Cannot install driver 470.05 on my rtx 3060 to mine help

[limvulic]

So i just bought a rtx 3060, i have 2 friends that bought one a few weeks ago and they install the driver 470.05 and mine at around 48MH, so i bought one for myself and now when i go and install the 470.05 driver it says that installation cannot continue, my windows version is not compatible or there isnt a compatible device, but my device is just fine, its a rtx3060 with 12gb. this is the only driver that gives me problems when installing (but the only one i need) so i dont know what to do pls if you have any info or help tell me.
I saw a video of how to get rid of the cannot continue problem but that works only on normal nvidia installers where they first ask you where you want to install (you have to go there and do some tweaking to a file) but as this 470.05 is not like that, you just click on the setup directly i cannot tweak anything.

 

[27MaD]

uhmm..don't mine

 

[eidairaman1]

Are you using a stock bios?

 

[maickelbr]

Confirmed new RTX 3060 manufactured from July do not accept 470.05 driver!

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

it says that installation cannot continue, my windows version is not compatible or there isnt a compatible device

That normally means missing Windows dependencies. (usually Windows versions before 10, when not updated) Or the video card isn't seated properly.

 

[R-T-B]

Confirmed new RTX 3060 manufactured from July do not accept 470.05 driver!

This. That driver work around was never supposed to happen in the first place.

Your only workarounds known atm are 1.) Mine at half rate or 2.) don't mine.

That normally means missing Windows dependencies. (usually Windows versions before 10, when not updated) Or the video card isn't seated properly.

It doesn't here.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

It doesn't here.

This is clearly a new problem. About cards built in July?

Looks like a card revision update that requires another driver update, just like it's an entirely different series! I think it's one of those hash-rate-limited versions

 

[R-T-B]

This is clearly a new problem. Did Nvidia suddenly bork a lot of their drivers or their installers?

No offense, but read some recent news. There is an intentional driver cutoff date on LHR cards. That's the issue here.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

No offense, but read some recent news. There is an intentional driver cutoff date on LHR cards. That's the issue here.

I edited my post, because someone mentioned a certain period. (a person mentioned, "from July") I do think it's one of those LHR cards. Also, there's still a long way to go for the video card pricing!
My early version of one of my replies, was because I got worried about the drivers and the installers suddenly getting majorly buggy.
I'm like, "Yikes!, they possibly suddenly got majorly buggy, when just months ago, I had an excellent experience with my GeForce GTX 1660 Super."

 

[27MaD]

Are you using a stock bios?

Hey man so glad to see you back, Hope you're doing better.
Couldn't dm you for some reason so thought i'd just say it here.
Welcome back.

 

[maickelbr]

Old RTX 3060 chips were GA106-300 and now they are GA106-302, it has a new "PCI Device ID" which makes any existing old drivers useless.

 

[ShiBDiB]

You have an LHR card at the hardware level. The driver doesn't matter.

The driver trick is only for cards that aren't LHR hardware (And that driver specifically will give you the wrong windows version or whatever error regardless of what you do).

TLDR mine something besides ETH because there's currently no known workaround for LHR specific cards and ETH mining at a decent rate. (And when you figure out what that is, let me know because I'm in the same boat with a TI)

 

[Caring1]

Old RTX 3060 chips were GA106-300 and now they are GA106-302, it has a new "PCI Device ID" which makes any existing old drivers useless.

I'm sure if it was as "simple" as that, someone would have worked out how to change it at Bios level.

 

[maickelbr]

I'm sure if it was as "simple" as that, someone would have worked out how to change it at Bios level.

I'm not solving anything, I'm talking because you can no longer mine at 100%

 

[erocker]

Latest driver is 471.11. Try that.

 

[looniam]

i'm not always the sharpest knife in the drawer but did you try modding the inf file to add the device ID?

use to do similar to use quarto drivers w/geforce card because. here is an old guide that might help:

Nvidia INF driver modding (Guide)

Nvidia INF driver modding...

forums.guru3d.com

 

[ShiBDiB]

I feel like my last post is being ignored so..

You have an LHR card. It's not a standard card with driver enforced LHR. Switching drivers wont do anything. Until someone cracks the hardware LHR you only get ~50% mining (supposed to just be when mining ETH, haven't tested it as nothing else is worth GPU mining)

/thread

 

[looniam]

I feel like my last post is being ignored so..

 

[eidairaman1]

I feel like my last post is being ignored so..

You have an LHR card. It's not a standard card with driver enforced LHR. Switching drivers wont do anything. Until someone cracks the hardware LHR you only get ~50% mining (supposed to just be when mining ETH, haven't tested it as nothing else is worth GPU mining)

/thread

The solution is to stop mining lol, better yet a dedicated mining card or asic would be good for them

 

[R-T-B]

The solution is to stop mining lol, better yet a dedicated mining card or asic would be good for them

If that isn't an acceptable answer for the user, there are other coins as pointed out.

 

[maickelbr]

Worst of all is that nvidia forces me to have this new 471.11 drive for the old 3060 cards also in the same windows, I can't install a drive for each separate old 3060 and 3060 new card in the same windows. Does anyone know why I can't have 2 nvidia drives?

 

[ShiBDiB]

Worst of all is that nvidia forces me to have this new 471.11 drive for the old 3060 cards also in the same windows, I can't install a drive for each separate old 3060 and 3060 new card in the same windows. Does anyone know why I can't have 2 nvidia drives?

That's windows. Partitioning multiple installs on your system is probably the easiest way to do that, then just swap to the old driver one when you want to use your mining card (disable the LHR card on that install).

 

[lexluthermiester]

So i just bought a rtx 3060, i have 2 friends that bought one a few weeks ago and they install the driver 470.05 and mine at around 48MH, so i bought one for myself and now when i go and install the 470.05 driver it says that installation cannot continue, my windows version is not compatible or there isnt a compatible device, but my device is just fine, its a rtx3060 with 12gb. this is the only driver that gives me problems when installing (but the only one i need) so i dont know what to do pls if you have any info or help tell me.
I saw a video of how to get rid of the cannot continue problem but that works only on normal nvidia installers where they first ask you where you want to install (you have to go there and do some tweaking to a file) but as this 470.05 is not like that, you just click on the setup directly i cannot tweak anything.

Install normal drivers and deal with the fact that you're going to get reduced hash-rates. You've got no other options really. This many not be the answer you wanted, but it's reality. Sorry to break it to you..

 

[R-T-B]

Install normal drivers and deal with the fact that you're going to get reduced hash-rates. You've got no other options really. This many not be the answer you wanted, but it's reality. Sorry to break it to you..

The other option is mining under a different algo. A different coin.

This will hurt profits too, mind, but probably not as much as half.

These cards weren't meant for mining and people are going to have to accept that about their purchase.

 

[maickelbr]

Install normal drivers and deal with the fact that you're going to get reduced hash-rates. You've got no other options really. This many not be the answer you wanted, but it's reality. Sorry to break it to you..

I'll solve this with the vsphere server, whether you like it or not hahahahahaahaha cries gamer!