From be0dcc2d5d748b09127c081605fc3186bdf25a00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Majal Mirasol <4157956+majal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 16:34:05 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Show in README how to make `nvidia-driver-*-open` work on
 default Ubuntu install.

This will address the following:
https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/issues/433
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-drivers-common/+question/705811
---
 README.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f033ffd9..6273fac5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ The NVIDIA open kernel modules support the same range of Linux kernel
 versions that are supported with the proprietary NVIDIA kernel modules.
 This is currently Linux kernel 3.10 or newer.
 
+On some Linux distributions, `nvidia-driver-*-open` does not work by default
+after installation. If so, the `NVreg_OpenRmEnableUnsupportedGpus` kernel
+parameter may need to be enabled first. Here is a sample command to enable it:
+```
+echo "options nvidia NVreg_OpenRmEnableUnsupportedGpus=1" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-driver-open.conf
+```
+
 
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