install Nvidia drivers ubuntu 18.04 with secure boot

Yesterday, I tried to upgrade my version of ubuntu from 17.10 to 18.04 LTS. Globally, the update has been achieved correctly except for some elements.

One of these elements is the installation of Nvidia drivers with secure boot.
I tried several things to install nvidia drivers (version 396) with secure boot but it seems that it is not working at the moment...

Finally,I found the solution to overcome this problem. I disabled the secure boot but it is just a trick to solve the problem of the nvidia driver installation...

So my question is: "is it possible to have nvidia drivers working with secure boot?".

The procedure that I used when secure boot is activated (Which does not work):

Commands used for the installation:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

During the installation process when secure boot is enabled the installation phase is stuck with MOK private key. a trick to overcome that is explained here https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/1036167/stuck-trying-to-intall-nvidia-390-ubuntu-18-04-lts-/?offset=3

But for me, the solution does not work. So I need to interrupt the script and run the update & software application. After a while, a dialogue box appears asking me a password for MOK key.

So I fulfil the dialogue box and reboot the PC but when secure boot is enabled, the x server settings is still empty.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

edited Jun 20 '18 at 9:07

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

Do you really think that disabling SB is needed only to INSTALL the drivers? The Nvidia proprietary module won't work with SB enabled.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:10

Just by disabling SB it is working so yes by simply disabling SB is working but without doing that it does not work. And what is the reason why Nvidia proprietary module does not work with SB ?

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 9:17

1

The reason is that it is not signed. SB is useless BTW. Just disable it and forget. See also askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:36

thanks for your answer :). Well normally, as you said in the post that your linked. Mok utils should overcome the problem of SB. And I think that the installation tried to achieve when you run ubuntu-drivers autoinstall but in my case it does not work. But never mind, I have the nvidia driver installed so everything goes well.

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 10:01

It is correct. ubuntu-drivers tries to disable SB, but it is much easier to disable it in BIOS. You can try to sign the driver, but it is not worth the effort IMHO.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 14:18

add a comment |

Yesterday, I tried to upgrade my version of ubuntu from 17.10 to 18.04 LTS. Globally, the update has been achieved correctly except for some elements.

Finally,I found the solution to overcome this problem. I disabled the secure boot but it is just a trick to solve the problem of the nvidia driver installation...

So my question is: "is it possible to have nvidia drivers working with secure boot?".

The procedure that I used when secure boot is activated (Which does not work):

Commands used for the installation:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

But for me, the solution does not work. So I need to interrupt the script and run the update & software application. After a while, a dialogue box appears asking me a password for MOK key.

So I fulfil the dialogue box and reboot the PC but when secure boot is enabled, the x server settings is still empty.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

edited Jun 20 '18 at 9:07

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

Do you really think that disabling SB is needed only to INSTALL the drivers? The Nvidia proprietary module won't work with SB enabled.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:10

Just by disabling SB it is working so yes by simply disabling SB is working but without doing that it does not work. And what is the reason why Nvidia proprietary module does not work with SB ?

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 9:17

1

The reason is that it is not signed. SB is useless BTW. Just disable it and forget. See also askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:36

thanks for your answer :). Well normally, as you said in the post that your linked. Mok utils should overcome the problem of SB. And I think that the installation tried to achieve when you run ubuntu-drivers autoinstall but in my case it does not work. But never mind, I have the nvidia driver installed so everything goes well.

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 10:01

It is correct. ubuntu-drivers tries to disable SB, but it is much easier to disable it in BIOS. You can try to sign the driver, but it is not worth the effort IMHO.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 14:18

add a comment |

Yesterday, I tried to upgrade my version of ubuntu from 17.10 to 18.04 LTS. Globally, the update has been achieved correctly except for some elements.

Finally,I found the solution to overcome this problem. I disabled the secure boot but it is just a trick to solve the problem of the nvidia driver installation...

So my question is: "is it possible to have nvidia drivers working with secure boot?".

The procedure that I used when secure boot is activated (Which does not work):

Commands used for the installation:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

But for me, the solution does not work. So I need to interrupt the script and run the update & software application. After a while, a dialogue box appears asking me a password for MOK key.

