lnx-arch/dots/nvidia

nvidia driver installation guide

this guide is based upon: https://github.com/korvahannu/arch-nvidia-drivers-installation-guide
which is based upon: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA
where this also is nifty: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA/Tips_and_tricks

set kernel parameters

• cd /boot/loader/entries/
• edit the appropriate .conf file for the boot entry
  • sudo nano <filename>.conf
• append nvidia-drm.modeset=1 fbdev=1 to the options line
• create a new line, with the info: blacklist nouveau
• save (ctrl+s) and close (ctrl+x)

add early loading

• sudo nano /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
• find the line that says MODULES=(…)
• add nvidia modules: MODULES=(… nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm)
• find the line that says HOOKS=()
• on the HOOKS=() line, find the word kms inside the parenthesis and remove it
• save (ctrl+s) and close (ctrl+x)
• regenerate the initramfs with sudo mkinitcpio -P

add pacman hook

• sudo mkdir -p /etc/pacman.d/hooks/ && sudo mv /home/poq/syncDir/gitRepos/git.mz.fo/lnx-arch/dots/nvidia/nvidia.hook /etc/pacman.d/hooks/