Nvidia Update Problems
After Updating My Video Driver I Am Having Problems with Various Sites. I Found the Following in the 'Syslog': Jul 20 08:21:05 William-Fk522Aa-Aba-A6544F...
After updating my video driver I am having problems with various sites. I found the following in the 'syslog' :
Jul 20 08:21:05 william-FK522AA-ABA-a6544f kernel: [609500.858664] NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 390.77, but
Jul 20 08:21:05 william-FK522AA-ABA-a6544f kernel: [609500.858664] NVRM: this kernel module has the version 390.67. Please
Jul 20 08:21:05 william-FK522AA-ABA-a6544f kernel: [609500.858664] NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver
Jul 20 08:21:05 william-FK522AA-ABA-a6544f kernel: [609500.858664] NVRM: components have the same version.
Also the 'Nvidia X Server Settings' application is not working. What do I need to do to correct this issue?
1 Answer
Purge all of the nvidia stuff first:
sudo apt purge ^nvidia
Install recommended Ubuntu Nvidia driver:
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
Reboot:
sudo reboot
After reboot check Nvidia driver in use:
nvidia-smi
Remark. If your Nvidia card is supported by 396 version nvidia driver, consider installing it from Proprietary GPU Drivers repository. Just execute before nvidia drivers clean up:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update
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