Installing NVIDIA drivers on a realtime Linux (PREEMPT-RT)

nvidia-driver-realtime.sh

# Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 and X11, 2019

# 1. Download NVIDIA driver as a .run file

# 2. Stop X-Server
sudo service lightdm stop

# 3. Blacklist Nouveau driver
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf

# Insert into file:
#  blacklist nouveau
#  options nouveau modeset=0

# 4. Update kernel initramfs
sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo reboot  # I'm not sure if needed

# 5. Install driver!
sudo IGNORE_PREEMPT_RT_PRESENCE=1 bash <*>.run  # Insert downloaded .run file

# 6. Reboot
sudo reboot

Worked on Ubuntu 22.04.5 with 5.15.0-1072-realtime and NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.127.05.run

Worked on Ubuntu 22.04.5 with 5.15.0-1072-realtime and NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-550.127.05.run

저도 같은 조건에서 잘 되었습니다.

Worked on Ubuntu 20.04 with 5.15.107-rt62 kernel, thanks a lot

Worked on the same setting, Ubuntu 20.04 with 5.15.107-rt62 kernel and Nvidia-535, thanks a lot!

it worked on the same setting, Ubuntu 22.04 with 5.15.0-1081-realtime kernel and nvida-535. thx bro

Hi ALL how did I get 5.15.0-1081-realtime or 5.15.0-1072-realtime kernel
I can't find this two version in following 2 URL
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/5.15/older/

@hwmanager

@yaoweixiao-ux

There was a misunderstanding.
i mean a realtime kernel with a ubuntu pro kernel

Works correctly with IGNORE_PREEMPT_RT_PRESENCE=1 and nvidia-driver-545=545.29.06-0ubuntu5, on Ubuntu 24.04 and (6.8.0-rc5-rt4).

cat /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers-kms.conf # This file was generated by nvidia-driver-545 # Set value to 0 to disable modesetting options nvidia-drm modeset=1 fbdev=1

[ 2.705146] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 545.29.06 Thu Nov 16 01:59:08 UTC 2023

How can I install kernel 6.8.0-rc5-realtime-sunlight1-rt4?

Hi @racarla96,

Are you looking to install the realtime version from the 6.8 branch? I'd be happy to help you get it set up properly.
To provide you with the most accurate guidance, could you please share some details about your current setup:

Your current Linux distribution and version
Hardware specifications (CPU architecture, etc.)
What specific realtime features you're planning to use
Any particular use case or application you have in mind

As the author and maintainer of the Sunlight Linux kernel, I can provide you with detailed installation instructions, configuration recommendations, and help troubleshoot any issues you might encounter during the process.
For more efficient communication and detailed technical support, feel free to reach out to me directly at: [email protected]
This way we can have a more streamlined conversation and I can provide you with personalized assistance based on your specific needs.

Best regards,
Ionut Nechita
ionutnechita
Sunlight Developer Kernel - AMD/Intel Lowlatency Platform

yes with the runfil is it possible to install nvidia-driver on 6.12 rt kernel !!

but when you install cuda with runfile and compile ffmpeg --eenable-cuda-nvcc the error is nvcc not found

when i install nvidia-cuda-toolkit wih apt without repro from nvidia nvcc was found

but when i install cuda with apt i must install nvidia-driver also and than i have no realtime kernel

regards spooky

Tested with Ubuntu 24.04 and 6.11.1-rt7 and Nvidia Driver Version: 570.195.03.
It works!

Cheers

ubuntu running without any work and sorry for my bad english !

i search long time for a solution but i found a solution for debian 13 trixie

sudo apt install libfdk* nvidia-cuda-toolkit nvidia-driver nvidia-kernel-dkms build-essential yasm cmake libtool libc6 libc6-dev unzip wget libnuma1 libnuma-dev ffmpeg mpv

sudo apt-build-dep ffmpeg mpv

sudo reboot

sudo nano /usr/src/nvidia-current-550.163.01/dkms.conf

put this in

###########################

# DKMS configuration for the NVIDIA kernel module.  -*- sh -*-

PACKAGE_NAME="nvidia-current"
PACKAGE_VERSION="550.163.01"

 # Only kernels from 3.10 onwards are supported.
#BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_KERNEL="^(3\.[1-9][0-9]|[4-9]\.)"

 # The NVIDIA driver does not support real-time kernels.
 #BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_CONFIG=""
 #BUILD_EXCLUSIVE_CONFIG="!CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT !CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL"


 AUTOINSTALL=yes

 MAKE[0]="env NV_VERBOSE=1 \
  make ${parallel_jobs+-j$parallel_jobs} modules KERNEL_UNAME=${kernelver} IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1 IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 "
 CLEAN="true"

 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="nvidia"
 DEST_MODULE_NAME[0]="$PACKAGE_NAME"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/updates/dkms"

 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[1]="nvidia-modeset"
 DEST_MODULE_NAME[1]="$PACKAGE_NAME-modeset"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[1]="/updates/dkms"

 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[2]="nvidia-drm"
 DEST_MODULE_NAME[2]="$PACKAGE_NAME-drm"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[2]="/updates/dkms"

 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[3]="nvidia-uvm"
 DEST_MODULE_NAME[3]="$PACKAGE_NAME-uvm"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[3]="/updates/dkms"

 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[4]="nvidia-peermem"
 DEST_MODULE_NAME[4]="$PACKAGE_NAME-peermem"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[4]="/updates/dkms"

####################################

sudo IGNORE_XEN_PRESENCE=1 IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 IGNORE_PREEMPT_RT_PRESENCE=1 apt install --reinstall linux-image-rt-amd64 linux-headers-rt-amd64

#############################

 apt source ffmpeg

 cd ffmpeg?????

 ./configure --prefix=/usr/ --extra-version=3 --toolchain=hardened  \
 --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 \
 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom  \
 --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio \
 --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libdav1d --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig \
 --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libglslang --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm \
 --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt \
 --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librabbitmq --enable-librist --enable-librubberband \
 --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh \
 --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis \
 --enable-libvpx --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid \
 --enable-libzimg --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2  --enable-openal \
 --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --disable-sndio --enable-libjxl --enable-pocketsphinx \
 --enable-librsvg --enable-libvpl --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 \
 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-libplacebo --enable-librav1e \
 --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-nonfree --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-vaapi \
 --enable-nvdec --enable-cuvid --enable-nvenc --enable-ffnvcodec  --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libwebp \
 --enable-libaribb24 --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libtesseract \
 --enable-libvo_amrwbenc --enable-version3 --enable-cuda-nvcc --enable-libnpp  --enable-vulkan  && make -j4 &&  sudo make -j 4 install

cuda-nvcc enabled

cheers