So I fulfil the dialogue box and reboot the PC but when secure boot is enabled, the x server settings is still empty.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

edited Jun 20 '18 at 9:07

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

Yesterday, I tried to upgrade my version of ubuntu from 17.10 to 18.04 LTS. Globally, the update has been achieved correctly except for some elements.

Finally,I found the solution to overcome this problem. I disabled the secure boot but it is just a trick to solve the problem of the nvidia driver installation...

So my question is: "is it possible to have nvidia drivers working with secure boot?".

The procedure that I used when secure boot is activated (Which does not work):

Commands used for the installation:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

But for me, the solution does not work. So I need to interrupt the script and run the update & software application. After a while, a dialogue box appears asking me a password for MOK key.

So I fulfil the dialogue box and reboot the PC but when secure boot is enabled, the x server settings is still empty.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

boot drivers nvidia

edited Jun 20 '18 at 9:07

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

edited Jun 20 '18 at 9:07

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

edited Jun 20 '18 at 9:07

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

asked Jun 20 '18 at 8:59

Loic L.

5816

Do you really think that disabling SB is needed only to INSTALL the drivers? The Nvidia proprietary module won't work with SB enabled.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:10

Just by disabling SB it is working so yes by simply disabling SB is working but without doing that it does not work. And what is the reason why Nvidia proprietary module does not work with SB ?

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 9:17

1

The reason is that it is not signed. SB is useless BTW. Just disable it and forget. See also askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:36

thanks for your answer :). Well normally, as you said in the post that your linked. Mok utils should overcome the problem of SB. And I think that the installation tried to achieve when you run ubuntu-drivers autoinstall but in my case it does not work. But never mind, I have the nvidia driver installed so everything goes well.

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 10:01

It is correct. ubuntu-drivers tries to disable SB, but it is much easier to disable it in BIOS. You can try to sign the driver, but it is not worth the effort IMHO.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 14:18

add a comment |

Do you really think that disabling SB is needed only to INSTALL the drivers? The Nvidia proprietary module won't work with SB enabled.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:10

Just by disabling SB it is working so yes by simply disabling SB is working but without doing that it does not work. And what is the reason why Nvidia proprietary module does not work with SB ?

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 9:17

1

The reason is that it is not signed. SB is useless BTW. Just disable it and forget. See also askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:36

thanks for your answer :). Well normally, as you said in the post that your linked. Mok utils should overcome the problem of SB. And I think that the installation tried to achieve when you run ubuntu-drivers autoinstall but in my case it does not work. But never mind, I have the nvidia driver installed so everything goes well.

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 10:01

It is correct. ubuntu-drivers tries to disable SB, but it is much easier to disable it in BIOS. You can try to sign the driver, but it is not worth the effort IMHO.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 14:18

Do you really think that disabling SB is needed only to INSTALL the drivers? The Nvidia proprietary module won't work with SB enabled.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:10

Just by disabling SB it is working so yes by simply disabling SB is working but without doing that it does not work. And what is the reason why Nvidia proprietary module does not work with SB ?

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 9:17

The reason is that it is not signed. SB is useless BTW. Just disable it and forget. See also askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 9:36

thanks for your answer :). Well normally, as you said in the post that your linked. Mok utils should overcome the problem of SB. And I think that the installation tried to achieve when you run ubuntu-drivers autoinstall but in my case it does not work. But never mind, I have the nvidia driver installed so everything goes well.

– Loic L.
Jun 20 '18 at 10:01

It is correct. ubuntu-drivers tries to disable SB, but it is much easier to disable it in BIOS. You can try to sign the driver, but it is not worth the effort IMHO.

