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--- ubuntu:gpu:nouveau:blacklist_the_nouveau_driver [2025/05/21 18:33] – peter
+++ ubuntu:gpu:nouveau:blacklist_the_nouveau_driver [2025/05/21 18:46] (current) – peter
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 <code bash>
-sudo bash -c "echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf"
+sudo bash -c "echo blacklist nouveau > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf"
-sudo bash -c "echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf"
+sudo bash -c "echo options nouveau modeset=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf"
 </code>
 <WRAP info>
-**NOTE:**  An alternative way to do this is to create the file manually **/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf**:
+**NOTE:**  The **/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf** could also be created manually, if required.
-<file bash /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf>
+  * The **blacklist nouveau** line suggests that the module loading system should not load the Nouveau driver automatically.
-blacklist nouveau
+  * The **options nouveau modeset=0** line aims to prevent Nouveau from initializing display modes early in the boot process.
-</file>
 </WRAP>
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 ----
-===== Confirm the content of the newly created modeprobe file blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf =====
+===== Confirm the content of the newly created modeprobe file blacklist-nouveau.conf =====
 <code bash>
-cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nvidia-nouveau.conf
+cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
 </code>