404OP
 —
03/20/2023 10:04 AM
As you know, NIX systems are known to be very bad when it comes to out-of-the-box driver support.

A fatal bug that STILL exists in ubuntu-drivers, even in the latest Ubuntu release, can render the whole user's ui frozen in darkness, due to improper configuration. (aka Black Screen)

What you have to do is to manually patch your system as follows:

⚠️ Ubuntu developers are lazy sometimes ⚠️

⚠️ Never ever install **nvidia open kernel*** drivers if you are an ordinary user and not some developer. Its slow and buggy atm of writing. Use the recommanded version, but proprietary version instead of open, if it recommanded you.

# Blacklist nouveau driver
# You will jot get blackscreen by disabling this driver, as nouveau is part of nvidia. Fallback is Intel iGPU, so you are safe.
sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf << EOF > /dev/null
blacklist nouveau

options nouveau modeset=0
EOF

# reboot
sudo reboot




# If you have default ubuntu install, you do not need to replace "lightdm"

sudo service lightdm stop

# Enter CLI mode. You will need to re-enter your username and password ti proceed

sudo init 3

# The best practice is to install the latest NON OPEN proprietary driver. (but it does not always work)
# SERVER driver is NOT for desktop users.

# Install dependencies
sudo apt update
sudo apt install dialog pkg-config build-essential

read -p "Choose between autoinstall (1) and semiautomatic install (2) : " opt

case $opt in

1)
  sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
;;

2)
  sudo apt install nvidia-driver-525

*)
  echo "Unknown option"
  exit 1

esac

# reboot
sudo reboot