– Pilot6
Jun 20 '18 at 14:18

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My steps to make it work with secure boot were as follows:

When i was installing Ubuntu 18.04.1, when i reached the "updates and other software stage" in the installation, there was an option to set a password for secure boot, so i went ahead and enabled the check box and entered a new password for secure boot,

Later on after the installation, when i wanted to install Nvidia drivers, i did the following:

//standard ubuntu procedure:

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 1: add the Official Nvidia PPA to Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

//Step 2: Update and upgrade again

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 3: I checked which was the recommended driver for my GPU via the command:

ubuntu-drivers devices

//Step 4: I opened "Software & Updates" and clicked the "Additional Drivers" tab, I then chose the recommended driver and clicked "Apply Changes", while the driver was installing somewhere in the middle it promped me for secure boot password, that it when i entered the password i set up when i was installing ubuntu, after it finished applying i restarted my device, when it was rebooting a blue menu appeared asking to press any key, i pressed then a menu labeled as "Perform MOK Management" appeared, there were the following four options:

Continue boot

Enroll Key

Enroll Key from Disk

Enroll Key from Hash

I chose option number 2, then i continued to boot, it finally worked, I went to Ubuntu settings->Details and my Graphic Card name was Shown correctly.

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

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Thanks @Pilot6.

For the explanation that you gave in comments section.

Answer:

The reason is that it is not signed. SB is useless BTW. Just disable it and forget. See also: Why do I get "Required key not available" when install 3rd party kernel modules or after a kernel upgrade?

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My steps to make it work with secure boot were as follows:

Later on after the installation, when i wanted to install Nvidia drivers, i did the following:

//standard ubuntu procedure:

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 1: add the Official Nvidia PPA to Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

//Step 2: Update and upgrade again

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 3: I checked which was the recommended driver for my GPU via the command:

ubuntu-drivers devices

Continue boot

Enroll Key

Enroll Key from Disk

Enroll Key from Hash

I chose option number 2, then i continued to boot, it finally worked, I went to Ubuntu settings->Details and my Graphic Card name was Shown correctly.

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

17614

add a comment |

My steps to make it work with secure boot were as follows:

Later on after the installation, when i wanted to install Nvidia drivers, i did the following:

//standard ubuntu procedure:

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 1: add the Official Nvidia PPA to Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

//Step 2: Update and upgrade again

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 3: I checked which was the recommended driver for my GPU via the command:

ubuntu-drivers devices

Continue boot

Enroll Key

Enroll Key from Disk

Enroll Key from Hash

I chose option number 2, then i continued to boot, it finally worked, I went to Ubuntu settings->Details and my Graphic Card name was Shown correctly.

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

17614

add a comment |

My steps to make it work with secure boot were as follows:

Later on after the installation, when i wanted to install Nvidia drivers, i did the following:

//standard ubuntu procedure:

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 1: add the Official Nvidia PPA to Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

//Step 2: Update and upgrade again

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 3: I checked which was the recommended driver for my GPU via the command:

ubuntu-drivers devices

Continue boot

Enroll Key

Enroll Key from Disk

Enroll Key from Hash

I chose option number 2, then i continued to boot, it finally worked, I went to Ubuntu settings->Details and my Graphic Card name was Shown correctly.

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

17614

My steps to make it work with secure boot were as follows:

Later on after the installation, when i wanted to install Nvidia drivers, i did the following:

//standard ubuntu procedure:

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 1: add the Official Nvidia PPA to Ubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa

//Step 2: Update and upgrade again

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get upgrade

//Step 3: I checked which was the recommended driver for my GPU via the command:

ubuntu-drivers devices

Continue boot

Enroll Key

Enroll Key from Disk

Enroll Key from Hash

I chose option number 2, then i continued to boot, it finally worked, I went to Ubuntu settings->Details and my Graphic Card name was Shown correctly.

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

17614

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

17614

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

17614

answered Jan 14 at 19:06

omar ram

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Thanks @Pilot6.

For the explanation that you gave in comments section.

Answer:

answered Jun 20 '18 at 10:14

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Thanks @Pilot6.

For the explanation that you gave in comments section.

Answer:

answered Jun 20 '18 at 10:14

Loic L.

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Thanks @Pilot6.

For the explanation that you gave in comments section.

Answer:

answered Jun 20 '18 at 10:14

Loic L.

5816

Thanks @Pilot6.

For the explanation that you gave in comments section.

Answer:

answered Jun 20 '18 at 10:14

Loic L.

5816

answered Jun 20 '18 at 10:14

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answered Jun 20 '18 at 10:14

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