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nicholas@server:~/project$ sudo docker start myproject [sudo] password for nicholas: Error response from daemon: could not select device driver "" with capabilities: [[gpu]] Error: failed to start containers: myproject

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This error occurs when trying to start a Docker container that requires GPU capabilities, but the NVIDIA Container Toolkit (nvidia-docker2) is not properly installed or configured on your system. Here's how to fix it: 1. First, install the NVIDIA Container Toolkit:

# Add NVIDIA package repositories
distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/$distribution/nvidia-docker.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-docker.list

# Update package lists
sudo apt-get update

# Install nvidia-docker2 package
sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-docker2

# Restart Docker daemon
sudo systemctl restart docker

2. Make sure you have NVIDIA drivers installed on your host system:

1	nvidia-smi

If this command doesn't work, you need to install NVIDIA drivers first. 3. After installation, try starting your container again:

sudo docker start myproject

If you're creating a new container, make sure to use the `--gpus all` flag:

sudo docker run --gpus all [other-options] image-name

Additional troubleshooting steps: 1. Check if nvidia-docker is properly installed:

dpkg -l | grep nvidia-docker

2. Verify Docker daemon configuration:

1	sudo cat /etc/docker/daemon.json

It should include the NVIDIA runtime configuration. 3. If problems persist, you can try removing and reinstalling the NVIDIA Container Toolkit:

sudo apt-get purge nvidia-docker2
sudo apt-get purge nvidia-container-toolkit
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-docker2
sudo systemctl restart docker

Remember that GPU support in Docker requires: - NVIDIA GPU - NVIDIA drivers installed on the host - NVIDIA Container Toolkit installed - Docker configured to use the NVIDIA runtime

Check if any of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-docker2: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-container-toolkit: True

Final Answer: True

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# Add NVIDIA package repositories
distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/$distribution/nvidia-docker.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-docker.list

# Update package list
sudo apt-get update

# Install nvidia-docker2 package
sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-docker2

# Restart Docker daemon
sudo systemctl restart docker

2. Make sure you have NVIDIA drivers installed on your host system:

1	nvidia-smi

If this command doesn't work, you need to install NVIDIA drivers first. 3. Try starting your container again:

sudo docker start myproject

If you're still having issues, you might need to: 1. Check your Docker daemon configuration:

1	sudo nano /etc/docker/daemon.json

Add or modify to include:

{
    "runtimes": {
        "nvidia": {
            "path": "nvidia-container-runtime",
            "runtimeArgs": []
        }
    }
}

2. Restart Docker again:

sudo systemctl restart docker

If you don't actually need GPU support for your container, you can modify your container configuration to remove the GPU requirements.

Check if any of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-docker2: True

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-container-toolkit: False

Final Answer: True

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# Add NVIDIA package repositories
distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/$distribution/nvidia-docker.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-docker.list

# Update the package lists
sudo apt-get update

# Install nvidia-docker2 package
sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-docker2

# Restart the Docker daemon
sudo systemctl restart docker

2. After installation, verify that the NVIDIA runtime is working:

sudo docker run --rm --gpus all nvidia/cuda:11.0-base nvidia-smi

3. Then try starting your container again:

sudo docker start myproject

If you still experience issues, you might need to: 1. Check if your GPU drivers are properly installed:

1	nvidia-smi

2. Verify that Docker is configured to use the NVIDIA runtime. Check /etc/docker/daemon.json:

1	sudo nano /etc/docker/daemon.json

It should contain something like:

{
    "runtimes": {
        "nvidia": {
            "path": "nvidia-container-runtime",
            "runtimeArgs": []
        }
    }
}

3. If you made changes to daemon.json, restart Docker:

sudo systemctl restart docker

Also, make sure that when you created your container, you specified the GPU requirements correctly using the `--gpus` flag, for example:

sudo docker run --gpus all [other-options] image-name

Check if any of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-docker2: True

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Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-container-toolkit: False

Final Answer: True

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# Add NVIDIA package repositories
distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/$distribution/nvidia-docker.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-docker.list

# Update package lists
sudo apt-get update

# Install nvidia-docker2 package
sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-docker2

# Restart Docker daemon
sudo systemctl restart docker

2. Verify the installation:

sudo docker run --rm --gpus all nvidia/cuda:11.0-base nvidia-smi

3. Then try starting your container again:

sudo docker start myproject

If you still have issues, make sure: 1. Your system has NVIDIA drivers installed 2. Your Docker daemon configuration includes GPU support 3. Your container was created with GPU capabilities To check if NVIDIA drivers are installed:

1	nvidia-smi

To modify an existing container to use GPU, you might need to recreate it with the `--gpus all` flag:

sudo docker run --gpus all [other-options] your-image

If you're still having issues, please provide: 1. The output of `nvidia-smi` 2. How you initially created the container 3. Your Docker version (`docker --version`)

Check if any of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-docker2: True

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Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-container-toolkit: False

Final Answer: True

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# Add NVIDIA package repositories
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)
curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/nvidia-docker/$distribution/nvidia-docker.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-docker.list

# Update package list
sudo apt-get update

# Install nvidia-docker2 package
sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-docker2

# Restart Docker daemon
sudo systemctl restart docker

2. After installation, try starting your container again:

sudo docker start myproject

If you're still having issues, verify that: 1. Your NVIDIA drivers are properly installed:

1	nvidia-smi

2. The Docker daemon configuration includes NVIDIA runtime:

# Check Docker daemon configuration
sudo cat /etc/docker/daemon.json

The daemon.json should include something like:

{
    "runtimes": {
        "nvidia": {
            "path": "nvidia-container-runtime",
            "runtimeArgs": []
        }
    }
}

3. If you're creating a new container, make sure to include the GPU runtime:

docker run --gpus all ...

If you continue to have issues, please provide: 1. Your Docker version (`docker --version`) 2. Your NVIDIA driver version (`nvidia-smi`) 3. The complete Docker run command you used to create the container

Check if any of the following conditions are true:

Substring Evaluation

Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-docker2: True

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Testing if the previous output contains the string nvidia-container-toolkit: False