Nvidia drivers

NutsTLT · 2026-03-30 08:33:09

Hello,

I'm trying to configure my NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti (GP107) on a clean Arch installation with kernel 6.19.10-arch1-1.

I'm currently running into an issue where the kernel driver isn't being used. When checking dmesg, I see the following error:
"NVRM: The NVIDIA GPU 0000:01:00.0 (PCI ID: 10de:1c82)
NVRM: nvidia.ko because it doesn't include the required GPU
nvidia 0000:01:00.0: probe with driver nvidia failed with error -1".

I've already tried:
1. Blacklisting 'nouveau'.

2. Adding 'nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm' to MODULES in mkinitcpio.conf.

3. Set 'nvidia-drm.modeset=1' in GRUB.

4. Rebuild initramfs and grub configuration.

I think the problem is with the nvidia-open-dkms drivers.

Given that I want to use Hyprland (Wayland), which driver package is currently the most stable and recommended for this specific hardware/kernel combination? Should I stick with 'nvidia-dkms', or is there a specific version (like 550xx or 560xx) that works better for Wayland on older graphics cards? (Sorry for the obvious issues. I tried installing everything using gemini, as I don't understand anything myself and don't have any Linux-savvy friends. Sorry for the poor spelling, I'm using a translator.)

Last edited by NutsTLT (2026-03-30 09:16:08)

NutsTLT · 2026-03-30 09:21:04

Hello,

I'm trying to configure my NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti (GP107) on a clean Arch installation with kernel 6.19.10-arch1-1.

I'm currently running into an issue where the kernel driver isn't being used. When checking dmesg, I see the following error:
"NVRM: The NVIDIA GPU 0000:01:00.0 (PCI ID: 10de:1c82)
NVRM: nvidia.ko because it doesn't include the required GPU
nvidia 0000:01:00.0: probe with driver nvidia failed with error -1".

I've already tried:
1. Blacklisting 'nouveau'.

2. Adding 'nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm' to MODULES in mkinitcpio.conf.

3. Set 'nvidia-drm.modeset=1' in GRUB.

4. Rebuild initramfs and grub configuration.

I think the problem is with the nvidia-open-dkms drivers.

Given that I want to use Hyprland (Wayland), which driver package is currently the most stable and recommended for this specific hardware/kernel combination? Should I stick with 'nvidia-dkms', or is there a specific version (like 550xx or 560xx) that works better for Wayland on older graphics cards? (Sorry for the obvious issues. I tried installing everything using gemini, as I don't understand anything myself and don't have any Linux-savvy friends. Sorry for the poor spelling, I'm using a translator.)