PowerEdge: Black Screen After Install of NVIDIA GPU Driver in RHEL with UI
Summary: This article is discussing how to fix a black screen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux UI after installing the NVIDIA GPU driver.
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Symptoms
In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, and 9, after installing the NVIDIA GPU driver and rebooting, the server iDRAC console is a black screen when booting into the UI.
Cause
The NVIDIA driver causes this issue as it adds a configuration file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nvidia.conf that is set to use NVIDIA GPU for display output instead of the onboard VGA.
Resolution
Move "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nvidia.conf" file to a backup folder (any other place out of this folder) to remove it from displaying and reboot the server.
Affected Products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 8Products
Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525
, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR7620
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Article Properties
Article Number: 000218474
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 26 Dec 2024
Version: 3
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