Recommended installation method with nvidia GT710 GPU

[Dobbler]

Hi,

I'm trying to install PBS 8.3 on a server with a GT710 and now also have the problem that the installer crashes.

I found two possible boot parameters to fix this: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/i...crashing-when-loading-nvidiafb-driver.143363/

• "initcall_blacklist=nvidiafb_init"
• "nomodeset"

However, "initcall_blacklist=nvidiafb_init" caused graphic artifacts in the installer, and the server was somehow unable to obtain a DHCP lease. I had better luck with "nomodeset".

But after the DHCP issue, I am unsure what the best course of action is.
Will these parameters affect the installed system later? Do I have to install Debian manually first?

Thanks for you help!

 

[dcsapak]

no both options should not be a problem

the first basically prevents the nvidia driver from being loaded
and the second disables kernel mode setting, (see e.g. the arch wiki for more details on that: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_mode_setting )


you might have to either install the nvidia proprietary driver manually after, or do the same kernel commandline modifications to be permanent:
see the pve documentation for how to do that here (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Host_Bootloader#sysboot_edit_kernel_cmdline ) should also be valid for PBS

 

[Dobbler]

the first basically prevents the nvidia driver from being loaded
and the second disables kernel mode setting, (see e.g. the arch wiki for more details on that: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_mode_setting )

Thank you for the detailed links!

In the end I went with "nomodeset" because it didn't cause graphic errors.
The installer saves the commands to "/etc/default/grub.d/installer.cfg". So the installed system booted immediately without any issues

Finally, I installed the nvidia-tesla-470-driver with proxmox-default-headers and removed "nomodeset". This is probably not really necessary, but I found that the card somehow runs a little cooler with the nvidia driver.