Do not use this article unless you are using CentOS 7.2 - 7.4. If you need instructions for disabling Nouveau for latest CentOS kernels/versions (7.5 - 7.6 at the time of this edit Feb 2019), please use the following article below:
CentOS 7.x NVIDIA Driver installation
When you are installing NVIDIA drivers, and it complains you have Nouveau running. Some GUI related issues with CentOS 7 included in this article.
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What it looks like:
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GUI issues
Sometimes the GUI does not display properly when:
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[exxact@localhost ~]# rm -rf /etc/X11/xorg.conf
[exxact@localhost ~]# nvidia-xconfig
##Will state missing files, but at the end says a new file was written
[exxact@localhost ~]# startx
##Check for video on your monitor by switching the mode to whatever output you are using (DVI/HDMI/DP)
the input button on the monitor
##Make sure to remove the VGA cable after making this change; so when CentOS 7 is idle, and the screen sleeps, it does
not revert back to VGA, where it will show the CentOS 7 background with no login prompt |
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