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    nVidia Proprietary Driver Issues - Good GPU, Poor Performace

    Hi,

    Running Kubuntu 18.04 LTS 64Bit fully updated with a nVidia GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 GPU.

    I loaded nVidia proprietary driver v415, but when I open "Driver Manager" it shows "Nouveau" being loaded?
    Overall graphic performance of desktop is rather poor.
    This is a new system build with fresh install of Kubuntu 18.04.
    Exiting a full screen FPS game results in screen flickering and an unresponsive desktop

    Any ideas, thanks!

    Jesse
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    Go to: Settings -> System Settings -> Scroll down under Hardware and select Driver Manager. It'll take a minute, but will display the installed drivers and will probably show the Nouveau driver along with one or two Nvidia drivers. One of the Nvidia drivers will be indicated as "Recommended". Select the Nvidia driver and then the Apply button.
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      #3
      Hi,

      I did that already...but after reboot it says "Nouvaeu" is loaded?

      Jesse
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        #4
        What's the output of: dkms status

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          #5
          Code:
          nvidia, 410.78, 4.15.0-43-generic, x86_64: installed
          I installed the v410 driver...
          When I open "Driver Manager" it shows "Nouveau" being loaded?
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            #6
            Where did you get the 410 driver?

            read through /var/log/Xorg.0.log and look for EE and WW regarding the nvidia driver.

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              #7
              Graphics Driver Team PPA:

              https://launchpad.net/~graphics-driv...ive/ubuntu/ppa
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                #8
                run this command and paste the output here:

                Code:
                sudo apt install -s nvidia-graphics-drivers-410
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                  #9
                  You can also use
                  Code:
                  ubuntu-drivers
                  in konsole. There are a list of commands available
                  Code:
                  Available commands:
  list: Show all driver packages which apply to the current system.
  devices: Show all devices which need drivers, and which packages apply to them.
  autoinstall: Install drivers that are appropriate for automatic installation.
  debug: Print all available information and debug data about drivers.
                  and if Driver Manager doesn't work, ubuntu-drivers WILL work.
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                    #10
                    Running KDEneon 18.04 LTS here, added the above PPA, installed the 415 driver and all associated files:
                    Code:
                    [FONT=monospace][COLOR=#000000]ii  libnvidia-cfg1-[/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:amd64                        [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-common-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                            [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       all          Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-compute-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:amd64                     [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-compute-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:i386                      [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       i386         NVIDIA libcompute package[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-decode-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:amd64                      [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-decode-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:i386                       [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       i386         NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-encode-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:amd64                      [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVENC Video Encoding runtime library[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-encode-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:i386                       [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       i386         NVENC Video Encoding runtime library[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-fbc1-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:amd64                        [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-fbc1-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:i386                         [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       i386         NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-gl-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:amd64                          [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-gl-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:i386                           [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       i386         NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-ifr1-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:amd64                        [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library[/COLOR]
ii  libnvidia-ifr1-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]:i386                         [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       i386         NVIDIA OpenGL-based Inband Frame Readback runtime library[/COLOR]
ii  nvidia-compute-utils-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                        [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA compute utilities[/COLOR]
ii  nvidia-dkms-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                                 [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA DKMS package[/COLOR]
ii  nvidia-driver-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                               [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA driver metapackage[/COLOR]
ii  nvidia-kernel-common-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                        [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        Shared files used with the kernel module[/COLOR]
ii  nvidia-kernel-source-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                        [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA kernel source package[/COLOR]
ii  nvidia-settings                                 [COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver[/COLOR]
ii  nvidia-utils-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                                [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA driver support binaries[/COLOR]
ii  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-[COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]                   [/COLOR][COLOR=#FF5454][B]415[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000].27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1                       amd64        NVIDIA binary Xorg driver[/COLOR]

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                    set the 415 driver and rebooted. System Settings > Driver Manager shows this:
                    Click image for larger version Name: Screenshot_20190127_152454.jpg Views: 1 Size: 33.0 KB ID: 644120

                    but nVidia Settings shows:
                    Click image for larger version Name: Screenshot_20190127_152609.jpg Views: 1 Size: 22.0 KB ID: 644121

                    I confirmed the nVidia driver is in use and the Nouveau driver was unloaded in Xorg.0.log. Further, I have desktop effects in use and they appear normal.

                    The problem appears to be in System Settings or the Driver Manager.

                    First I would verify you've got everything installed needed for the nVidia driver to load, like the GL files, the dkms files, etc. Then select the driver and reboot. Then open nVidia Setting and see what it reports.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by mr_raider View Post
                      run this command and paste the output here:

                      Code:
                      sudo apt install -s nvidia-graphics-drivers-410
                      Code:
                      jlp@MaybeFastDesktop:~$ sudo apt install -s nvidia-graphics-drivers-410
[sudo] password for jlp: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package nvidia-graphics-drivers-410
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by mr_raider View Post
                        run this command and paste the output here:

                        Code:
                        sudo apt install -s nvidia-graphics-drivers-410
                        There's no package by that name that I'm aware of.

