Fedora 37/36/35 NVIDIA Drivers Install Guide [530.30.02 / 525.89.02 / 520.56.06 / 515.86.01 / 510.108.03 / 470.161.03 / 390.157 / 340.108] - Comment Page: 107
This is guide, howto install NVIDIA proprietary drivers (manually using .run installer) on Fedora 37/36/35/34/33/32 and disable Nouveau driver. This guide works with GeForce 8/9/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/10/20/30/40 series cards.
GeForce RTX 40 series cards works with 530.xx, 525.xx, 520.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 4090)
GeForce RTX 30 series cards works with 530.xx, 525.xx, 520.xx, 515.xx, 510.xx and 470.xx NVIDIA drivers, (RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti)
GeForce RTX 20 series cards works with 530.xx, 525.xx, 520.xx, 515.xx, 510.xx and 470.xx NVIDIA drivers (RTX 2080 Ti, RTX 2080, RTX 2070 Ti, RTX 2070, RTX 2060)
GeForce GT/GTX 600/700/800/900/10 series...
# nvidia-installer -v |grep version
nvidia-installer: version 440.82
# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 5.0.9-301.fc30.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Apr 23 23:57:35 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
# lspci |grep -E “VGA|3D”
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU106 [GeForce RTX 2060 Rev. A] (rev a1)
Hi. I followed the detailed (and excellent) instructions carefully, but I had an error occur (I tried 3 times). The error is:
ERROR: Unable to load the ‘nvidia-drm’ kernel module.
And that ends the installation process, I am left with the command line from then on.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Hello Neil,
Do you have secureboot enabled? You can check this from UEFI/BIOS or might found answer using following command too:
Hi JR, I got the same error and secureboot on my system is disabled
I was getting this error as well today when trying to upgrade to the 450.57 version.
I am running Fedora 32 with Kernel Version 5.7.8-200.fc32.x86_64. The dkms RPM was upgraded a few days ago to 2.8.2-1.fc32 that was released at the beginning of July. I found that dkms wasn’t building the modules (running `dkms build nvidia/450.57` on the command line instantly returned). I downgraded the dkms rpm to the previous version (2.8.1-4.20200214git5ca628c.fc32) and was able to successfully complete the nvidia installation.
NOTE: I was also able to get around the error by not building the modules via dkms which led me to look closer at dkms. When I have some time I’ll retest with the latest dkms.
Apperantly the 5.7 kernel also needs a patch with the 340.108 driver. I managed to install it with the below 3 patches and DKMS. Blacklist noveau and so on was done as described in the current guide by JR.
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/patches-for-340-108-and-5-6-rc-need-help-with-driver-init/111760/12
– Download the NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.108.run
– ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.108.run –extract-only
– cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.108
– apply the 3 patches – “patch -p1 < patchfile" (this is one, not "L")
– ./nvidia-installer
after running this command on fedora32
patch -p1 < xf86-video-nvidia-legacy-0001-fix-5.6-rc1.patch
this shows:
patch: **** Only garbage was found in the patch input.
Hi Stan and Kakhaber,
You can download kernel 5.7 patched nVidia 340.108 drivers from FAQ page.
After installing this 5.7 patched nvidia 340 driver firefox stoped playng videos
after removing nvidia driver firefox plays videos again
This is totally possible, just tested youtube quickly and it’s working. nVidia 340 driver is officially out of nVidia support (more info from https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142/~/support-timeframes-for-unix-legacy-gpu-releases). Is it possible to use 390 driver or do you have G8x, G9x or GT2xx card?
[[email protected] ~]$ nvidia-installer -v |grep version
nvidia-installer: version 440.100
[[email protected] ~]$ uname -a
Linux corsair1.neb401.com 5.7.7-200.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 1 19:53:01 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[[email protected] ~]$ lspci |grep -E “VGA|3D”
17:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 [TITAN Xp] (rev a1)
65:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP102 [TITAN Xp] (rev a1)
[[email protected] ~]$
I am unable to run SLI so the second GPU is useless …
Hi Benjamin,
Check this for more info about SLI configuration https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/440.100/README/sli.html
I know these are late to the party. Sorry about that. If anybody still needs 340.108 drivers (with multicore fix)…
https://vcloud.voipster.org/index.php/s/nvidia-340-drivers
Enjoy!
