Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

The NVIDIA DGX Station A100 with the components described below has been awarded the status of certified for Ubuntu.

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Graphics: Install Nvidia drivers by installing the following packages:

nvidia-utils-535-server nvidia-kernel-source-535-server linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-nvidia nvidia-driver-535-server

Display:

By default, X and GRUB will display only on the BMC’s video output. If you would like to change this behaviour and have them display on the HDMI output you can perform the following commands. These commands will edit the respective configuration files and then reboot the system to apply the changes. Note X will move exclusively to HDMI, whereas GRUB will be available on all terminals (BMC, HDMI, IPMI Console).

X

man xorg.conf
This will list potential locations for your xorg.conf file, the default for most users is /etc/X11/xorg.conf

sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Save a copy of the existing contents in case something goes wrong.

Paste the following into the file:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BusID "PCI:193:0:0"
EndSection

Press Ctrl+Shift+”x”, and then “y” to save.

sudo reboot

GRUB

sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Add the line “GRUB_TERMINAL=console" to the file

Press Ctrl+Shift+”x”, and then “y” to save.

sudo update-grub

sudo reboot