On Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:56:02 PM MST linux guy wrote: > Hello fellow Fedorians. > > I have everything set up to run nvidia drivers for my GTX 1060. But my > machine loads nouveau instead, due to a tainted kernel message. > > I turned off "Secure Boot" in the BIOS and enabled Compatibility Support > Mode - UEFI. > > How do I force the use of the nvidia driver over nouveau ? > > Thanks > > dnf list \*nvidia\* > > Installed Packages > akmod-nvidia.x86_64 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @rpmfusion-nonfree > kmod-nvidia-5.6.13-300.fc32.x86_64.x86_64 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @@commandline > nvidia-settings.x86_64 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @rpmfusion-nonfree > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia.x86_64 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @rpmfusion-nonfree > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda-libs.x86_64 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @rpmfusion-nonfree > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-kmodsrc.x86_64 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @rpmfusion-nonfree > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @rpmfusion-nonfree > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64 3:440.82-1.fc32 > @rpmfusion-nonfree > > # akmods > Checking kmods exist for 5.6.13-300.fc32.x86_64 [ OK ] > > uname -a > Linux bigboy 5.6.13-300.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu May 14 22:51:37 UTC 2020 > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/ > > dmesg | grep nvidia > [ 4.945685] nvidia: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel. > [ 4.945827] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. > [ 4.971124] nvidia: module verification failed: signature and/or > required key missing - tainting kernel > [ 5.034533] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major > device number 237 > NVRM: nouveau, rivafb, nvidiafb or rivatv > [ 5.036086] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered the Nvlink Core, major device > number 237 > [ 5.168304] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major > device number 237 > NVRM: nouveau, rivafb, nvidiafb or rivatv > [ 5.168962] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered the Nvlink Core, major device > number 237 > [ 25.343678] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major > device number 237 > NVRM: nouveau, rivafb, nvidiafb or rivatv > [ 25.358661] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered the Nvlink Core, major device > number 237 > [ 25.444355] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major > device number 237 > NVRM: nouveau, rivafb, nvidiafb or rivatv > [ 25.444678] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered the Nvlink Core, major device > number 237 > [ 46.628271] nvidia-nvlink: Nvlink Core is being initialized, major > device number 237 > NVRM: nouveau, rivafb, nvidiafb or rivatv > [ 46.628573] nvidia-nvlink: Unregistered the Nvlink Core, major device > number 237 Loading nvidia is what *causes* the kernel to become tainted. It doesn't prevent you from loading nvidia. -- John M. Harris, Jr. Splentity _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
