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--- linux:nvidia [2015/08/04 08:48]
niziak created
+++ linux:nvidia [2018/06/07 09:00] (current)
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+====== nvidia ======
+With NVidia proprietary driver, apps which grab screen like "x11vnc" doesn't work correctly.
+==== Switch between drivers ====
+<code bash>update-glx --config glx</code>
+To switch betweenr nvidia's driver version
+<code bash>update-glx --config nvidia</code>
+==== Install NVidia driver ====
+see [[https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers]]
+  * Card:  NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210]
+  * Debian Stretch package: nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver
 <code bash>
 sudo apt-get install nvidia-detect
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 Your card is supported by the default drivers and legacy driver series 304.
 It is recommended to install the
-    nvidia-driver
+    nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver
 package.
 </code>
 <code bash>
+sudo apt-get install nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver
+# OR
 sudo apt-get install nvidia-driver
+</code>
+Configure X server:
+<code bash>
 sudo apt-get install nvidia-xconfig
 sudo nvidia-xconfig
 </code>
+or
+<code bash>
+mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
+echo -e 'Section "Device"\n\tIdentifier "My GPU"\n\tDriver "nvidia"\nEndSection' > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf
+</code>
+==== Install open source driver (nouveau) ====
+<code bash>
+sudo apt-get --purge remove ^nvidia-*
+sudo mv -vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nvidia
+sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
+</code>
+Following package will clean after nvidia drivers (remove blacklisting of nouveau module)
+<code bash>
+sudo apt-get install glx-alternative-nvidia
+</code>
+stop X system, generate new xorg.conf file:
+<code bash>
+sudo Xorg -configure
+sudo cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
+</code>
+set MESA as default GLX provider
+<code bash>update-alternatives --config glx</code>
+and restart X system
+=== Extract firmware ===
+[[https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/VideoAcceleration/|nouveau/ VideoAcceleration
+]]
+<code bash>
+$ mkdir /tmp/nouveau
+$ cd /tmp/nouveau
+$ wget https://raw.github.com/imirkin/re-vp2/master/extract_firmware.py
+$ wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/325.15/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-325.15.run
+$ sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-325.15.run --extract-only
+$ python2 extract_firmware.py  # this script is for python 2 only
+# mkdir /lib/firmware/nouveau
+# cp -d nv* vuc-* /lib/firmware/nouveau/
+</code>
+==== Fan control ====
+<code bash>
+echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/nouveau/0000:01:00.0/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1_enable
+echo 50 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/nouveau/0000:01:00.0/hwmon/hwmon1/pwm1
+</code>
+==== Issues ====
+apt-get upgrade hangs
+<code>
+root     28002  0.0  0.1  64524 19248 pts/0    S+   12:24   0:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386.postin
+root     28008  0.0  0.0   4304   784 pts/0    S+   12:24   0:00 /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386.postinst configure 340.96-1
+root     28011  0.0  0.0   4304   808 pts/0    D+   12:24   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/nvidia/check-for-mismatching-nvidia-module 352.79
+</code>
+Shell script ''/usr/lib/nvidia/check-for-mismatching-nvidia-module'' hangs accesing ''/proc'' filesystem:
+<code bash>[ -e /proc/driver/nvidia/version ]</code>
+Workaround:
+<code bash>
+#if [ -e /proc/driver/nvidia/version ]; then
+if [ true ]; then
+#<----->running_version="$(grep NVRM /proc/driver/nvidia/version | awk '{ print $8 }')"
+</code>

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