Install NVIDIA Graphic Driver2021/04/13 |
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If your Computer has NVIDIA Graphic cards, Install NVIDIA Graphic Driver to improve Graphics related performance.
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If you are using Desktop Environment, change to CUI login, refer to here.
It's OK to fall back to GUI login after finishing setting up Graphic Driver. |
| [2] | Install required packages. |
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# enable EPEL to install dkms
[root@dlp ~]#
dnf --enablerepo=epel -y install kernel-devel-$(uname -r) kernel-headers-$(uname -r) dkms # setup NVIDIA official repository [root@dlp ~]# dnf config-manager --add-repo http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/rhel8/x86_64/cuda-rhel8.repo Adding repo from: http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/rhel8/x86_64/cuda-rhel8.repo |
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Before installing, make sure the Driver Version for your Graphic Card on NVIDIA official site below. ⇒ https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en |
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# confirm the cards on your computer [root@dlp ~]# lspci | grep VGA 05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] (rev a1) # display the version of available drivers on th repository [root@dlp ~]# dnf module list nvidia-driver cuda-rhel8-x86_64 Name Stream Profiles Summary nvidia-driver latest default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for latest branch nvidia-driver latest-dkms [d] default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for latest-dkms branch nvidia-driver 418 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 418 branch nvidia-driver 418-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 418-dkms branch nvidia-driver 440 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 440 branch nvidia-driver 440-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 440-dkms branch nvidia-driver 450 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 450 branch nvidia-driver 450-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 450-dkms branch nvidia-driver 455 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 455 branch nvidia-driver 455-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 455-dkms branch nvidia-driver 460 default [d], fm, ks, src Nvidia driver for 460 branch nvidia-driver 460-dkms default [d], fm, ks Nvidia driver for 460-dkms branch Hint: [d]efault, [e]nabled, [x]disabled, [i]nstalled # for example, install the latest version [root@dlp ~]# dnf module -y install nvidia-driver:latest-dkms
# load [nvidia] driver [root@dlp ~]# nvidia-modprobe && nvidia-modprobe -u
# restart if [nouveau] driver is loaded [root@dlp ~]# reboot
# verify installation to show Graphic cards status [root@dlp ~]# nvidia-smi Mon Apr 12 22:43:14 2021 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NVIDIA-SMI 460.32.03 Driver Version: 460.32.03 CUDA Version: 11.2 | |-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | GPU Name Persistence-M| Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC | | Fan Temp Perf Pwr:Usage/Cap| Memory-Usage | GPU-Util Compute M. | | | | MIG M. | |===============================+======================+======================| | 0 GeForce GTX 1070 Off | 00000000:05:00.0 Off | N/A | | 27% 35C P0 37W / 180W | 0MiB / 8119MiB | 2% Default | | | | N/A | +-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Processes: | | GPU GI CI PID Type Process name GPU Memory | | ID ID Usage | |=============================================================================| | No running processes found | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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