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	Adventures in getting Linux supported on the [http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/p-series/p70/ Thinkpad P70] with the Nvidia M600M .		Adventures in getting Linux supported on the [http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/p-series/p70/ Thinkpad P70] with the Nvidia M600M .

	* So far, Fedora 23 is a bust.		* So far, [[Thinkpad P70 - Fedora\|Fedora 23]] is a bust.

	= CentOS 7 =		= CentOS 7 =

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CentOS 7

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	{{note\|1=This is based on [http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/centos-7-nvidia.html Dedoimedo's tutorial], except updated for UEFI and using proper systemd calls.}}		{{note\|1=This is based on [http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/centos-7-nvidia.html Dedoimedo's tutorial], except updated for UEFI and using proper systemd calls.}}
	~~BIOS;~~

	== BIOS ==		== BIOS ==

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CentOS 7

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	Initial boot;		Initial boot;

	* Press <span class="code">e</span> and add <span class="code">nomodeset i915.preliminary_hw_support=1</span>.		* Press <span class="code">e</span> and add <span class="code">nomodeset i915.preliminary_hw_support=1</span>, then press '<span class="code">ctrl + x</span>' to boot.

	Install the ~~OS as you wish, reboot, update~~ the OS. ~~Verify that you've got discrete video;~~		{{note\|1=XFS appears [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112951 to hang] when trying to sleep CentOS 7 on the EPEL 4.4.2 mainline kernel used here. For now, use '<span class="code">ext4</span>'.}}

			{{note\|1=The Wireless NIC [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112981 will not be available] during the install.}}

			Install CentOS 7 using the <span class="code">ext4</span> filesystem and install the "GNOME Desktop".

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	Make sure dependencies are installed:		Make sure dependencies are installed:

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			yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make
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	~~yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make~~
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	Verify that the active kernel matches the kernel source:		Verify that the active kernel matches the kernel source:

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	Save it and regenerate the <span class="code">grub.cfg</span>:		Save it and regenerate the <span class="code">grub.cfg</span>:

	{{warning\|1=This assumes you are using UEFI! If you are using standard BIOS, use <span class="code">-o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg</span>		{{warning\|1=This assumes you are using UEFI! If you are using standard BIOS, use <span class="code">-o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg</span>.}}

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Adventures in getting Linux supported on the [http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/p-series/p70/ Thinkpad P70] with the Nvidia M600M .

* So far, Fedora 23 is a bust.

= CentOS 7 =

{{note|1=This is based on [http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/centos-7-nvidia.html Dedoimedo's tutorial], except updated for UEFI and using proper systemd calls.}}
BIOS;

* Disable Secure Boot, enable UEFI booting (Needs more details). Use Discrete video.

Initial boot;

* Press e and add nomodeset i915.preliminary_hw_support=1.

Install the OS as you wish, reboot, update the OS. Verify that you've got discrete video;

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lspci |grep VGA
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM107GLM [Quadro M600M] (rev a2)
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If you see a second Intel entry, you're still in 'Hybrid' mode.

* Install the binary Nvidia drivers.

Download the latest Nvidia drivers for the Quadro M600M:

{|
!Product Type:
|Quadro
|-
!Product Series:
|Quadro Series (Notebooks)
|-
!Product:
|Quadro M600M
|-
!Operating System:
|Linux 64-bit
|-
!Download Type:
|Linux Long Lived Drivers
|-
!Language:
|English US
|}

Save the file (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-361.28.run in this example).

* First, blacklist the nouveau drivers.

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vim /etc/default/grub
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Change the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX line to:

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rd.lvm.lv=darkmatter_vg1/root i915.preliminary_hw_support=1 rdblacklist=nouveau"
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Save it and regenerate the grub.cfg:

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grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/centos/grub.cfg
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Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64
Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64
Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64.img
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-6f1888c5ea754ab8a78f59f49783ff85
Found initrd image: /boot/initramfs-0-rescue-6f1888c5ea754ab8a78f59f49783ff85.img
done
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Then create blacklist.conf:

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echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
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Make sure dependencies are installed:

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yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers gcc make
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Verify that the active kernel matches the kernel source:

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uname -r
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3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64
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rpm -q kernel-devel
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kernel-devel-3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64
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Note that 3.10.0-327.10.1 is the version of both outputs. If they differ, update the OS and reboot before proceeding.
Finally, reboot.

Once rebooted, verify that the nouveau drivers are gone.

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lsmod |grep nouveau
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If you get any output, stop and recheck things. Reboot. Repeat until the drivers are gone.

{{note|1=The next steps are much easier to do over SSH.}}

Switch to the command-line only (what used to be init 3):

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systemctl isolate multi-user.target
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PolicyKit daemon disconnected from the bus.
We are no longer a registered authentication agent.
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Run the script to install the Nvidia drivers.

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/root/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-361.28.run
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Verifying archive integrity... OK
Uncompressing NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 361.28...............................
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.......................................................................................................
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.......................................................................................................
.........
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The installer's text menu will open. Follow the instructions. Do not install 32-bit compatibility, do let it configure X11.

{{note|1=Simply re-enabling the GUI didn't work for me (systemctl isolate graphical.target).}}

When it exits, assuming there were no errors, reboot.

When the system comes back up, you should have working video!


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