Latest NVidia driver f-d up my video

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 10:24 PM MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've done this before, but I keep forgetting because I rarely need it.
>
> The latest Software Updater installed the 6.8.0.40 Kernel on my
> desktop, along with the latest Nvidia driver. When I rebooted, it hung
> looking for a GPU or graphics card or something like that and never
> recovered.
>
> I don't mind using the consoles, but they come up in my screen's
> native 2k res and print so tiny I can barely read it.
>
> How can I disable the Nvidia driver so I can get my updated GUI
> display back again?

Here's how to disable the NVidia driver:
<https://docs.nvidia.com/ai-enterprise/deployment-guide-vmware/0.1.0/nouveau.html>.

The gist of it is:

   $ cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
   blacklist nouveau
   options nouveau modeset=0

Then regenerate your kernel initramfs.

> I rebooted to the previous kernel & driver - 6.5.0.45 and I'm not sure
> where the nvidia driver is or what version, but I think I was using
> the nouveau driver as I don't like the way the Nvidia drivers
> invariably screw up my GUI (console 7). I'd just as soon not get the
> Nvidia drivers at all.
>
> I looked through syslog a bit, but there are 1900+ lines at one time
> stamp and I don't see the specific problem or how it resolves, if it
> resolves.
>
> Can't experiment more now, but I can post more later if there's no
> simple workaround - disabling the Nvidia driver.
>
> Reminder, anyone?

Jeff