Install the nvidia graphics card driver in CentOS 6.5

Install the nvidia graphics card driver in CentOS 6.5

Install the nvidia graphics card driver in CentOS 6.5.

Tools/Raw Materials

• NVIDIA driver

Installation preparation

1. 1

   Download the driver from the official website according to the specific models of nvidia graphics card, my is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-331.20.run

   Http://www.geforce.cn/drivers

2. 2

   Install the compiling environment: gcc, kernel-devel, and kernel-headers

   [Root @ localhost ~] # Yum-y install gcc kernel-devel kernel-headers

3. 3

   Modify the/etc/modprobe. d/blacklist. conf file to prevent nouveau module from being loaded.

   Method: Add blacklist nouveau and comment out blacklist nvidiafb.

   The modified content is as follows:

   #

   # Listing a module here prevents the hotplug scripts from loading it.

   # Usually that 'd be so that some other driver will bind it instead,

   # No matter which driver happens to get probed first. Sometimes user

   # Mode tools can also control driver binding.

   #

   # Syntax: see modprobe. conf (5 ).

   #

   # Watchdog drivers

   Blacklist i8xx_tco

   # Framebuffer drivers

   Blacklist aty128fb

   Blacklist atyfb

   Blacklist radeonfb

   Blacklist i810fb

   Blacklist cirrusfb

   Blacklist intelfb

   Blacklist kyrofb

   Blacklist i2c-matroxfb

   Blacklist hgafb

   # Blacklist nvidiafb

   Blacklist rivafb

   Blacklist savagefb

   Blacklist sstfb

   Blacklist neofb

   Blacklist tridentfb

   Blacklist tdfxfb

   Blacklist virgefb

   Blacklist vga16fb

   Blacklist viafb

   Blacklist nouveau

   # ISDN-see bugs 154799,159 068

   Blacklist hisax

   Blacklist hisax_fcpcipnp

   # Sound drivers

   Blacklist snd-pcsp

   # I/O dynamic configuration support for s390x (bz #563228)

   Blacklist chsc_sch

4. 4

   Recreate the initramfs image File

   [Root @ localhost ~] # Mv/boot/initramfs-$ (uname-r). img/boot/initramfs-$ (uname-r). img. bak

   [Root @ localhost ~] # Dracut/boot/initramfs-$ (uname-r). img $ (uname-r)

5. 5

   Modify the/etc/inittab to enable the system to start in init 3 text mode:

   Change the last line "id: 5: initdefault:" to "id: 3: initdefault:" (excluding quotation marks)

   Note: 5 indicates that the x-window Graphic Interface is entered by default when the system is started, and 3 indicates that the terminal mode is entered by default.

6. 6

   Restart

   [Root @ localhost ~] # Reboot now

   END

Install the NVIDIA driver

1. Enter the root and password to enter the root user mode. Make sure the nouveau kernel driver is not loaded.

   [Root @ localhost ~] # Lsmod | grep nouveau

2. Go to the driver directory and start installation.

   [Root @ localhost ~] # Chmod + x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-331.20.run

   [Root @ localhost ~] #./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-331.20.run

   During installation, Select accept, yes, or OK as prompted to complete installation:

   If you are prompted to have an old driver, check whether the old driver is deleted. Select Yes;

   If the system prompts that the module is missing, check whether the module is downloaded online and select no;

   If you are prompted to compile the module, check whether the module is compiled and select OK;

   If you are prompted to modify xorg. conf, check whether Yes is allowed;

   The next step is to wait for the installation to complete.

3. Modify the/etc/inittab to enable the system to enter the init 5 graphical interface mode.

   Change the last line "id: 3: initdefault:" to "id: 5: initdefault :"

4. Restart

   [Root @ localhost ~] # Reboot now

   After the Nvidia logo is displayed, the installation is successful. After logging on to the system, you can view the nvidia x Server Settings menu in system-preferences. You can view basic information and perform some Settings.

   END

Notes

• Remember not to place the downloaded driver in a path with Chinese characters