Fedora 27 freezing with Nvidia proprietary drivers

asked 2018-01-10 18:49:35 -0500

theterminator
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Hi,

I’m trying to replace Windows with Fedora and am unsuccessful.

The initial installation works fine, it’s after I install the Nvidia proprietary drivers that I run into problems. Fedora will either freeze at the login screen or shortly after logging in.

I have attempted multiple reinstalls with installing the Nvidia drivers first to ensure that this is the cause of the problem.

I have tried

Following the steps on if not true then false
Installing drivers from RPMfusion
Installing drivers from negativo17

My system specs are

Intel i7 6700k
Asus VIII Hero Alpha
Asus Geforce 1080 O8G

I’ve been trying to find a solution to my problem and some say to change the DE. However, I really like using gnome and it’s layout. Also, other solutions say to stick to the nouveau drivers. As much as I would like to use the open source drivers, it doesn’t give me quite the performance I need.

Has anyone also encountered this problem? Is there any solution to this issue?

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Is there a system crash log I can look at to see what happens just before my computer freezes?

theterminator ( 2018-01-11 10:37:25 -0500 )edit

similar problem here https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/ques...

christianbueno ( 2018-03-24 14:51:32 -0500 )edit

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answered 2018-01-16 03:31:12 -0500

theterminator
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So after many days & reinstalls I found the cause of the problem.

The issue was caused when PowerMizer changes performance levels and under clocks the card. I changed the Preferred Mode to "Prefer Maximum Performance" and now I have no system hangs or freezes.

Thing is, this option resets on reboot so I'll have to look into making a start up script which solves this.

This fix also solves another issue I came across where the screen would freeze for a few seconds, then resume but I can only move the mouse but can't actually do anything.

I assume not all Nvidia 1080 cards have this issue. My specific card is an Asus Geforce GTX 1080 O8G.

Hopefully this fix will save someone else a lot of time and effort.

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this has helped me with my Dell XPS 15 (1050Ti), thanks so much!

shingekinolinus ( 2018-10-28 01:24:08 -0500 )edit

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answered 2018-01-11 06:39:31 -0500

Orriginal
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You may find this link Very helpful - http://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia It walks you through everything from listing your correct card to finding the drivers . Also, in the search bar above, type in Nvidia and see the list f previous questions that come up.. some of them may well help you For Nvidia drivers - Got o http://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia#Det...yourcard_model

type " /sbin/lspci | grep VGA " in terminal to get model number follow instructions

Don't forget to do a " sudo dnf update " afterwards just to be sure, then reboot

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I’ve just done a fresh install and still no luck. I followed the steps for “Current GeForce/Quadro/Tesla”.

After installing the drivers and rebooting, the login screen becomes very laggy, maybe 1 frame per second. It can be somewhat fixed by reinstalling a certain version of mutter which gives me about 20 frames per second.

If I log into “Gnome” it still gives me 20 frames per second which is unusable. If I log into “Gnome on Xorg” it runs smoothly. However, maybe after 5 minutes of usage, now the whole desktop freezes but I can still move my mouse. Nothing is clickable or movable though

theterminator ( 2018-01-11 10:35:25 -0500 )edit

what was the output when you typed " /sbin/lspci | grep VGA "

Orriginal ( 2018-01-12 03:31:58 -0500 )edit

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answered 2018-01-11 10:03:23 -0500

Hggfs
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Did you tried disabling Wayland?

# vim /etc/gdm/custom.conf

Put WaylandEnable=false

Wayland doesnt works with nvidia drivers, i think. Im using xfce, so no wayland anyway.

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I tried doing that with the drivers from negativo17 and after I log in I get a blank black screen.

theterminator ( 2018-01-11 10:36:36 -0500 )edit

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answered 2018-01-11 07:38:39 -0500

Chambers3000
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No need to try a different DE. I can confirm Gnome is working. I have installed Nvidia driver both ways with native driver and Negativo repository.

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What are your system specs?

theterminator ( 2018-01-11 10:35:52 -0500 )edit

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