[oi-dev] Nvidia Driver 470.256.02 fails to load properly

[Atiq Rahman]

Hi,
To debug nvidia driver issues, what info do you need from me other than
kernel log?

Sincerely,

Atiq

On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM Atiq Rahman <atiqcx at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> GUI Boot of live usb image fails on my AMD (x64/amd64 processor) notebook
>
> dGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
>
> Screenshot of graphical boot failing with error messages are here:
> https://i.imgur.com/4cq36kQ.png  (backup link: https://imgur.com/a/4OZGcK8
> )
>
> As you can see it's trying to load version 470.256.02 of the nVidia
> driver for my notebook. But, it eventually fails! What might be the
> possible fix?
>
> When I look up on the nvidia site for the driver, ref,
> https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers
>  lists drivers. latest version:
>   Driver Version: 575.64.03 - Release Date: Tue Jul 01, 2025
>
> Is there a way to get the driver uptodate on OI?
>
> Also, do you guys happen to have a gfx driver contribution starting guide?
>
> Best!
>
> Atiq
>
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