[SOLVED] Install NVIDIA Drivers

[TheDarthFather]

Hello,
I am trying to use this how-to for my Plex LXC.

While seems a good how-to ... it does not describe how to install the host driver.
As a result I downloaded the NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.86.run from Nvidia site.

After bypassing a few other issues ... I got an error that my GC is not the same used for the kernel.
Last attempt was to try like this ...
CC=gcc-8.3.0 ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-470.86.run --kernel-source-path /usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.98-1-pve/
however now I have this error:

ERROR: The CC sanity check failed: The C compiler 'gcc-8.3.0' does not appear to be able to create object files. Please make sure you have your Linux distribution's libc development package installed and that 'gcc-8.3.0' is a valid C compiler name.

Can anyone help ?
Thank you!

 

[jasonsansone]

What version of Proxmox?
What kernel?
What nVidia card are you using?

 

[TheDarthFather]

What version of Proxmox?
What kernel?
What nVidia card are you using?

Hi,

#pveversion
pve-manager/7.0-8/b1dbf562 (running kernel: 5.11.22-4-pve)

ASUS GeForce GT 1030 2 Go LP - GT1030-SL-2G-BRK

Thank you!

 

[jasonsansone]

The current driver (which should support up through Kernel 5.13) is 495.44. Start there. Also, you don't need "--kernel-source-path" or any other flags when installing on the host. Just run ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.44.run. You need to install the same driver on the host as in the LXC containers. In the containers use the no kernel flag.

 

[TheDarthFather]

The current driver (which should support up through Kernel 5.13) is 495.44. Start there. Also, you don't need "--kernel-source-path" or any other flags when installing on the host. Just run ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.44.run. You need to install the same driver on the host as in the LXC containers. In the containers use the no kernel flag.

If I dont specify the kernel I get this:

 

[jasonsansone]

That is strange. I have never received that message. You do have kernel headers installed, correct?

apt install -y -q pve-headers


Did you install any nVidia or cuda drivers from repos before? Is this a clean install of proxmox or was it converted from Debian to PVE?

 

[TheDarthFather]

That is strange. I have never received that message. You do have kernel headers installed, correct?

apt install -y -q pve-headers


Did you install any nVidia or cuda drivers from repos before? Is this a clean install of proxmox or was it converted from Debian to PVE?

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I did try before .. I belive noveau drivers ... but failed miserable
The Nvidia installer told me at the beggining he will inactivate noveau ..... and it seems it did as I dont get that warning/error anymore.
I have the headers installed from last time, but I will try again ... I assume I need to restart ... I will be able to do that later as my kids play minecraft now

 

[TheDarthFather]

That is strange. I have never received that message. You do have kernel headers installed, correct?

apt install -y -q pve-headers


Did you install any nVidia or cuda drivers from repos before? Is this a clean install of proxmox or was it converted from Debian to PVE?

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I am afraid I get the same as last time:
PS: It was a clean install ... but I tried noveau before ...

 

[jasonsansone]

What is the exact command you are running?

 

[TheDarthFather]

./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.44.run --kernel-source-path /usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.98-1-pve/

as ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.44.run did not work asking for kernel path

 

[jasonsansone]

5.11.22-7-pve

./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.44.run --kernel-source-path /usr/src/linux-headers-5.4.98-1-pve/

as ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-495.44.run did not work asking for kernel path

You said your kernel is 5.11.22-4. Why are you pointing to kernel headers for 5.4.98-1? Your kernel and kernel headers need to match. Make sure all your packages and kernels are up to date. At present, Proxmox is on 5.11.22-7-pve.

 

[TheDarthFather]

You said your kernel is 5.11.22-4. Why are you pointing to kernel headers for 5.4.98-1? Your kernel and kernel headers need to match. Make sure all your packages and kernels are up to date. At present, Proxmox is on 5.11.22-7-pve.

Hmm,
It seems this is the last headers I had at the time I started ...

If I look in src I see this:


On the other side I get this:


If I run with the 5.11 it does not work .. as i have only 5.4 headers ...

 

[jasonsansone]

Something has gotten weird on your host. Try:

apt-get -q update && apt install -y -q pve-headers-5.11 pve-kernel-5.11 && apt-get -y -q dist-upgrade

 

[TheDarthFather]

Something has gotten weird on your host. Try:

apt-get -q update && apt install -y -q pve-headers-5.11 pve-kernel-5.11 && apt-get -y -q dist-upgrade

Ok, now I have 5.11.22-5-pve and the same header version.
Also now I could run the command without the kernel path ... so there is progress
However I still get the gcc version error ..

PS: .. and thanks for your patience

 

[jasonsansone]

And you rebooted to reload the newest kernel?

Also:

apt install -y -q gcc-8-base

 

[TheDarthFather]

And you rebooted to reload the newest kernel?

Also:

apt install -y -q gcc-8-base

Yes to first ... doing the second ...

 

[TheDarthFather]

And you rebooted to reload the newest kernel?

Also:

apt install -y -q gcc-8-base

Hm

 

[jasonsansone]

Please list all repositories you have in /etc/apt/ and /etc/apt/sources.list.d.

 

[TheDarthFather]

Please list all repositories you have in /etc/apt/ and /etc/apt/sources.list.d.

 

[jasonsansone]

Look at your PVE repo. You still have it as buster, but you are on bullseye and PVE7. You may consider a clean install since it appears that somewhere along the way packages and repos have been messed up.