[GH-ISSUE #179] failed to create symbolic (nvidia) #58

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opened 2026-10-15 12:48:30 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 3 comments

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 12:48:30 +00:00

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Originally created by @Gylfkxjyjdll on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/gow/issues/179

I installed GoW with the quickstart: https://games-on-whales.github.io/wolf/stable/user/quickstart.html

Everything worked so far, but asap i start up gow, I receive this error:

wolf-1  | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add Vulkan ICD
wolf-1  | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add EGL external platform
wolf-1  | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add egl-vendor
wolf-1  | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add gbm backend
wolf-1  | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] Nvidia driver detected, assuming it's using the nvidia driver volume
wolf-1  | /sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/local/lib/liblibgstwaylanddisplay.so.0.2 is not a symbolic link
wolf-1  | 
wolf-1  | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] Creating symlink to nvidia-drm_gbm.so
wolf-1  | ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gbm/nvidia-drm_gbm.so': File exists

Hardware:
Nvidia 4060rtx with Debian 12 headless with Dummystick

Originally created by @Gylfkxjyjdll on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/games-on-whales/gow/issues/179 I installed GoW with the quickstart: https://games-on-whales.github.io/wolf/stable/user/quickstart.html Everything worked so far, but asap i start up gow, I receive this error: ``` wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add Vulkan ICD wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add EGL external platform wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add egl-vendor wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] [nvidia] Add gbm backend wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] Nvidia driver detected, assuming it's using the nvidia driver volume wolf-1 | /sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/local/lib/liblibgstwaylanddisplay.so.0.2 is not a symbolic link wolf-1 | wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] Creating symlink to nvidia-drm_gbm.so wolf-1 | ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gbm/nvidia-drm_gbm.so': File exists ``` Hardware: Nvidia 4060rtx with Debian 12 headless with Dummystick

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bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 12:48:31 +00:00

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@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024):

wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] Creating symlink to nvidia-drm_gbm.so
wolf-1 | ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gbm/nvidia-drm_gbm.so': File exists`

The error here indicates that the driver files are already there; this is most likely because you've set the nvidia Docker runtime to be the default, so it'll mount those libraries from the host.
Unfortunately, the Nvidia container runtime toolkit is not yet able to add all the required libraries (there's a separate PR and upstream work going on)..

In the meantime, you have to avoid using the Nvidia runtime; can you try using --runtime=runc? I'll have to check what's the exact sintax, I'm on my phone right now.

@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024): > wolf-1 | [2024-07-16 16:11:35] Creating symlink to nvidia-drm_gbm.so > wolf-1 | ln: failed to create symbolic link '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gbm/nvidia-drm_gbm.so': File exists` The error here indicates that the driver files are already there; this is most likely because you've set the `nvidia` Docker runtime to be the default, so it'll mount those libraries from the host. Unfortunately, the Nvidia container runtime toolkit is not yet able to add all the required libraries (there's a separate PR and upstream work going on).. In the meantime, you have to avoid using the Nvidia runtime; can you try using `--runtime=runc`? I'll have to check what's the exact sintax, I'm on my phone right now.

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 12:48:31 +00:00

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@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024):

I've pushed a fix for this weird behaviour, you can check it out by updating Wolf using

docker pull ghcr.io/games-on-whales/wolf:stable

and try running it again. Feel free to re-open if it doesn't work for you.

@ABeltramo commented on GitHub (Jul 16, 2024): I've pushed a fix for this weird behaviour, you can check it out by updating Wolf using ``` docker pull ghcr.io/games-on-whales/wolf:stable ``` and try running it again. Feel free to re-open if it doesn't work for you.

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 12:48:32 +00:00

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@Gylfkxjyjdll commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2024):

Works. Thanks!

@Gylfkxjyjdll commented on GitHub (Jul 17, 2024): Works. Thanks!