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nvidia installer dev notes

Installing from a flash drive:

mount /dev/sdd2 /mnt
sudo bash /mnt/scripts/nvidia39025gpu.sh

Full automation notes

To install proprietary NVIDIA drivers from any installation point, this may require:

  • cronjobs to hook through reboots
  • Progress checks
  • Detect video output

Pseudo code: Change boot options.

if [[ $(cat /etc/*-release | grep ID_LIKE | grep rhel | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
  echo "This is an rpm based system"

  # https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1155663
  # Edit /etc/default/grub and add the following to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX line:
  # modprobe.blacklist=nouveau nomodeset 3
  # Rebuild the grub config and restart the system:
  # grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
fi
  
if [[ $(cat /etc/*-release | grep ID_LIKE | grep rhel | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
  echo "This is an rpm based system"
  
  # https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1155663
  # Edit /etc/default/grub and add the following to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX line:
  # modprobe.blacklist=nouveau nomodeset 3
  # Rebuild the grub config and restart the system:
  # grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
fi

if [[ $(cat /etc/*-release | grep \ 6 | grep -e CentOS -e rhel -e Scientific | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
  echo "This is an rpm based system"
  echo "Major version 6."
  echo "This NVIDIA automated installation command will not work."
  echo "Run this command:"
  echo "   sudo sh /tmp/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.66.run"
  echo "Answer yes to all questions."
fi

Which video output is in use

INCOMPLETE: Find the video output currently in use to decide between GPU or MB workflow...

Use xrandr -q to find out information about video output. The plus sign + signifies which display is in use.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/186288/

lshw -numeric -C display

lspci -vnn | grep VGA -A 12

sudo dmidecode -t baseboard | grep -i 'Product'

inxi -M

glxinfo | grep OpenGL

http://www.binarytides.com/linux-get-gpu-information/

lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep VGA

ubuntudroid from https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/16407

VGA example

sudo lshw -c video

  *-display               
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 03
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:28 memory:e0000000-e03fffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport:f0f0(size=8)

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/47584

echo "Installing proprietary NVIDIA drivers..."
if [[ $(lspci | grep 1b38 | wc -l) -gt 0 ]] || [[ <INSERT RHEL DESCRIPTOR HERE> ]]; then
  echo "Tesla P40 found! OR RHEL found
  echo "Skipping DKMS..."
  echo "Installing NVIDIA drivers..."
else
  echo "Installing dkms..."
  echo "Installing NVIDIA drivers..."
fi

Fedora 25 26 / wayland patch

https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/103665/patch-for-proprietary-nvidia-37539-drivers-with-kernel-410/

https://pastebin.com/giS541m0

dnf install -y dkms
wget https://pastebin.com/raw/giS541m0
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.13.run -x
cp giS541m0 NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.13/
cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.13/
patch -p1 < patch.txt
./nvidia-installer

Clean up installer

echo "Cleaning up..."
rm -f NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.26.run 2>/dev/null
rm -f NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.39.run 2>/dev/null
rm -f NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.66.run 2>/dev/null
rm -f NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.13.run 2>/dev/null
rm -rf NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-375.39/ 2>/dev/null
rm -rf NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-378.13/ 2>/dev/null
rm -f cuda_8.0.44_linux-run 2>/dev/null
rm -f cuda_8.0.61_375.26_linux-run 2>/dev/null

Reboot

echo sleep 5 > /tmp/umsd.sh
echo umount /mnt >> /tmp/umsd.sh
echo reboot >> /tmp/umsd.sh
sh /tmp/umsd.sh

Firmware

Based on https://www.techpowerup.com/244981/nvidia-has-a-displayport-problem-which-only-a-bios-update-can-fix#

An update has been released for DisplayPort 1.3 and 1.4 Displays. Download the firmware update tool with this command:

wget -q http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/uefi/firmware/1.0/NVIDIA_DisplayPort_Firmware_Updater_1.0-x64.exe

Download NVFlash for GNU/Linux.

wget -q http://us2-dl.techpowerup.com/files/aQ27BSdlTc32tRHngOKP-A/1528742513/nvflash_5.414.0_linux.zip

Download NVFlash for Windows 7, 8, and 10.

wget -q http://us2-dl.techpowerup.com/files/jruKWF6V6N-WkYIbY72DBA/1528742523/nvflash_5.449.0.zip

These links were recent as of 2018-06-11.

Firmare should be acquired from your manufacterer or OEM.