Can't figure out how to install nvidia drivers

General system Newbie
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After try inxi -Ga

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No guarantees but lets see what it shows after.

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man i think you are legend

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Why did you do that?
You had successfully booted with the nvidia drivers, or have I misunderstood?
What was wrong?

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nvidia-smi is working now and here is the output

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel TigerLake-H GT1 [UHD Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915
    v: kernel arch: Gen-12.1 process: Intel 10nm built: 2020-21 ports:
    active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9a68
    class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA107M [GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: nvidia v: 515.65.01 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 515.xx+
    status: current (as of 2022-07) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx process: TSMC n7
    (7nm) built: 2020-22 ports: active: none empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:25a2 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Sonix USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 3-7:3 chip-ID: 322e:202c class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: intel,nvidia unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa
    gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 mapped: eDP1 model: BOE Display 0x0a11 built: 2021
    res: 1920x1080 hz: 144 dpi: 128 gamma: 1.2 size: 380x220mm (14.96x8.66")
    diag: 438mm (17.3") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (TGL GT1) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.4
    direct render: Yes
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Okay so is installed now and running booted on Intel. Now you need to switch for nvidia using Optimus or some method.

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because you have to reboot once running nvidia-installer-dkms or did i misunderstand you ?

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i think it should work now thank you so so much @ricklinux @petsam @Scotty_Trees @vlkon you are awesome !!

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Youā€™ll have to try to see if it will switch graphics. But nvidia is installed now.

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yeah at least the drivers are working

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They are installed and showing up as installed. But they donā€™t do anything unless you switch to them with envy control or optimus-manager or some method.

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No one loves beating their head against a wall more for nvidia users than you; thank you for your services :stuck_out_tongue: :heart_eyes: :broccoli:

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yes got it iā€™ll try

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I try but itā€™s hard to understand as i donā€™t have Hybrid graphics. So you have more to give with respect to envy-control and or other methods of switching.

Edit: Youā€™re Scotty Treesā€¦ Iā€™m just a brocoli tree! :laughing:
Edit2: Iā€™m green!
Edit3: Unfortunately Iā€™m not green with Envyā€¦i got no Envy-Control! :rofl:

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Itā€™s always a bit easier to understand when knowing exactly what a user did to install things and how they set things up. Otherwise, itā€™s always a bit of a guessing game :sweat_smile:

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Iā€™m always doing thatā€¦ :wink:

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Are you using optimus-manager? Or envycontrol?

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i tried envycontrol just now but after switching to nvidia i can no longer boot it hangs at hostname service so i had to alt+F2 and switch back to integrated so i am looking into that

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Iā€™m not that familar with envycontrol. I usually use optimus-manager.

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iā€™ll try that