Disable X-Server
sudo service lightdm stop
Install Linux-header
- Get Kernel version by
uname -a - Install header
sudo apt install linux-headers-4.14.0-kali3-amd64 linux-headers-4.14.0-kali3-common linux-headers-4.14.0-kali3-all
Block nouveau driver
echo -e "blacklist nouveau\noptions nouveau modeset=0\nalias nouveau off" |sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
update-initramfs -u && reboot
- Check whether succeed or not
lsmod |grep -i nouveau
If without any output that means to succeed.
Download NVIDIA Driver from Official Website
Install NVIDIA Driver
chmod a+x NVIDIA-Linux-*
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-*
Configure driver setting
- Get your graphics card 's BusID
nvidia-xconfig --query-gpu-info - Add the following code into /etc/X11/xorg.conf
sudo vim /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout"
Screen 0 "nvidia"
Inactive "intel"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "Your BusID"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "nvidia"
Device "nvidia"
Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "intel"
Driver "modesetting"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "intel"
Device "intel"
EndSection
- Set up /usr/share/gdm/greeter/autostart/optimus.desktop And /etc/xdg/autostart/optimus.desktop
adding the following code.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Optimus
Exec=sh -c "xrandr --setprovideroutputsource modesetting NVIDIA-0; xrandr --auto"
NoDisplay=true
X-GNOME-Autostart-Phase=DisplayServer
