Accursed Nvidia driver [SOLVED]

[+Seaweed-]

Greetings, this my first time attempting to use mint and posting here. I'm using it on a new computer, Lenovo Ideapad Gaming. I'm afraid of the infamous Nvidia driver crush which already happened to me (I used the recommend nvidia driver 460.91.03-ubnuntu 0.20.04.1 with 5.4.0-74-generic kernel), forcing me to reboot. I've already rebooted my computer like 5 times and I'm worried about doing it again. How can I upload the Nvdia driver properly without crushing?

P.S. Also I have problem with Wi-Fi which only work with external USB Wi-Fi adapter. I'm sorry if I posted two problems in one post because as far as I know both are Kernel related problems.

My specs are:
Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15ACH6
CPU: AMD RYZAN 7 5800h 3.2G
Storage: 1TB SSD
RAM: 16GB
GPU: RTX3050TI
Display: 15.6" FHD IPS
OS: Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.2
Kernel: 5.4.0-74-genric

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I'm sorry if I posted two problems in one post because as far as I know both are Kernel related problems.

Welcome to the forum, +Seaweed-.

You are correct the problem is related to the kernel, so I am surprised you have not even tried updating your kernel. The kernel you listed is the installed version for the 5.4. However, a Ryzen 5000 series needs a much newer kernel than that and newer kernels are available in Update Manager.

When you go to Update Manager, please run all the updates listed there and then upgrade your kernel using the below instructions.

• Open Update Manager.
• Select View > Linux Kernels and click Continue.
• Make sure 5.13 is selected on the left panel and then click the top-most option on the right panel. An "Install" button will appear.
• Install the kernel and then reboot for it to become active.

Doing that should install the missing graphics drivers for your AMD GPU. Your computer has both AMD and Nvidia graphics.

After doing that, please give us information about your install by entering this command in a terminal: inxi -Fxxxrz
Click </> from the mini toolbar above the textbox where you type your reply and then place your cursor between the code markers and paste the results of the command between the code markers [code]Results[/code]. This will let us know how Mint sees your hardware.

[+Seaweed-]

Thank you. I did what you said, it fixed the internal Wi-Fi, however it still says that I need to download the Nvidia driver, here are my options (same as before): 1. Nvidia-driver 460.91.03-0ubntu0.20.04.1 (recommended) 2. Xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16–1 (open source) 3. Nvidia-driver-495.46-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

P.S. my current kernel: 5.13.0-27 generic

Hardware info:

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System:
  Kernel: 5.13.0-27-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.7 wm: muffin 5.0.2 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82K2 v: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6 
  serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 v: IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: No DPK serial: <filter> UEFI: LENOVO 
  v: H3CN30WW(V2.00) date: 06/28/2021 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 46.9 Wh condition: 47.6/45.0 Wh (106%) volts: 12.9/11.5 model: 0x53 
  0x4D 0x50 0x00 0x32 0x30 0x 0x4C 0x32 0x30 0x4D 0x33 0x50 0x4500 
  type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Charging cycles: 2 
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse serial: <filter> 
  charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: Discharging 
CPU:
  Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 
  type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
  bogomips: 102210 
  Speed: 1134 MHz min/max: 1200/3200 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 
  1: 1135 2: 1135 3: 1135 4: 1135 5: 1144 6: 1147 7: 1135 8: 1135 9: 1135 
  10: 1135 11: 1135 12: 1135 13: 1297 14: 1297 15: 1135 16: 1135 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Lenovo driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 
  chip ID: 10de:25a0 
  Device-2: AMD vendor: Lenovo driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 05:00.0 
  chip ID: 1002:1638 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~120Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD RENOIR (DRM 3.41.0 5.13.0-27-generic LLVM 12.0.0) 
  v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 05:00.1 chip ID: 1002:1637 
  Device-2: AMD Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor 
  vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A bus ID: 05:00.5 chip ID: 1022:15e2 
  Device-3: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 05:00.6 chip ID: 1022:15e3 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.13.0-27-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 2000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: MEDIATEK vendor: Lenovo driver: mt7921e v: kernel port: 2000 
  bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 14c3:7961 
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 16.61 GiB (1.7%) 
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLB1T0HBLR-000L2 
  size: 953.87 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: 3L1QEXF7 
  scheme: GPT 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 937.40 GiB used: 16.61 GiB (1.8%) fs: ext4 
  dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 46.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 45 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com uma main upstream import backport
  2: deb http://mirror.il-ta.kamatera.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://mirror.il-ta.kamatera.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://mirror.il-ta.kamatera.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
  Processes: 336 Uptime: 4m Memory: 13.51 GiB used: 1.03 GiB (7.7%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38

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Thank you. I did what you said, it fixed the internal Wi-Fi,

It also loaded the AMD graphics drivers. This output appears to indicate all the updates have been installed.

however it still says that I need to download the Nvidia driver, here are my options (same as before): 1. Nvidia-driver 460.91.03-0ubntu0.20.04.1 (recommended) 2. Xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16–1 (open source) 3. Nvidia-driver-495.46-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Is Driver Manager showing the Xserver-xorg-video-nouveau driver as being installed? The data you posted appears to indicate the nouveau driver is installed. Blue is AMD and orange is nouveau.

Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Lenovo driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0
chip ID: 10de:25a0
Device-2: AMD vendor: Lenovo driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus ID: 05:00.0
chip ID: 1002:1638
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: amdgpu,ati,modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~120Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD RENOIR (DRM 3.41.0 5.13.0-27-generic LLVM 12.0.0)
v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes

I am not sure why the Nvidia-470 is not showing in your list, so I would recommend installing the Nvidia-495. Install it and reboot.

Then check the output of inxi -Gx. If the Nvidia driver shows as N/A instead of nvidia, there are several reasons this could happen.

First reason is your system could be in AMD-Powersave mode. You would check the nvidia-prime-applet which should be in the lower right of your screen and set it to On-Demand mode and then reboot to change that.

A second reason is your system may have Secure Boot enabled. Nvidia driver files will not load if Secure Boot is enabled and MOK have not been enrolled. You can check by running mokutil --sb-state in a terminal to see if it is enabled. If it is, you can either disable it or create the keys (I can give you instructions for doing that, if needed.)

A third reason is sometimes not all the Nvidia driver files load properly. We can check for that after addressing the prior two reasons.

[+Seaweed-]

First, I'm afraid of installing the driver. I don't know if it can cause another crush.
The driver manger doesn't show any driver being installed. I don't how to check whether I have AMD-Powersave mode without nvidia-prime-applet which I haven't download yet, but I checked if I have the Secure Boot and it's disabled.

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Please provide the output of dpkg -l | grep -i nvidia and enclose the results in code tags.

[+Seaweed-]

Here is what I got:

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ii  nvidia-prime-applet                        1.2.9                                 all          An applet for NVIDIA Prime

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Here is what I got:

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ii  nvidia-prime-applet                        1.2.9                                 all          An applet for NVIDIA Prime

That is a Linux Mint file which is automatically installed when you install Linux Mint. That means you do not have to download it.

Have you run all the updates in Update Manager? I have a newer version of that applet (1.3.1), but I am also on LM20.3.

You mentioned in your first post, "I'm afraid of the infamous Nvidia driver crush which already happened to me". I have never heard of this and thus have no idea what happened. Please give us more detail about what you did to install the driver and what happened. There is more than one way to install the driver and perhaps I can suggest a different method.

[+Seaweed-]

Yes, but afterwards all it offers is to update the firefox browser and the kernel (5.13.0.27.29~20.04.13).

Please give us more detail about what you did to install the driver and what happened. There is more than one way to install the driver and perhaps I can suggest a different method.

I turned on the laptop afterwards and it was just black screen with blinking white small line and I couldn't do anything and just had to reboot, from what I've heard it's very common problem with nvidia driver in linux . I simply download the recommended one (460.91.03-ubnuntu 0.20.04.1) through the Driver Manager, without updating the kernel (which then was 5.4.0-74-generic).

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I turned on the laptop afterwards and it was just black screen with blinking white small line and I couldn't do anything and just had to reboot, from what I've heard it's very common problem with nvidia driver in linux .

The problem was likely because you did not have the AMD graphics driver installed because you were using the older 5.4 kernel. Your computer has two GPUs, AMD and Nvidia.

I simply download the recommended one (460.91.03-ubnuntu 0.20.04.1) through the Driver Manager, without updating the kernel (which then was 5.4.0-74-generic).

All updates should be done before installing Nvidia drivers.

Please make sure your system is fully updated, then take a Timeshift snapshot (a manual snapshot is fine), and then install the Nvidia-490 driver.

If there is any problem after installing the Nvidia driver, you can boot to a live session of Mint using your install usb, use Timeshift on the live session, and revert back to the snapshot you made.

[+Seaweed-]

It worked ! Thank you so much!

All updates should be done before installing Nvidia drivers

I had no idea, I connected my wi-fi adapter and it suggest me to install the driver and I just did it because I'm a noob.

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It worked ! Thank you so much!

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