Thanks. Worked like a charm. So nice to see nvidia and linux have matured and made this process much smoother than it was 10 years ago.
$ nvidia-installer -v |grep version
nvidia-installer: version 450.51
$ uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 5.7.7-200.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 1 19:53:01 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lspci |grep -E “VGA|3D”
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] (rev a1)
Hi iainlbc,
Nice to hear that you got everything working. I totally agree that the current situation is much better than 10 years ago. Ubuntu and some other distros have even “one click” install for nVidia drivers. This situation won’t change easier on Fedora maybe ever, because Fedora people try to build free and open source platform and nVidia drivers are proprietary.
Thanks fir the great site by the way.
Thinkpad W520 with Optimus and Quadro1000M – Fedora 32 kernel 5.7 …These should be the 390 drivers but NVIDIA site only has available for download versions for 5.6.
Any chance of getting this to work ?
It failing the build and it looks you did not test yet 5.7 ?
Hi Susan,
Latest nVidia 390.138 should work without any patch with 5.7 kernel. I tested it with kernel 5.7.7 (check screenshot 3.3). What errors you get when you try to install it?
Tried again and …you are right …it works!
# nvidia-installer -v |grep version
nvidia-installer: version 390.138 ([email protected])
# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 5.7.7-200.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 1 19:53:01 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
# lspci |grep -E “VGA|3D”
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M] (rev a1)
I had only one problem. Lost access to the two external DVI connected monitors. I am on a Thinkpad W520 with Docking Station.
Was solved by manually creating a nvidia.conf
at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d with the contents as below:
#######################
# Manually created
Section “OutputClass”
Identifier “nvidia”
MatchDriver “nvidia-drm”
Driver “nvidia”
Option “AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration”
Option “SLI” “Auto”
Option “BaseMosaic” “on”
Option “PrimaryGPU” “yes”
EndSection
Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “layout”
Option “AllowNVIDIAGPUScreens”
Option “PrimaryGPU” “yes”
EndSection
#######################
Thanks working well
nvidia-installer: version 450.57
Linux tgn-ws01-tgn-home 5.7.6-201.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jun 29 15:15:52 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
29:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK208B [GeForce GT 710] (rev a1)
340xx driver 32 bit not working. Especially I can’t enter Steam.
Hello, I followed your guide up until the installation portion and, then I get an error saying that “Unable to load the ‘nvidia-drm’ kernel module”. when I do lspci -nnk I see that my GTX 950 has nouveau next to “Kernel modules”. Long before doing this, I followed this guide, https://qubitrenegade.com/virtualization/kvm/vfio/2019/07/17/VFIO-Fedora-Notes.html, to load vfio for non-boot gpus. Not sure if that may have impacted the installation.
Since kernel 5.7.8-200.fc32.x86_64
i am not able to activate nvidia …. 108 driver.
I am using :NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.108-patched-kernel-5.7.run.
just patchable to 5.7. and under ?
Forget my last comment. It works ! Thx 4 your Updates.
Thanks so much. This has worked wonderfully up until my two latest kernel updates.
DKMS is failing to build (for me) since kernel 5.7.7-100.fc31
I’m happy to provide the make.log but I’m having trouble locating it.
To add, I’m running the 440.82 drivers.
Awesome guide, thanks.
Install was a success:
[[email protected] ~]# nvidia-installer -v | grep version
nvidia-installer: version 440.100
[[email protected] ~]# uname -a
Linux siim.in.####.ee 5.7.9-200.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Jul 17 16:23:37 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[[email protected] ~]# lspci |grep -E ‘VGA|3D’
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK208B [GeForce GT 710] (rev a1)
Thanks! It worked fine :D
nvidia-installer: version 450.57
Linux crobles-personal-pc 5.7.10-201.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jul 23 00:58:39 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
0a:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU104 [GeForce RTX 2080 Rev. A] (rev a1)
Success:
nvidia-installer: version 450.57
Linux localhostdomain 5.7.10-201.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jul 23 00:58:39 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU104 [GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER] (rev a1)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation TU104 [GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER] (rev a1)