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How I fix this issue NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running
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rugularox commented Jun 17, 2026

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Check If the NVIDIA Kernel Module Is Loaded
Open a terminal and run:

bash

lsmod | grep nvidia
If this returns nothing, the kernel module isn’t loaded. That’s your root problem.

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