Table of Contents
1. Before NVIDIA drivers installation (Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint)
2. Install NVIDIA proprietary drivers on Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint and disable the nouveau driver
3. Some Screenshots Using Different NVIDIA Cards and Drivers
4. Restore/Change/Update Plymouth on Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint / LMDE After NVIDIA Drivers Installation (BIOS/UEFI Users)
5. Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint / LMDE Uninstall NVIDIA drivers and Enable Nouveau
6. NVIDIA 530.30.02 / 525.89.02 / 520.56.06 / 515.86.01 / 510.108.03 / 470.161.03 + Xwayland on Ubuntu 22.04 / 21.10 and Gnome 40+
4. Restore/Change/Update Plymouth After NVIDIA Drivers Installation (BIOS/UEFI Users)
Please let me know if it works or if you have some problems.
4.1 Create /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf file
Create /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf with content “options nvidia_drm modeset=1”
echo "options nvidia_drm modeset=1" >> /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf
4.2 Create /etc/dracut.conf.d/nvidia.conf file
Create /etc/dracut.conf.d/nvidia.conf file with following content, note you need white spaces inside add_drivers and install_items:
cat << EOF > /etc/dracut.conf.d/nvidia.conf
add_drivers+=" nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm "
install_items+=" /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf "
EOF
4.3 Modify /etc/default/grub file and update-grub2
Make sure you have ‘splash’ parameter on GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT
## Example ##
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau"
## Update grub config ##
update-grub2
4.4 Regenerate initramfs/initrd image(s)
## Current kernel ##
dracut -qf /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) $(uname -r)
## All kernels ##
dracut -qf
If you want use default theme, then just reboot:
reboot
If you want some other plymouth theme then continue reading.
4.5 Check available Plymouth themes
plymouth-set-default-theme -l
homeworld
details
futureprototype
homeworld
joy
lines
moonlight
softwaves
spacefun
text
tribar
## Also you can search available themes using following command ##
apt search '^plymouth'
4.6 Install Plymouth and some Plymouth theme, example moonlight
plymouth-set-default-theme moonlight
4.8 Regenerate initramfs/initrd image(s)
## Current kernel ##
dracut -qf /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) $(uname -r)
## All kernels ##
dracut -qf
4.9 Reboot and check, is it working as it should be
reboot
Table of Contents
1. Before NVIDIA drivers installation (Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint)
2. Install NVIDIA proprietary drivers on Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint and disable the nouveau driver
3. Some Screenshots Using Different NVIDIA Cards and Drivers
4. Restore/Change/Update Plymouth on Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint / LMDE After NVIDIA Drivers Installation (BIOS/UEFI Users)
5. Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint / LMDE Uninstall NVIDIA drivers and Enable Nouveau
6. NVIDIA 530.30.02 / 525.89.02 / 520.56.06 / 515.86.01 / 510.108.03 / 470.161.03 + Xwayland on Ubuntu 22.04 / 21.10 and Gnome 40+
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