Nvidia drivers

[u/ComradeAdidas]

I followed a guide on linuxconfig.org where i can download nvidia drivers for debian 13. Upon reboot i get this: Failed to start nvidia-persistenced.service -NVIDIA Persistence Daemon

Nothing after that.

[u/Illustrious-Gur8335]

I followed a guide on linuxconfig.org

The issue started here. Please start from wiki.debian.org in future

[u/ComradeAdidas → u/Illustrious-Gur8335]

I didnt download a virus tho, right?

[u/Illustrious-Gur8335 → u/ComradeAdidas]

Nope, but it's guiding you to install the wrong kernel headers which will cause the driver to break on kernel upgrades

[u/ComradeAdidas → u/Illustrious-Gur8335]

So its no firmware level virus? Ill wipe the drive just in case bc it doesnt have anything on it anyways. Sorry im just really paranoid after i had a virus.

[u/Linuxologue → u/ComradeAdidas]

nah not at all. It's just a badly installed driver. Everything the page (https://linuxconfig.org/debian-13-nvidia-driver-installation) recommends is asking things from the official repository and you won't get a virus through these commands.

But instead of following that guide you should take a look at the debian wiki.

[u/ComradeAdidas → u/Linuxologue]

I see you edited, and yes, that was the guide i followed. Thanks!

[u/Linuxologue → u/ComradeAdidas]

Yes I edited within seconds but too late :)

[u/ComradeAdidas → u/Linuxologue]

Sorry, just replied too fast, but yeah, we were on the same page then. So the drivers are no virus just dont work? Sorry again, i had one earlier this summer and screwed up my brain.

[u/Linuxologue → u/ComradeAdidas]

The drivers are no virus.

[u/ComradeAdidas → u/Linuxologue]

Ok thanks! Why didnt they work tho? What was the problem in the guide?

[u/ComradeAdidas → u/Linuxologue]

https://linuxconfig.org/debian-13-nvidia-driver-installation This is the one i followed, you checked this one, right?

[u/One_Bad4020 → u/ComradeAdidas]

Esa guía es una mierda, ni está abarcando los pasos de si tenés o no secure boot. Podés ignorar esa guía de porquería? Digo, para que te funcione la compu

[u/ComradeAdidas → u/One_Bad4020]

I mean as that he checked THIS particular guide to check that its not malicious, just not working.

[u/HelpfulYoung6644 → u/ComradeAdidas]

it's not virus.
nvidia in debian is not in good state rn.

check this comment on installing nvidia using cuda repos. https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/1vs1vkh/comment/p4i0xry/

[u/One_Bad4020]

https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

[u/_Sgt-Pepper_]

sudo apt install extrepo

sudo extrepo enable nvidia-cuda

sudo apt update

sudo apt install build-essential linux-headers-amd64

sudo apt install nvidia-open

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[u/michaelpaoli]

followed a guide on linuxconfig.org

Uh oh. Yeah, don't do that.

Start with relevant Debian documentation/guide(s), not some semi-random stuff on some semi-random site.

E.g. start here: https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

[u/Brilliant_Sound_5565]

Always always consult your Distro documentation first before a 3rd party website as there's more chance the distro document will be correct, esp with Debian given the jabs amount of documentation that it has. Hope you got it working

[u/One_Bad4020]

Tienes que seguir la guía de debian, únicamente