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  • [SOLVED] Re: Locked into runlevel 3 after installing nvidia-driver

    From Roger Price@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, June 21, 2026 08:30:02
    On Sat, 20 Jun 2026, john doe wrote:

    I'd try https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/cant-get-nvidia-driver-to-work-on-deabian-13-rt-laptop/353618.

    I read and re-read this thread and came to the conclusion that I needed the Linux headers, so I installed a header meta-package version 6.12.90-2. During installation the missing modules were _automatically_ built. No error messages
    in journalctl. I rebooted and I have run level 5 graphical on both monitors.

    I would start by purging the nouveau driver if not already done.

    In the end I didn't have to do this.

    On Sat, 20 Jun 2026, mick.crane wrote:

    I'm using a nvidia driver, forget where from, if the kernel is updated need the matching headers for the kernel to build the modules for the video driver.

    Agreed, my kernel had been updated. I'm marking this as solved.

    Thanks for your help, Roger

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