Software Rendering Mode - Using Nvidia in Driver Manager

[ricjamp]

Good day.
Recently encountered this problem a few days ago after I started using my Mint installation.
I'm currently dual-booting with Win10 and up till a few weeks ago I haven't used Linux. When this was a fresh install, there was no software rendering mode issue since I had already updated the kernel and installed the Nvidia driver but now it seems that I get software rendering mode whenever I go into Mint.
Any advice would be much appreciated.

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ricjamp@ricjamp023ASUSL ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: ricjamp023ASUSL Kernel: 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: GL502VMZ v: 1.0
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: GL502VMZ v: 1.0
           Bios: American Megatrends v: GL502VMZ.300 date: 01/03/2017
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i7-7700HQ (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 22464
           clock speeds: max: 3800 MHz 1: 2800 MHz 2: 2800 MHz 3: 2800 MHz
           4: 2800 MHz 5: 2800 MHz 6: 2800 MHz 7: 2800 MHz 8: 2800 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA Device 1c20 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: nouveau
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.05hz
           GLX Renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 5.0, 256 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Device a171 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-36-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042
           driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.7% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS721010A9 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 20G used: 8.0G (43%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
           ID-2: /home size: 117G used: 792M (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.19GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 59.5C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 229 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 1021.4/7929.7MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
ricjamp@ricjamp023ASUSL ~ $ 

[Pjotr]

Try this:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... won-t-load
(item 12, left column)

[catweazel]

Try this:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... won-t-load
(item 12, left column)

What application did you do the arrows with, Pjotr?

[Pjotr]

Try this:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... won-t-load
(item 12, left column)

What application did you do the arrows with, Pjotr?

A plugin for Gimp:
http://registry.gimp.org/node/20269

Note that both the size and thickness of the arrow are fully tweakable, by modifying the SF values at the end of the script.....

[catweazel]

Try this:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... won-t-load
(item 12, left column)

What application did you do the arrows with, Pjotr?

A plugin for Gimp:
http://registry.gimp.org/node/20269

Note that both the size and thickness of the arrow are fully tweakable, by modifying the SF values at the end of the script.....

Ah, yes. I downloaded and installed it the other day. Thanks.

[ricjamp]

Try this:
https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... won-t-load
(item 12, left column)

Thank you for the input but it seems my Nvidia driver is already in use but it's still showing up as Software rendering mode on boot.

drivermanager.png