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how can i check for driver/gpu related problems on linux? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i've recently acquired a 4060 ti for €300 from a seller that i've been told was reliable. after installing the gpu and updating the drivers to the latest recommended ones i've noticed odd lag spikes lasting several seconds when using blender, these did not happen when i used my previous gtx 1060 ti.
How can i go about diagnosing if it's a gpu or driver issue? any benchmarks or tools i should use?

i'm on linux mint 21.3 cinnamon.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Try launching the program from a terminal, and see if there are any GPU specific log messages. May be also have a look via journalctl.

Also nvtop and nvitop gives you a GPU monitor.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

journalctl doesn't seem to report any GPU specific errors. nvtop shows no oddities that i could find.

i found that dragging the preview image on the fps showcase videos in nvidea's 4060 page makes firefox lag out with a glib-CRITICAL logged to the console. it says

(firefox:4349): GLib-CRITICAL **: 12:40:07.460: g_strv_length: assertion 'str_array != NULL' failed
[Parent 4349, Main Thread] WARNING: g_strv_length: assertion 'str_array != NULL' failed: 'glib warning', file /builds/worker/checkouts/gecko/toolkit/xre/nsSigHandlers.cpp:187

dunno if that has to do with anything tho