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diff --git a/topics/systems/linux/adding-nvidia-drivers-penguin2.gmi b/topics/systems/linux/adding-nvidia-drivers-penguin2.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..81e721f --- /dev/null +++ b/topics/systems/linux/adding-nvidia-drivers-penguin2.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +# GPU Graphics Driver Set-Up + +Tux02 has the Tesla K80 (GK210GL) GPU. For machine learning, we want the official proprietary NVIDIA drivers. + +## Installation + +* Debian 12 moved NVIDIA driver into the non-free-firmware repo. Add the following to "/etc/apt/sources.list" and run "sudo apt update": + +``` +deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware +``` + +* Make sure the correct kernel headers are installed: + +``` +sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) +``` + +* Install "nvidia-tesla-470-driver"⁰ (The NVIDIA line-up of programmable "Tesla" devices, used primarily for simulations and large-scale calculations, also require separate driver packages to function correctly compared to the consumer-grade GeForce GPUs that are instead targeted for desktop and gaming usage)¹: + +``` +sudo apt purge 'nvidia-*' +sudo apt install nvidia-tesla-470-driver +``` + +* Black list nouveau since it conflicts with NVIDIA's driver, and regenerate the initramfs "sudo update-initramfs -u": + +``` +echo "blacklist nouveau" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf +echo "options nouveau modeset=0" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf +``` + +* Reboot and test the nvidia drivers: + +``` +sudo reboot +nvidia-smi + +# optional if you want to use nvidia-cuda-toolkit +sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-dev nvidia-cuda-toolkit +``` + +## Issues + +Holding on reboot until I check in with the rest of team regarding some initd raspi hook: + +``` +update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-9-amd64 +raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it? +run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with return code 1 +dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): + installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 +Processing triggers for libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0:amd64 (2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u1) ... +Errors were encountered while processing: + initramfs-tools +``` + +Removed the firmware by running: + +``` +sudo apt purge raspi-firmware + +# Configure all packages that are installed but not yet fully configured +sudo dpkg --configure -a + +# Update initramfs since we updated our drivers +sudo update-initramfs -u +``` + +## References + +=> https://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/470.129.06/README/supportedchips.html ⁰ Nvidia 470.129.06 Supported Chipsets. +=> https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers#Tesla_Drivers ¹ Debian Tesla Drivers. +=> https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers/Configuration ² NVIDIA Proprietary Driver: Configuration. |