Add option to use nvidia-legacy drivers

yavdr · Apr 26, 2024 · 506de44 · 506de44
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diff --git a/Manual.org b/Manual.org
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ repositories:
   - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-vdr'
   - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-kodi'
 
+# set to True to add the repository ppa:/kelebek333/nvidia-legacy for nvidia-legacy drivers (340, 390) and disable the ABI version check by the X-Server to use those old drivers
+nvidia_legacy: False
+
 #+END_SRC
 ** Locales and Timezone
 #+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle group_vars/all :mkdirp yes :padline no
@@ -794,6 +797,7 @@ You can set a list of package repositories which provide the necessary packages.
 #+BEGIN_SRC yaml :tangle roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml :mkdirp yes :padline yes
 branch: experimental
 ppa_owner: 'ppa:yavdr'
+nvidia_legacy: False
 
 # add the following PPAs
 repositories:
@@ -999,6 +1003,13 @@ yavdr-common executes the following tasks:
     - ppa
   when: ansible_architecture == 'armv7l'
 
+- name: add nvidia legacy PPA
+  apt_repository:
+      repo: 'ppa:kelebek333/nvidia-legacy'
+      state: present
+      update_cache: no
+  when: nvidia_legacy
+
 - name: run apt-get dist-upgrade
   apt:
       upgrade: dist
@@ -4993,9 +5004,15 @@ EndSection
 ***** xorg.conf
 
 #+CAPTION: roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg-verbose.conf.j2
-#+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg-verbose.conf.j2
+#+BEGIN_SRC  jinja2 :tangle roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg-verbose.conf.j2
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
+{% if nvidia_legacy | default(False) %}
+Section "ServerFlags"
+    Option "IgnoreABI" "true"
+EndSection
+{% endif %}
+
 Section "Device"
         Identifier "nvidia"
         Driver  "nvidia"
@@ -5010,7 +5027,7 @@ EndSection
 #+END_SRC
 
 #+CAPTION: roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg.conf.j2
-#+BEGIN_SRC conf :tangle roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg.conf.j2
+#+BEGIN_SRC jinja2 :tangle roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg.conf.j2
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
 Section "ServerLayout"
@@ -5024,6 +5041,12 @@ Section "ServerLayout"
     Option         "Xinerama" "0"
 EndSection
 
+{% if nvidia_legacy | default(False) %}
+Section "ServerFlags"
+    Option "IgnoreABI" "true"
+EndSection
+{% endif %}
+
 Section "InputClass"
     Identifier "exclude eventlircd devices"
     MatchTag   "eventlircd"
@@ -5136,6 +5159,12 @@ Section "ServerLayout"
     InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
 EndSection
 
+{ % if nvidia_legacy | default(False) % }
+Section "ServerFlags"
+    Options "IgnoreABI" "true"
+EndSection
+{ % endif % }
+
 Section "InputDevice"
     # generated from default
     Identifier     "Mouse0"

diff --git a/group_vars/all b/group_vars/all
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ repositories:
   - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-main'
   - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-vdr'
   - '{{ ppa_owner }}/{{branch}}-kodi'
+
+# set to True to add the repository ppa:/kelebek333/nvidia-legacy for nvidia-legacy drivers (340, 390) and disable the ABI version check by the X-Server to use those old drivers
+nvidia_legacy: False
 timezone: 'Europe/Berlin'
 # timezone_hw can be set to 'UTC' or 'local' to set the preferred hardware clock
 # timezone. This variable is optional, the default behavior is to let systemd

diff --git a/roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/yavdr-common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 branch: experimental
 ppa_owner: 'ppa:yavdr'
+nvidia_legacy: False
 
 # add the following PPAs
 repositories:

diff --git a/roles/yavdr-common/tasks/configure_apt.yml b/roles/yavdr-common/tasks/configure_apt.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
     - ppa
   when: ansible_architecture == 'armv7l'
 
+- name: add nvidia legacy PPA
+  apt_repository:
+      repo: 'ppa:kelebek333/nvidia-legacy'
+      state: present
+      update_cache: no
+  when: nvidia_legacy
+
 - name: run apt-get dist-upgrade
   apt:
       upgrade: dist

diff --git a/roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg-verbose.conf.j2 b/roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg-verbose.conf.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
+{% if nvidia_legacy | default(False) %}
+Section "ServerFlags"
+    Option "IgnoreABI" "true"
+EndSection
+{% endif %}
+
 Section "Device"
         Identifier "nvidia"
         Driver  "nvidia"

diff --git a/roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg.conf.j2 b/roles/yavdr-xorg/templates/xorg.conf.j2
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ Section "ServerLayout"
     Option         "Xinerama" "0"
 EndSection
 
+{% if nvidia_legacy | default(False) %}
+Section "ServerFlags"
+    Option "IgnoreABI" "true"
+EndSection
+{% endif %}
+
 Section "InputClass"
     Identifier "exclude eventlircd devices"
     MatchTag   "eventlircd"