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--- ubuntu:gpu:nouveau:blacklist_the_nouveau_driver [2025/05/21 15:47] – peter
+++ ubuntu:gpu:nouveau:blacklist_the_nouveau_driver [2025/05/21 18:46] (current) – peter
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 To prevent the host OS from loading the built-in nouveau driver for NVIDIA GPUs.
+----
+===== Check if the Nouveau driver is loaded =====
+<code bash>
+lsmod | grep nouveau
+</code>
+returns:
+<code>
+nouveau              1949696  0
+mxm_wmi                16384  1 nouveau
+video                  49152  1 nouveau
+i2c_algo_bit           16384  2 mgag200,nouveau
+ttm                   106496  2 drm_vram_helper,nouveau
+drm_kms_helper        184320  4 mgag200,nouveau
+drm                   491520  6 drm_kms_helper,drm_vram_helper,mgag200,ttm,nouveau
+wmi                    32768  5 wmi_bmof,dell_smbios,dell_wmi_descriptor,mxm_wmi,nouveau
+</code>
 ----
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 <code bash>
-sudo bash -c "echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf"
+sudo bash -c "echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf"
-sudo bash -c "echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf"
+sudo bash -c "echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf"
 </code>
 <WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  An alternative way to do this is to create the file manually **/etc/modprobe.d/60-blacklist-nouveau.conf**:
+**NOTE:**  The **/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf** could also be created manually, if required.
-<file bash /etc/modprobe.d/60-blacklist-nouveau.conf>
+  * The **blacklist nouveau** line suggests that the module loading system should not load the Nouveau driver automatically.
-blacklist nouveau
+  * The **options nouveau modeset=0** line aims to prevent Nouveau from initializing display modes early in the boot process.
-</file>
 </WRAP>
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 ----
-===== Confirm the content of the newly created modeprobe file blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf =====
+===== Confirm the content of the newly created modeprobe file blacklist-nouveau.conf =====
 <code bash>
-cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf
+cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
 </code>
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 ===== Reboot the system =====
+<WRAP important>
+**WARNING:**  After the reboot you may end up without GUI at all.
+  * Be sure that you have the SSH enabled on your system to be able login remotely or use **CTRL+ALT+F2** to switch TTY console and continue with the installation of an alternative GPU driver.
+</WRAP>
 <code bash>
 sudo reboot
 </code>
+----