Download the latest GPU driver from the NVIDIA driver download page.
- Make the driver file that you have just downloaded executable by entering the following command.
chmod +x /root/NVIDIA-${version}.sh
- Disable the nouveau module;
echo 'blacklist nouveau' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
- Install dependencies by replacing the server with GUI to the workstation.
dnf groupinstall "Server with GUI" "base-x" "Legacy X Window System Compatibility" "Development Tools"
dnf install elfutils-libelf-devel "kernel-devel-uname-r == $(uname -r)"
- Take a backup of initramfs filesystem and rebuild it;
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img
dracut --force
- Change runlevel to text mode.
systemctl set-default multi-user.target
- Reboot server.
- Install the NVIDIA driver you downloaded in the first step of this How-To.
/root/NVIDIA-${version}.run
- If your GPU is not supported by AlmaLinux, you may need to set the nomodeset option in GRUB during the installation phase. Remove nomodeset option and rebuild GRUB as follows.
- For BIOS mode servers;
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
- For EFI based servers;
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/almalinux/grub.cfg
- Reboot the server with the reboot command.
- To test the new GPU driver switch to the GUI level.
systemctl isolate graphical.target
- In case of testing is correct, change the default runlevel to GUI.
systemctl set-default graphical.target
