NVIDIA Support on Immutablue#

Immutablue provides NVIDIA support through the “Cyan” variant. For general information about the Cyan variant, see the Immutablue Variants page.

Installation#

To install Immutablue with NVIDIA support, you need to:

1. Rebase to the Cyan variant:

   sudo rpm-ostree rebase ostree-unverified-registry:quay.io/immutablue/immutablue-cyan:42

2. Reboot your system:

   sudo systemctl reboot

3. Activate the NVIDIA kernel module:

   immutablue enable_nvidia_kmod

4. Reboot again to load the kernel module:

   sudo systemctl reboot

Verification#

You can verify that the NVIDIA kernel module is loaded correctly by running:

lsmod | grep -i nvidia

You should see several NVIDIA-related modules listed in the output.

Troubleshooting#

If you experience issues with NVIDIA support:

1. Check if the NVIDIA kernel module is loaded:

   lsmod | grep -i nvidia

2. Check the NVIDIA driver status:

   nvidia-smi

3. If the module isn’t loading, check the DKMS status:

   dkms status

4. Try rebuilding the kernel module:

   sudo dkms autoinstall

See the Maintenance and Troubleshooting page for more detailed guidance on troubleshooting NVIDIA issues.