How do I install nouveau drivers? I've searched everywhere

System:
Kernel: 6.7.9-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1 clocksource: tsc
avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=6f7ae3fc-7e25-4c8c-8419-89e325646b4c rw
rootflags=subvol=@ quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.2 tk: Qt v: N/A
info: frameworks v: 6.0.0 wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: B550 AORUS ELITE
v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Gigabyte model: B550 AORUS ELITE v: x.x
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>
BIOS: American Megatrends v: F10 date: 09/18/2020
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Zen 2 gen: 3 level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x17 (23)
model-id: 0x71 (113) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x8701021
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16
smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB
desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB
L3: 32 MiB desc: 2x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3599 high: 3600 min/max: 2200/4426
boost: enabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq
governor: performance cores: 1: 3600 2: 3600 3: 3600
4: 3600 5: 3600 6: 3600 7: 3600 8: 3600 9: 3600
10: 3600 11: 3600 12: 3600 13: 3600 14: 3600 15: 3600
16: 3599 bogomips: 114983
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1
sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU104 [GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER]
vendor: eVga.com. driver: N/A alternate: nouveau
non-free: 545.xx+ status: current (as of 2024-02;
EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1e84
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.11
with: Xwayland v: 23.2.4 compositor: kwin_wayland
driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nouveau
alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa gpu: N/A display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: Unknown-1 res: 640x480 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast gbm:
drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast wayland:
drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 24.0.3-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM
17.0.6 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
memory: 30.55 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU104 HD Audio vendor: eVga.com.
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 0a:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f8
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio
vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0c:00.4
chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: HP HyperX SoloCast
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB
rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1
bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 03f0:078b class-ID: 0300
Device-4: Razer USA BlackShark V2 Pro
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB
rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1
bus-ID: 1-9:7 chip-ID: 1532:0528 class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.7.9-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api
with: aoss type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.4 status: active with:
1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber
status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Gigabyte
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125
class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: vmnet1 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A
mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A
mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd,
systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 150.08 GiB (10.7%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root
privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 980 PRO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB block-size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B2QGXA7
temp: 48.9 C scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:2 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 51.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 860 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB block-size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 465.76 GiB size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%)
used: 150.08 GiB (32.2%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
ID-2: /home raw-size: 465.76 GiB
size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%) used: 150.08 GiB (32.2%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /var/log raw-size: 465.76 GiB
size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%) used: 150.08 GiB (32.2%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-4: /var/tmp raw-size: 465.76 GiB
size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%) used: 150.08 GiB (32.2%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60)
cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.28 GiB
used: 29.2 MiB (0.1%) priority: 100 comp: zstd
avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 16
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 63.4 C mobo: 45.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.28 GiB
used: 3.47 GiB (11.1%)
Processes: 379 Power: uptime: 3m
states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle
wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.5 GiB
services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon,
upowerd Init: systemd v: 255 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 1985 pm: dpkg pkgs: 3 tools: apt,apt-get
pm: pacman pkgs: 1982 libs: 544 tools: octopi,paru
Compilers: clang: 17.0.6 gcc: 13.2.1
Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.0
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.33
Garuda (2.6.23-1):
System install date:     2024-03-10
Last full system update: 2024-03-15
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut(custom) mkinitcpio
Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
Failed units:

Use whoogle

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Doesn’t allow the vpn or whatever that comes with firedragon, I tried a video on archlinux and it failed in many ways, including modprobing and nouveau crashing on login

Describe the issue in more detail rather than just a single line of questioning .

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It’s hard to when the only basis I have is how to install it on arch, to put it simply, I don’t know how to install it on garuda specifically.

Try running:

sudo pacman -S mesa lib32-mesa

It should install the drivers.

I guess that isn’t for 32 bit only then?

Both , 32 bit and 64 bit support.

I installed it. Do I just restart?

You do know that garuda is based on arch , right ?

Yes. Going off that didn’t work.

Yep and it should load the modules right at boot.

Did it work ?

Nope. Do I have to modprobe it?

post your garuda-inxi once again , the one after installing the drivers.

