nvidia-smi missing from driver install

[veepee78]

Hi, I have installed only the driver with nvcleanstall. What other component(s) do I need to install also nvidia-smi tool? I checked all components and smi was not mentioned in any..

 

[StefanM]

Open GPU-Z -> advanced -> WDDM
Copy the path of the UMD driver.
Go there and you will find nvidia-smi

I remember when nvidia-smi was stored in program files, but that must have been too easy

 

[silentbogo]

Open GPU-Z -> advanced -> WDDM
Copy the path of the UMD driver.
Go there and you will find nvidia-smi

Normally nvidia-smi is stored in %WINDIR%\System32 and another copy in driver store (at least that's how it is with newer drivers).

do I need to install also nvidia-smi tool?

It's just a command line interface for NVML(NVidia Management Library). Your PC will work just fine without it. I don't think it's even used by tweaking utilities like afterburner etc. (these either query driver directly, or use NVML API).

 

[W1zzard]

Hi, I have installed only the driver with nvcleanstall. What other component(s) do I need to install also nvidia-smi tool? I checked all components and smi was not mentioned in any..

nvidia-smi is part of the core driver, but it has been moved away from the propgram files location recently for an unknown reason

check the suggestions by others regarding path, on my system it's in system32

I don't think it's even used by tweaking utilities like afterburner etc. (these either query driver directly, or use NVML API).

Correct, these use NVAPI which is a different way to interface with the driver. Also part of the core driver in case anyone wonders

 

[veepee78]

Thanks, I was looking in program files, but it was in system32. Didn't even give a thought that it was just moved to another place... Stupid me.

edit: I use it for monitoring temps, power and fans, log the data to zabbix..

 

[silentbogo]

They probably moved it so they don't have to add it to the system's %PATH%, I guess...