I’ve just built a new gaming PC with an RTX 5070 Ti, and I’m trying to run Linux on it, specifically Fedora 41. However, it seems like my graphics card isn’t being recognized at all. I attempted to install the NVIDIA drivers directly from their website, but that didn’t solve the issue. When I check the hardware with the command `lspci -k | grep -EA3 ‘VGA|3D|Display’`, it shows the card is detected, but when I run `nvidia-smi`, it tells me no devices were found. I also tried running `nvidia-smi –version`, and it shows the driver and CUDA versions, but still no luck. Oddly enough, an older GTX 1060 works without any problem. Any suggestions?
2 Answers
It’s a good idea to test the card on Windows or a different Linux distro to see if the problem persists. Sometimes the drivers or configurations in one distribution might not play well with your hardware.
You might need to blacklist the nouveau driver to get your NVIDIA card working properly. I can’t give you the exact steps since I didn’t run into that issue, but it’s a common fix. Also, ensure you allow enough time for the NVIDIA modules to build correctly—try checking with `modinfo -F version nvidia` to see if the module has been loaded properly.
