After installing Windows on a different drive, Linux drivers became unstable.
After installing Windows on a different drive, Linux drivers became unstable.
I set up Windows 11 with RevOS on a 256GB SATA SSD, while leaving my main M.2 SSD unplugged. After connecting both drives, the NVIDIA drivers (1050ti) on Linux started acting oddly—second monitor wasn’t recognized and the primary display was stuck at 77Hz. I’m using the 535 driver, tried the 545 but got an error, though the driver manager now shows it works. I’m running Linux Mint 21.3 and also encountered two boot errors when trying to launch Windows or Linux.
Attempting to install 545 using the command line with sudo apt install nvidia-driver-545. No error messages were displayed. Check if Grub is running and ensure os-prober is activated, updating Grub as needed. ACPI logs appear normal and shouldn't interfere with booting. Log levels can be adjusted during startup to hide sensitive information. Running Windows and Linux on different drives typically works without conflicts.
You're encountering a configuration issue with the NVIDIA driver during installation. The system is trying to set up the driver but is stuck due to dependencies not being resolved. After several attempts, it reports errors related to missing packages and processing failures. Make sure all required components are installed and try reinstalling the driver package.
Attempt to execute the following commands: sudo dpkg --configure -a sudo apt install -f sudo apt full-upgrade sudo apt autoremove Then try installing the latest NVIDIA driver again. If that fails, revert to using the tty (Alt + F2 or any key up to F11). Log in to the tty and run these steps: sudo service lightdm stop sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia-* sudo apt autoremove sudo apt install nvidia-driver-545 sudo reboot