How do I install the nvidia 390 driver model 540M

General system Newbie
1

Hello all! Hello!I am well aware that the topic recurs notoriously, and although I have read this thread Nvidia-installer-dmks with 390xx - #45 by AgustinJB I do not really know how to do a correct installation. Yesterday I installed the driver from dkms, but trying to switch to nvidia ended with an error. Can you guys help? :wink:

Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    vendor: Samsung Co driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen6 process: Intel 32nm
    built: 2011 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,VGA-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0116 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: NVIDIA GF108M [GeForce GT 540M] vendor: Samsung Co
    driver: nouveau v: kernel non-free: 390.xx+
    status: legacy-active (EOL~late 2022) arch: Fermi process: 40/28nm
    built: 2010-16 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none
    off: VGA-2 empty: none bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:0df4 class-ID: 0302
  Device-3: Silicon Motion WebCam SCB-1100N type: USB driver: uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 1-1.4:4 chip-ID: 2232:1008 class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: intel,modesetting
    alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: i915,nouveau display-ID: :0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
    s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 mapped: LVDS1 pos: primary model: Chi Mei Opto 0x1592
    built: 2009 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 99 gamma: 1.2
    size: 350x190mm (13.78x7.48") diag: 398mm (15.7") ratio: 16:9
    modes: 1366x768
  Monitor-2: VGA-2 mapped: VGA-1-2 note: disabled size-res: N/A modes:
    max: 1024x768 min: 640x480
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
    v: 3.3 Mesa 22.1.4 direct render: Yes
2

How?

What?

3

I installed using pamac :smiley:

I restored the state of the system before the installation and I don’t remeber.
For gaming I do not need it at all. I’m just curious if this driver will work with EndeavourOs.

4

Have you tried following this below?

https://discovery.endeavouros.com/nvidia/nvidia-installer/2021/03/

5

You could try installing the new Nvidia installer package, nvidia-inst.
It can help you

  • use Jonathon’s repo that includes e.g. nvidia 390 series driver
  • install the nvidia 390 driver
  • possibly install bumblebee

Check the options with command: nvidia-inst -h.
Setting up Jonathon’s 3rd party repo: nvidia-inst --legacyrepo
Test only without changing anything: nvidia-inst -t

1 Like
6

@manuel I get a message about not valid pgp keys from Jonathon Fernyhough. @laclilac yes i read this topic, but compile from aur seems to have outgrown me

7

Is there a problem?
Could you show the exact command and the output?

8

It’s strange. Now wanting to repeat the same action to post an error message, the whole installation succeeded. I did all the steps earlier as you wrote and there was trouble with the pgp keys. Now on, everything ran as expected.
image

1 Like
9

This topic was automatically closed 2 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.