Nvidia drivers conflict with kernel?

jkcray · 04-12-2023, 07:12 AM

Hi.
I think I may have installed the wrong kernel?

My system details:

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$ uname -a
Linux MyPC 5.15.0-69-generic #76-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 17 17:19:29 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Release:	22.04
Codename:	jammy

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz × 4

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2

I'm getting the following errors in output from dmesg.

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[Wed Apr 12 11:05:47 2023] [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership

I recently did an

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

There followed the usual list of items not updated.

So, perhaps unwisely, I decided to manually update the excluded items.

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade  libmbim-glib4
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade  libnvidia-cfg1-525 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade   libnvidia-common-525
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade   linux-generic
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade   nvidia-driver-520

The system is still usable - no errors other than the

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[Wed Apr 12 11:05:47 2023] [drm:nv_drm_master_set [nvidia_drm]] *ERROR* [nvidia-drm] [GPU ID 0x00000100] Failed to grab modeset ownership

output from dmesg.

But my Steam (for games) install seems to have been affected. Though I re-installed Skyrim & Fallout LV and they work fine now. Some newer games don't run (Borderlands 3).

Of course I don't expect support for Steam but my question is whether I can safely ignore the nvidia-drm errors and if not whether there is a fix?

Many thanks.

business_kid · 04-15-2023, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jkcray

Of course I don't expect support for Steam but my question is whether I can safely ignore the nvidia-drm errors and if not whether there is a fix?

It's probably over 10 years since I last warred with nvidia drivers on 32bit, but I'll have a try at this because nobody else is doing it.

Don't ignore any errors. Trying to install anyhow is pointless.

Personally, I don't think you need to worry about the kernel on any recent driver. The kernel headers changed between kernels 4.x & 5.x, but I've had no headers issues on 5.x or 6.x. You nearly alway end up with some exotic error 9 subdirs down anyhow. Your error is ownership or permissions.

The nvidia install script takes/took an '/uninstall' option. Use it to uninstall. Remove the packages you 'installed anyhow', & the nvidia packages. Reboot.

Then install again. Stop at the first error(s) and post it if google throws up nothing.

jkcray · 04-15-2023, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by business_kid

It's probably over 10 years since I last warred with nvidia drivers on 32bit, but I'll have a try at this because nobody else is doing it.

Don't ignore any errors. Trying to install anyhow is pointless.

Personally, I don't think you need to worry about the kernel on any recent driver. The kernel headers changed between kernels 4.x & 5.x, but I've had no headers issues on 5.x or 6.x. You nearly alway end up with some exotic error 9 subdirs down anyhow. Your error is ownership or permissions.

The nvidia install script takes/took an '/uninstall' option. Use it to uninstall. Remove the packages you 'installed anyhow', & the nvidia packages. Reboot.

Then install again. Stop at the first error(s) and post it if google throws up nothing.

Thanks business_kid.

I didn't use scripts to install Nvidia drivers.

They were I think upgraded as part of system upgrades?

Should I use the Nvidia setup screen to uninstall and reinstall?

Thanks!

business_kid · 04-16-2023, 05:44 AM

OK, if your distro (Ubuntu?) is packaging the drivers, that's ok. Read their documentation and follow that. I woulkdn't worry about the kernel. Purge the nvidia stuff. Reboot. Install again, and stop on the first error, and post it.