For a few days I've been trying to install a driver for my GeForce RTX 3050. I need the laptop for machine learning, not gaming, and for that I need CUDA support.

However, the install for nvidia-driver-495, or nvidia-driver-470 keeps failing. It looks to me as if this failure is dependent on the failure of nvidia-dkms-495 or nvidia-dkms-470, respectively.

I am using Ubuntu 21.10 with a 5.13.0-20-generic kernel. I've seen posts that the missing firmware is not the issue, but if that needs to be resolved I am unsure how to do that.

Below you will find the trace for the failed (re)install:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree... Done

Reading state information... Done

nvidia-driver-495 is already the newest version (495.44-0ubuntu0.21.10.1).

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

2 not fully installed or removed.

After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y

Setting up nvidia-dkms-495 (495.44-0ubuntu0.21.10.1) ...

update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)

INFO:Enable nvidia

DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/lenovo_thinkpad

DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/dell_latitude

DEBUG:Parsing /usr/share/ubuntu-drivers-common/quirks/put_your_quirks_here

Removing old nvidia-495.44 DKMS files...



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Deleting module version: 495.44

completely from the DKMS tree.

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Done.

Loading new nvidia-495.44 DKMS files...

Building for 5.13.0-20-generic

Building for architecture x86_64

Building initial module for 5.13.0-20-generic

ERROR: Cannot create report: [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/crash/nvidia-kernel-source-495.0.crash'

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.13.0-20-generic (x86_64)

Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/495.44/build/make.log for more information.

dpkg: error processing package nvidia-dkms-495 (--configure):

 installed nvidia-dkms-495 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nvidia-driver-495:

 nvidia-driver-495 depends on nvidia-dkms-495 (<= 495.44-1); however:

  Package nvidia-dkms-495 is not configured yet.

 nvidia-driver-495 depends on nvidia-dkms-495 (>= 495.44); however:

  Package nvidia-dkms-495 is not configured yet.



dpkg: error processing package nvidia-driver-495 (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.

                                                                                                          Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.140ubuntu6) ...

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.13.0-20-generic

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/vangogh_gpu_info.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_ta.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_sos.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_rlc.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_mec2.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_mec.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_sdma.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/sienna_cichlid_mes.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/navi10_mes.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_vcn.bin for module amdgpu

W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/amdgpu/aldebaran_smc.bin for module amdgpu

Errors were encountered while processing:

 nvidia-dkms-495

 nvidia-driver-495

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I can't seem to figure out what the actual error is.