User:Krin/NVIDIA

Tips and Tricks

High resolution console via Unified Kernel Image generated by dracut

Always backup your working kernel image!

Create the following files.

Warning: The single space at the beginning and end of the string in += settings are extremely important. Without them your unified kernel image will not build and/or boot.

/etc/dracut.conf.d/nvidia.conf

add_drivers+=" nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm "

Change the console-mode setting in /etc/loader/loader.conf to max.

Either customize existing or create new pacman hooks to rebuild the kernel on either of the following methods.

Note: There is likely already an existing hook or set of hooks to trigger dracut rebuilds. As they vary between path-based and package-based triggers, both are included here for ease of integration.

[Trigger]
Type = Path
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Target = usr/lib/modules/*/nvidia*

[Trigger]
Type = Package
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Target = nvidia