[SOLVED]Nvidia 415.25 Driver install?

[EdB]

What is the proper way to do this? I have a new Mint 19.1 Cinnamon install and the only options are the Nouveau driver and the Nvidia 390 driver. I would like to get the 415 driver available in the driver manager if possible.

[ajgringo619]

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update

From Driver Manager, you should now see this:

Driver Manager Windows.png

[EdB]

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update

From Driver Manager, you should now see this:
Driver Manager Windows.png

When I do this, I get

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http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/contribute
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel

Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.zSVwRiwkur/gpg.1.sh --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 2388FF3BE10A76F638F80723FCAE110B1118213C
gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure

and with the update

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Reading package lists... Done 
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY FCAE110B1118213C
E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/graphics-drivers/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

Is there a way to override the warning?

[ajgringo619]

Hmmm...I've never had this issue. Open Software Sources, remove the PPA (binaries and source), then try again. From the error message, their server must be having problems.

[EdB]

Hmmm...I've never had this issue. Open Software Sources, remove the PPA (binaries and source), then try again. From the error message, their server must be having problems.

Same result. I was hitting this yesterday as well, trying to get the 396.54 driver. Right now, the only drivers I see are the Nouveau and the 390.

[ajgringo619]

Can you add any other PPAs?

[EdB]

Can you add any other PPAs?

It might be a firewall issue. I got a new router a few weeks ago, a Netgear Orbi, which I love. I replaced my old Dlink. When I plugged my PC directly into my cable modem I was able to grab the PPS and the drivers then appeared, as you said earlier.

But when I tried to run the driver update, I have this:

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The following packages have unmet dependencies:

nvidia-driver-415: Depends: libnvidia-gl-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: nvidia-dkms-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: nvidia-kernel-source-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: libnvidia-compute-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: nvidia-compute-utils-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: libnvidia-decode-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: libnvidia-encode-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: nvidia-utils-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: libnvidia-cfg1-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: libnvidia-ifr1-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed
                   Depends: libnvidia-fbc1-415 (= 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1) but 415.25-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1 is to be installed

Ideas?

[ajgringo619]

On my first attempt to get these drivers (on Mint 19 XFCE), I was forced to install the 390 series first; then I could upgrade to the 410 series. Since then, I've been able to get directly to the latest driver.

[EdB]

On my first attempt to get these drivers (on Mint 19 XFCE), I was forced to install the 390 series first; then I could upgrade to the 410 series. Since then, I've been able to get directly to the latest driver.

Okay, now I think I have made things even worse.
I had the 390 driver installed.
I could not install anything more recent, so I backed out and selected the Nouveau driver, thinking that might clear those errors out and give the installer a chance to reinitialize, or something.
Now, the only thing that shows up on the driver manager is a single radio button, saying "Continue using a manually installed driver". The other NVidia options are there, but they are all greyed out, and there is no way I can see of enabling them. That is, there is not a radio button saying something like "use another driver.
Is there any way that I can reset the driver manager? I have tried rebooting several times.

[ajgringo619]

I've seen this issue before; search this forum and you'll see what I mean. You might be able to get away with purging all nvidia packages, removing the PPA, and starting over. However, it also might take a reinstall.

Question: did you use Driver Manager to install the 390 drivers or the CLI?

[EdB]

I've seen this issue before; search this forum and you'll see what I mean. You might be able to get away with purging all nvidia packages, removing the PPA, and starting over. However, it also might take a reinstall.

Question: did you use Driver Manager to install the 390 drivers or the CLI?

I used the driver manager

[EdB]

Hmmm...I've never had this issue. Open Software Sources, remove the PPA (binaries and source), then try again. From the error message, their server must be having problems.

Same result. I was hitting this yesterday as well, trying to get the 396.54 driver. Right now, the only drivers I see are the Nouveau and the 390.

See my followup below. I was able to get the PPA by attaching straight to the modem, bypassing my router. Firewall?

[ajgringo619]

Before I go any further, can you back all of this out with Timeshift?

Assuming a "no", it would probably be best to purge all of the nvidia packages and the PPA, make sure that (at a minimum) that the nouveau drivers are working. Once that's done, then we can look at trying the PPA again.

If this doesn't work, you may be forced to reinstall. Nvidia drivers are so hit-and-miss; once I found XFCE, I've never had any problems with new kernels/drivers. Cinnamon seems to be a little trickier.

[EdB]

I've seen this issue before; search this forum and you'll see what I mean. You might be able to get away with purging all nvidia packages, removing the PPA, and starting over. However, it also might take a reinstall.

Question: did you use Driver Manager to install the 390 drivers or the CLI?

I used the driver manager

I got things back right. I ran the following commands:

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$ sudo apt-get purge nvidia-*
$ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge

I was able to select and install the 415.25 driver.
Exciting.

[ajgringo619]

Hmmm...I've never had this issue. Open Software Sources, remove the PPA (binaries and source), then try again. From the error message, their server must be having problems.

Same result. I was hitting this yesterday as well, trying to get the 396.54 driver. Right now, the only drivers I see are the Nouveau and the 390.

See my followup below. I was able to get the PPA by attaching straight to the modem, bypassing my router. Firewall?

Interesting...my router has never complained about any PPA I've installed. I have ufw up and running, but made no special config for this.

[ajgringo619]

I've seen this issue before; search this forum and you'll see what I mean. You might be able to get away with purging all nvidia packages, removing the PPA, and starting over. However, it also might take a reinstall.

Question: did you use Driver Manager to install the 390 drivers or the CLI?

I used the driver manager

I got things back right. I ran the following commands:

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$ sudo apt-get purge nvidia-*
$ sudo apt-get autoremove --purge

I was able to select and install the 415.25 driver.
Exciting.

Great! You were posting at the same time I was. Glad you got it working.

[andrefahl]

Works perffectly for me! THANKS!!!!