System:
Kernel: 6.7.9-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 13.2.1 clocksource: tsc
avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=6f7ae3fc-7e25-4c8c-8419-89e325646b4c rw
rootflags=subvol=@ quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.2 tk: Qt v: N/A
info: frameworks v: 6.0.0 wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: B550 AORUS ELITE
v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Gigabyte model: B550 AORUS ELITE v: x.x
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>
BIOS: American Megatrends v: F10 date: 09/18/2020
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Zen 2 gen: 3 level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x17 (23)
model-id: 0x71 (113) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x8701021
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16
smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB
desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB
L3: 32 MiB desc: 2x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 3620 high: 3989 min/max: 2200/4426
boost: enabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq
governor: performance cores: 1: 3600 2: 3600 3: 3600
4: 3592 5: 3595 6: 3583 7: 3600 8: 3593 9: 3593
10: 3600 11: 3600 12: 3989 13: 3600 14: 3600 15: 3600
16: 3585 bogomips: 114983
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1
sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU104 [GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER]
vendor: eVga.com. driver: N/A alternate: nouveau
non-free: 545.xx+ status: current (as of 2024-02;
EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1e84
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.11
with: Xwayland v: 23.2.4 compositor: kwin_wayland
driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nouveau
alternate: fbdev,nv,vesa gpu: N/A display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: Unknown-1 res: 640x480 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: swrast gbm:
drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: swrast wayland:
drv: swrast x11: drv: swrast
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 24.0.3-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM
17.0.6 256 bits) device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff
memory: 30.55 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU104 HD Audio vendor: eVga.com.
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 0a:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f8
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio
vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0c:00.4
chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: HP HyperX SoloCast
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB
rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1
bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 03f0:078b class-ID: 0300
Device-4: Razer USA BlackShark V2 Pro
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB
rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1
bus-ID: 1-9:7 chip-ID: 1532:0528 class-ID: 0300
API: ALSA v: k6.7.9-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api
with: aoss type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.4 status: active with:
1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber
status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: Gigabyte
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8125
class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full
mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: vmnet1 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A
mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A
mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd,
systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 150.25 GiB (10.8%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root
privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 980 PRO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB block-size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 3B2QGXA7
temp: 49.9 C scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:2 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 52.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung
model: SSD 860 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB block-size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 465.76 GiB size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%)
used: 150.25 GiB (32.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
ID-2: /home raw-size: 465.76 GiB
size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%) used: 150.25 GiB (32.3%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /var/log raw-size: 465.76 GiB
size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%) used: 150.25 GiB (32.3%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-4: /var/tmp raw-size: 465.76 GiB
size: 465.76 GiB (100.00%) used: 150.25 GiB (32.3%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60)
cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.28 GiB
used: 29.2 MiB (0.1%) priority: 100 comp: zstd
avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 16
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 63.1 C mobo: 45.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.28 GiB
used: 3.5 GiB (11.2%)
Processes: 388 Power: uptime: 1m
states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle
wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.5 GiB
services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon,
upowerd Init: systemd v: 255 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 1985 pm: dpkg pkgs: 3 tools: apt,apt-get
pm: pacman pkgs: 1982 libs: 544 tools: octopi,paru
Compilers: clang: 17.0.6 gcc: 13.2.1
Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.0
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.33
Garuda (2.6.23-1):
System install date:     2024-03-10
Last full system update: 2024-03-15
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut(custom) mkinitcpio
Windows dual boot:       <superuser required>
Failed units:

Maybe you could try the autoinstall free driver button in Garuda settings manager → HW configuration.
To be on the safe side, due to the many tests done, before doing the autoinstall above, I suggest you should restore a snapshot before those tests.

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This indicates that the nouveau module is loaded. strange why isn’t it working then ?

According to the arch wiki:

  • Also, check that you do not have Nouveau disabled using any modprobe blacklisting technique within /etc/modprobe.d/ or /usr/lib/modprobe.d/.

Perhaps try this out ?

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good ol nvidia-utils had 1 line:

blacklist nouveau