
You may still have to set up some stuff in Nvidia-settings app to make it perfect. Done! You should now be at the Ubuntu login screen, login as normal and your resolution should be higher than before since the card is now properly detected.Restart the UI with the command sudo service gdm restart.


Run the Nvidia installer by typing in sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-455.23.04.run after which you'll need to enter your password to allow the installer to continue.Enter the command cd Desktop which will take you to your desktop where the Nvidia installer is.Hit CTRL+ALT+F1 to enter a fullscreen terminal (your screen will turn black momentarily, then you just need to login with your username and password for Ubuntu).Restart or Logout and you should be on the open source nouveau drivers now.Uninstall the proprietary drivers that were installed via the Ubuntu software app.Right click it, under Permissions tick the box that says "Allow executing file as program".To make your life really easy, move the installer (it's a.Download the latest Nvidia drivers from their site at.What I did to get the RTX 3090 working on Ubuntu 20.04 after experiencing what you did:

The latest driver on Nvidia's website for Linux is the 455.23.04 (WHQL) and it lists adding support for the RTX 3090.įirst things first, update Ubuntu! Once everything is updated, you can do the following steps to get it working. I had the same experience relying on the drivers in the repo, they are not up to date yet (as of Nov 2020) with the latest drivers required to get the RTX 3090 card running well (it's a bleeding edge card after all). You will have to install the Nvidia drivers from their website manually.
