidia-driver 525 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 525 branch nvidia-driver 525-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 525-dkms branch nvidia-driver 525-open default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 525-open branch nvidia-driver 530 [e] default [d] [i], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 530 branch nvidia-driver 530-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 530-dkms branch nvidia-driver 530-open default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 530-open branch Hint: [d]efault, [e]nabled, [x]disabled, [i]nstalled ``` It seems, that the 530 is installed from my efforts, but then there is ```auto $ nvidia-smi NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running. ``` Edit: ```auto $ nvidia-detect kmod-nvidia-470xx WARNING: Xorg log file /var/log/Xorg.0.log does not exist WARNING: Unable to determine Xorg ABI compatibility WARNING: The driver for this device does not support the current Xorg version ``` So I don’t know. Should I change the installed/enabled to 460, should I take it from the website with the ChatGPT solution with the version Cphusion shows? ---
**Author:** ![Cphusion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/cphusion/32/3235_2.png) [@Cphusion](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/Cphusion)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/11 "2023-06-25T17:59:56Z")
It doesn’t look like you enabled the 460 driver. Can you try resetting the driver and then enabling it. ```auto dnf module reset nvidia-driver dnf module enable nvidia-driver:460 dnf module install nvidia-driver:460 ``` Then reboot and run nvidia-smi again? ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/12 "2023-06-25T18:03:44Z")
> [@catbears](#): > > ```auto > $ nvidia-detect > kmod-nvidia-470xx > > ``` The ELRepo’s utility thinks that their 470 legacy driver supports your card. It is clear that the “latest” 530 does not. Yes, you can install the packages, but the kernel module fails to load due to “unknown” card. You probably can `modprobe nvidia` and peek `dmesg -T` and see error messages. Furthermore, you get nothing with `lsmod | grep nvidia` * * * I would: ```auto dnf module reset nvidia-driver dnf module install nvidia-driver:470 dnf distro-sync ``` That should downgrade the driver packages to version 470. You should read RHEL docs about _switch stream_, for what I wrote above might not be the “pure” way to do it. * * * If the 470 version of kernel module fails with similar error messages as the 530, then switch to the 460 stream. * * * You can’t use the latest CUDA version either, because it does not support your card any more. Pick something older. (I trust you know CUDA better.) ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/brian/32/5777_2.png) [@brian](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/nvidia-driver-install-rocky-8-how-to/10407/13 "2023-08-25T02:59:46Z")