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Installing NVIDIA drivers on a realtime Linux (PREEMPT-RT)
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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
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lusu8892 commented Dec 8, 2025

Has anyone tried with blackwell gen nvda GPU?

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spookyfirehorse commented Dec 8, 2025

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 working

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ionutnechita commented Feb 22, 2026 •
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Works correctly with IGNORE_PREEMPT_RT_PRESENCE=1 and NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-580.126.18.run, on openSUSE Tumbleweed 20260220 and kernel 6.19.3-lowlatency-sunlight1(6.19.3).

cat /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers-kms.conf
//# Set value to 0 to disable modesetting
options nvidia-drm modeset=1 fbdev=1

[ 4.178917] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 580.126.18 Wed Feb 11 18:49:55 UTC 2026
Linux 6.19.3-lowlatency-sunlight1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_RT Sun Feb 22 13:48:01 EET 2026 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linu

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