[OpenIndiana-discuss] Howto change NVidia driver version

[Stephan Althaus]

On 03/19/21 09:07 PM, John D Groenveld wrote:
> Try
> # beadm create nvidia-460
> # beadm mount nvidia-460 /tmp/nvidia-460
> # pkg -R /tmp/nvidia-460 uninstall xorg-video nvidia nvidia-390
> # pkg -R /tmp/nvidia-460 install nvidia-460
> # beadm activate nvidia-460
> # init 6
>
> John
> groenveld at acm.org
>
> _

Hello!

Thanks to John to point out this possibility of changing the nvidia 
driver version and avoid intermediate reboots.

I would like to add the following lines on how to change from 
proprietary NVIDIA driver packages,
for the sake of completeness..


This to remove the proprietary NVIDIA driver and install 
OI-delivereddefault version 390

# beadm create nvidia-oi
# beadm mount nvidia-oi /tmp/nvidia-oi
# pkgrm -R /tmp/nvidia-oi NVDAgraphics NVDAgraphicsr
# pkg -R /tmp/nvidia-oi install xorg-video nvidia pkg:/system/kernel/platform
# beadm activate nvidia-oi
# init 6


This toremove the proprietary NVIDIA driver and install OI-delivered version 460

# beadm create nvidia-oi
# beadm mount nvidia-oi /tmp/nvidia-oi
# pkgrm -R /tmp/nvidia-oi NVDAgraphics NVDAgraphicsr
# pkg -R /tmp/nvidia-oi install xorg-video nvidia-460 pkg:/system/kernel/platform
# beadm activate nvidia-oi
# init 6


The install of package "pkg:/system/kernel/platform" delivers the OI version of the kernel driver gfx_private, which may have been changed by the install of a proprietary NVIDIA driver (versions >=387).

Greetings,

Stephan