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