[GH-ISSUE #101] AMD GPU not detected when Nvidia GPU is also installed #35

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opened 2026-10-15 12:48:13 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 3 comments

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2026-10-15 12:48:13 +00:00

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Originally created by @arminmarth on GitHub (Dec 21, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/gow/issues/101

When trying to run GoW headless on a PC with both an Nvidia GPU and AMD GPU installed, the Nvidia GPU is detected but not the AMD GPU.

When running running:
./run-gow --headless --gpu nvidia --app retroarch up -d
GoW works, and I can connect to RetroArch over Moonlight on my Nvidia GPU.

but when I try to run it without "--gpu nvidia" to try and run GoW on my AMD GPU, I get the followin error on the gow-xorg-1 log:

[2022-12-21 16:10:03] Adding user 'retro' to groups: gow-gid-71,root
[2022-12-21 16:10:04] Launching the container's startup script
[2022-12-21 16:10:04] Detected Nvidia drivers, installing them...
Looking for driver version 525.60.13
Downloading https://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/525.60.13/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.13.run
ERROR: Unable to download /tmp/nvidia-525.60.13.run
Couldn't download nvidia driver version 525.60.13

So I think it's still trying to use my Nvidia GPU instead of my AMD GPU, even without the "--gpu nvidia" command

So my question is: is there any way to force GoW not to detect the Nvidia GPU so I can use my AMD GPU instead?

Environment:

Unraid version: 6.11.5

Nvidia GPU info: 
[10de:1c82] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] (rev a1)
driver version: 525.60.13

AMD GPU info:
[1002:73ff] 04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M] (rev c1)

Originally created by @arminmarth on GitHub (Dec 21, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/gow/issues/101 When trying to run GoW headless on a PC with both an Nvidia GPU and AMD GPU installed, the Nvidia GPU is detected but not the AMD GPU. When running running: `./run-gow --headless --gpu nvidia --app retroarch up -d` GoW works, and I can connect to RetroArch over Moonlight on my Nvidia GPU. but when I try to run it without "--gpu nvidia" to try and run GoW on my AMD GPU, I get the followin error on the gow-xorg-1 log: ``` [2022-12-21 16:10:03] Adding user 'retro' to groups: gow-gid-71,root [2022-12-21 16:10:04] Launching the container's startup script [2022-12-21 16:10:04] Detected Nvidia drivers, installing them... Looking for driver version 525.60.13 Downloading https://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/525.60.13/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.60.13.run ERROR: Unable to download /tmp/nvidia-525.60.13.run Couldn't download nvidia driver version 525.60.13 ``` So I think it's still trying to use my Nvidia GPU instead of my AMD GPU, even without the "--gpu nvidia" command **So my question is: is there any way to force GoW not to detect the Nvidia GPU so I can use my AMD GPU instead?** Environment: ``` Unraid version: 6.11.5 Nvidia GPU info: [10de:1c82] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] (rev a1) driver version: 525.60.13 AMD GPU info: [1002:73ff] 04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M] (rev c1) ```

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bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 12:48:14 +00:00

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@arminmarth commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2022):

With the help of Forty2 on discord I was able to isolate the AMD GPU to get it running by following the following steps:

create a file in the directory you've cloned gow into called ensure-nvidia-dummy.sh and make it executable with chmod 755 ensure-nvidia-dummy.sh. inside it put this:

#!/bin/bash
exit 0

then edit compose/headless.yml , and in the xorg service, under volumes:, add this:
- /path/to/ensure-nvidia-dummy.sh:/opt/gow/ensure-nvidia-xorg-driver.sh
create a file called xorg-amd-primary.conf

Section "OutputClass"
    Identifier "amd"
    MatchDriver "amdgpu"
    Driver "amdgpu"
    Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
    Option "PrimaryGPU" "yes"
EndSection

and mount it in compose/headless.yml like this:
- /path/to/xorg-amd-primary.conf:/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-amd-primary.conf:ro

@arminmarth commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2022): With the help of Forty2 on discord I was able to isolate the AMD GPU to get it running by following the following steps: 1. create a file in the directory you've cloned gow into called `ensure-nvidia-dummy.sh` and make it executable with `chmod 755 ensure-nvidia-dummy.sh`. inside it put this: ``` #!/bin/bash exit 0 ``` 2. then edit compose/headless.yml , and in the xorg service, under volumes:, add this: ` - /path/to/ensure-nvidia-dummy.sh:/opt/gow/ensure-nvidia-xorg-driver.sh` 3. create a file called `xorg-amd-primary.conf` ``` Section "OutputClass" Identifier "amd" MatchDriver "amdgpu" Driver "amdgpu" Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration" Option "PrimaryGPU" "yes" EndSection ``` 4. and mount it in compose/headless.yml like this: `- /path/to/xorg-amd-primary.conf:/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-amd-primary.conf:ro `

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 12:48:14 +00:00

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@zb140 commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2023):

There's two parts to this, I think. One is, we definitely shouldn't be trying to download nvidia drivers if we know we're supposed to be using an AMD GPU. Since the ensure-nvidia... script is run when the container is launched, that will require a little coordination, but it shouldn't be too hard.

The other part is, what if someone has multiple GPUs and Xorg wants to use the wrong one by default? There's a way to override it in config using the PrimaryGPU option, but it's not obvious what the best way to tie that into --gpu nvidia (or whatever) would be. This part may take longer to fix, just because we have to decide what a fix looks like 😄

@zb140 commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2023): There's two parts to this, I think. One is, we definitely shouldn't be trying to download nvidia drivers if we know we're supposed to be using an AMD GPU. Since the `ensure-nvidia...` script is run when the container is _launched_, that will require a little coordination, but it shouldn't be too hard. The other part is, what if someone has multiple GPUs and Xorg wants to use the wrong one by default? There's a way to override it in config using the `PrimaryGPU` option, but it's not obvious what the best way to tie that into `--gpu nvidia` (or whatever) would be. This part may take longer to fix, just because we have to decide what a fix looks like :smile:

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@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2024):

Multi-GPU setup should work in Wolf, see: https://games-on-whales.github.io/wolf/stable/user/configuration.html#_multiple_gpu

@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2024): Multi-GPU setup should work in [Wolf](https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf), see: https://games-on-whales.github.io/wolf/stable/user/configuration.html#_multiple_gpu