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                          #13
                          Never had any luck with the Nvidia card/drivers on Kubuntu.
                          Pulled the card and swapped it with a non-Nvidia card out of a Windows machine.
                          Then I found a command that purged anything with Nvidia in the name.
                          The windows machine is happy and the Kubuntu machine is happy.
                          I am happy.
                          Greg
                          W9WD
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
                            There's no package by that name that I'm aware of.
                            sorry. It should be

                            [#]sudo apt install -s nvidia-driver-410
                            [/#]

                            here is the output:

                            Code:
                            Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
libnvidia-common-415
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libnvidia-cfg1-410 libnvidia-compute-410 libnvidia-compute-410:i386 libnvidia-decode-410 libnvidia-decode-410:i386 libnvidia-encode-410 libnvidia-encode-410:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-410 libnvidia-fbc1-410:i386 libnvidia-gl-410
libnvidia-gl-410:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-410 libnvidia-ifr1-410:i386 nvidia-compute-utils-410 nvidia-dkms-410 nvidia-kernel-common-410 nvidia-kernel-source-410 nvidia-utils-410 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-410
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libnvidia-cfg1-415 libnvidia-compute-415 libnvidia-compute-415:i386 libnvidia-decode-415 libnvidia-decode-415:i386 libnvidia-encode-415 libnvidia-encode-415:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-415 libnvidia-fbc1-415:i386 libnvidia-gl-415
libnvidia-gl-415:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-415 libnvidia-ifr1-415:i386 nvidia-compute-utils-415 nvidia-dkms-415 nvidia-driver-415 nvidia-kernel-common-415 nvidia-kernel-source-415 nvidia-utils-415 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-415
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libnvidia-cfg1-410 libnvidia-compute-410 libnvidia-compute-410:i386 libnvidia-decode-410 libnvidia-decode-410:i386 libnvidia-encode-410 libnvidia-encode-410:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-410 libnvidia-fbc1-410:i386 libnvidia-gl-410
libnvidia-gl-410:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-410 libnvidia-ifr1-410:i386 nvidia-compute-utils-410 nvidia-dkms-410 nvidia-driver-410 nvidia-kernel-common-410 nvidia-kernel-source-410 nvidia-utils-410 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-410
0 upgraded, 20 newly installed, 20 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
Remv nvidia-driver-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv libnvidia-cfg1-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv libnvidia-encode-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv libnvidia-decode-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv libnvidia-encode-415:i386 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv libnvidia-decode-415:i386 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv libnvidia-compute-415:i386 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv nvidia-utils-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv libnvidia-compute-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1] [libnvidia-gl-415:amd64 nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 libcuinj64-9.1:amd64 ]
Inst libnvidia-compute-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64]) [libnvidia-gl-415:amd64 nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 ]
Remv libnvidia-fbc1-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1] [libnvidia-gl-415:amd64 nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 ]
Remv libnvidia-fbc1-415:i386 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1] [libnvidia-gl-415:amd64 nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 ]
Remv libnvidia-ifr1-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1] [libnvidia-gl-415:amd64 nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 ]
Remv libnvidia-gl-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1] [nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 ]
Remv libnvidia-ifr1-415:i386 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1] [nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 ]
Remv libnvidia-gl-415:i386 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1] [nvidia-compute-utils-415:amd64 ]
Remv nvidia-compute-utils-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv nvidia-dkms-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv nvidia-kernel-common-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Remv nvidia-kernel-source-415 [415.27-0ubuntu0~gpu18.04.1]
Inst libnvidia-cfg1-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst libnvidia-compute-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Inst libnvidia-decode-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst libnvidia-decode-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Inst libnvidia-encode-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Inst libnvidia-encode-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst libnvidia-fbc1-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Inst libnvidia-fbc1-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst libnvidia-gl-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Inst libnvidia-gl-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst libnvidia-ifr1-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst libnvidia-ifr1-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Inst nvidia-compute-utils-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst nvidia-kernel-source-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst nvidia-kernel-common-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst nvidia-dkms-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst nvidia-utils-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Inst nvidia-driver-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-compute-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-cfg1-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-compute-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Conf libnvidia-decode-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-decode-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Conf libnvidia-encode-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Conf libnvidia-encode-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-fbc1-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Conf libnvidia-fbc1-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-gl-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Conf libnvidia-gl-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-ifr1-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf libnvidia-ifr1-410:i386 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [i386])
Conf nvidia-compute-utils-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf nvidia-kernel-source-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf nvidia-kernel-common-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf nvidia-dkms-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf nvidia-utils-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
Conf nvidia-driver-410 (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1 Proprietary GPU Drivers:18.04/bionic [amd64])
                            Note that the nvidia driver package is now called:

                            xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-410
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                              Code:
                              jlp@MaybeFastDesktop:~$ sudo apt install -s nvidia-driver-410
[sudo] password for jlp: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
nvidia-driver-410 is already the newest version (410.78-0ubuntu1~gpu18.04.1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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