Black screen after installing the Nvidia driver.

Jason.nix · 06-19-2023, 07:52 AM

Hello,
I use Debian 11.7 and my PC graphics card model is as follows:

Code:

$ inxi -G
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel 
           Device-2: NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 630] driver: nouveau v: kernel 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: NVC1 v: 4.3 Mesa 20.3.5

I install nvidia-tesla-470-driver package, but I got a black screen and I forced to remove that package.
I installed the nvidia-detect package and result is:

Code:

$ nvidia-detect 
Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 630] [10de:0f00] (rev a1)

Checking card:  NVIDIA Corporation GF108 [GeForce GT 630] (rev a1)
Your card is only supported up to the 390 legacy drivers series.
It is recommended to install the
    nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver
package.

I tried to install nvidia-legacy-390xx-driver package, but I got:

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What should I do?

Thank you.

camorri · 06-19-2023, 08:21 AM

The newest Nvidia driver supporting GeForce GT 630 is 470.82.03.

You have to blacklist the nouveau driver for the Nvidia driver to work. If not, you will have a balck screen. Look in the Denain docs for information on how to prevent nouveau from loading.

Jason.nix · 06-19-2023, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

The newest Nvidia driver supporting GeForce GT 630 is 470.82.03.

You have to blacklist the nouveau driver for the Nvidia driver to work. If not, you will have a balck screen. Look in the Denain docs for information on how to prevent nouveau from loading.

Hello,
Thank you so much for your reply.
You mean .run file that provided by the Nvidia or the Debian package? When I install it, then it must blacklist the nouveau driver automatically. Am I wrong?

camorri · 06-19-2023, 08:42 AM

I don't use Debain, so I can not comment on the Debain package. I always use the .run files from Nvidia. I have a blacklist file thai I update to prevent Nouveau from loading.

You need to find out how to do that on Debain. A quick google search turned this link up.

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-black...u-debian-linux