moving systemctl disable to README.md

slaclab · Jul 9, 2024 · e19b731 · e19b731
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diff --git a/data_gpu/driver/README.md b/data_gpu/driver/README.md
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ $ sudo apt-get install nvidia-cuda-toolkit
 $ sudo ./comp_and_load_drivers.sh
 ```
 
-If NVLink support is required, install cuda-drivers-fabricmanager-<driver version> as well. However, as of Febuary 2024, the latest version of fabricmanager is 535.
-When it becomes available on Ubuntu, install with:
+Disable the Xserver and nvidia-persistenced to prevent rmmod due to Module XXX is in use by: YYY
+because the Nvidia driver gets loaded by default at startup 
 
-```
-$ sudo apt-get install cuda-drivers-fabricmanager-545
-```
+https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-install-new-driver-cannot-unload-module/63639
 
+```bash
+$ sudo systemctl disable gdm     # For GNOME Display Manager
+$ sudo systemctl disable lightdm # For LightDM
+$ sudo systemctl disable sddm    # For SDDM
+$ sudo systemctl disable nvidia-persistenced
+```
diff --git a/data_gpu/driver/comp_and_load_drivers.sh b/data_gpu/driver/comp_and_load_drivers.sh
@@ -20,19 +20,12 @@ echo "Using Nvidia path: $NVIDIA_PATH"
 RET_DIR=$PWD
 echo "Using RET_DIR: $RET_DIR"
 
-# Stop the Xserver and nvidia-persistenced to prevent rmmod due to Module XXX is in use by: YYY
-# https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-install-new-driver-cannot-unload-module/63639
-systemctl stop gdm     # For GNOME Display Manager
-systemctl stop lightdm # For LightDM
-systemctl stop sddm    # For SDDM
-systemctl stop nvidia-persistenced
-
 # Remove existing Nvidia modules (if any)
-/usr/sbin/rmmod datagpu
-/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia-drm
-/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia-uvm
-/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia-modeset
-/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia
+/usr/sbin/rmmod datagpu 2>&1
+/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia-drm 2>&1
+/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia-uvm 2>&1
+/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia-modeset 2>&1
+/usr/sbin/rmmod nvidia 2>&1
 
 # Go to nvidia path and build Nvidia driver
 cd "$NVIDIA_PATH" || { echo "Error: Failed to change directory to $NVIDIA_PATH"; exit 1; }