[Description]
The article illustrates the steps for user to install P2000 driver on SKY-8201L.
Here, P2000 driver is installed on CentOS 7.5.
[BIOS]
1.Reboot to enter BIOS setting.
CSM Parameters => Video : UEFI
Other PCI device : UEFI
2.Save and exit.
[CentOS Installation: Grub]
Boot to installation disk and GRUB menu is displayed. Select “Troubleshooting” and “ Install CentOs7 in basic graphic mode”.
Troubleshooting => Install CentOS7 in basic graphic mode(load default driver)
[CentOS Installation]
During the installation of CentOS7, Please select “Development and Creative Workstation” in the column “Software Selection”
Software Selection => Development and Creative Workstation
[Update OS]
After finishing installation, user install the following packages.
1. # yum -y update
2. # yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
3. # yum -y install dkms epel-release
4. # rpm –ivh kernel-devel-3.10.0-862.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm
[Disable Previous Nouveau driver]
- Edit /lib/modprobe.d/dist-blacklist.conf
a.#blacklist nvidiafb
b. blacklist nouveau
c. options nouveau modeset=0
2. Edit /etc/default/grub
a. Add the following string in GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX
rd.driver.blacklist nouveau nouveau.modeset=0
3. Refresh GRUB (UEFI)
# sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/centos/grub.cfg
4. Generate initramfs image
# mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img.bak
# dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)
5. # reboot
6. GRUB menu : Please select 3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64
[Check nouveau status]
# lsmod | grep nouveau
[Install NVIDIA driver]
# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.59.run
[Text mode]
# init 3
[Rename kernel source path]
# cd /usr/src/kernels
# mv 3.10.0-862.el7.centos.x86_64 3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64
[Install NVIDIA driver]
# sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-440.59.run --no-opengl-files --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/kernels/3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64
Select “Yes” for NVIDIA’s 32-bit.
Select “Yes” for nvidia-xconfig utility.
X configuration file is successfully updated.
[Completion]
Installation of NVIDIA is complete.
[Check NVIDIA driver]
# nvidia-smi
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