How to install Nvidia Cuda Toolkit on Kali Linux
Following the official documentation for installing Nvidia driver on Kali 2.0 didn’t work for me. I installed nvidia-kernel-dkms, disabled nouveau driver, and rebooted. Then I had an error saying Something went wrong.. and presented with only a logout button. I was unable to login to the graphical interface. So I dug every bit of information in the internet and finally installed NVIDIA driver (340.98) on Kali (kernel 4.0.0).
Step 1: Download the driver for your GPU.
To know which driver to download, run lspci | grep -E "VGA|3D"
command. It will show the GPU you currently have. Mine is GeForce 9800GTX. Then look for the appropriate driver for your GPU at Nvidia website. Here are the archives for 64 bit and 32 bit system. After downloading the driver, place it somewhere in your home folder – we will be needing it later. Make it executable chmod +x ~/Downloads/NVIDIAxxxx.run
.
Step 2: Install Kali linux Kernel headers
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y
apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r)
**If you have installed nvidia-kernel-dkms earlier, remove it and all nvidia packages by apt-get remove nvidia* –purge.
Step 3: Stop X server
We need to stop the X server so we can run the Nvidia installer. Kali2.0 uses gdm by default. You can stop the X server by stopping gdm systemctl stop gdm
. Another way is to hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace. You can also try the methods suggested here in case previous methods don’t work.
Step 4: Install Nvidia Driver
Now, cd into the directory where the installer is located. Then run the installer ./NVIDIAxxxx.run -a
. Just accept whatever the installer asks. For 64 bit systems, you might encounter a question about 32bit libs, just ignore it.
ATTENTION: When normal installation not works, try the following and follow instructions:
apt-get install nvidia-legacy-check
Todo: add screenshot here.
Find the right package name:
apt-cache search nvidia-*
Install the driver:
apt-get install nvidia-legacy-340xx-driver
Als de installer klaar is, herstart je je machine.
reboot
Als het systeem is herstart, zie je een NVIDIA splash screen, wat aangeeft dat de drivers correct zijn geïnstalleerd, alhoewel, dit niet altijd het geval is. Om er zeker van te zijn, dat de drivers correct werken, geef het volgende commando:
root@kali:~# glxinfo | grep -i "direct rendering"
direct rendering: Yes
After the installation completes, we need to disable the nouveau driver and configure the X server.
Step 5: Configure X server (OPTIONAL)
Then, configure xorg.conf. You will need to know the PCI address of the NVIDIA card, which you can find by issuing lspci | grep -E "VGA|3D"
. The PCI address is the first 7 characters of the line that mentions NVIDIA. It will look something like 01:00.0
. In the xorg.conf, you will need to format it as #:#:#
; e.g. 01:00.0
would be formatted as 1:0:0
.
In my case, the bus id for my GPU was 04:00.0
.
Edit/create the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and add the following lines:
Section "Module"
Load "modesetting"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "4:0:0"
Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"
EndSection
Then create a file /usr/share/gdm/greeter/autostart/display_setup.desktop
and paste the following lines:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Display setup
Exec=sh -c "xrandr --setprovideroutputsource modesetting NVIDIA-0; xrandr --auto"
NoDisplay=true
X-GNOME-AutoRestart=true
Reboot and you should be good to go.
Step 6: Install Nvidia Cuda Toolkit
First stop gdm. We need to stop the X server so we can run the Nvidia Cuda Toolkit installer. Kali 2.0 uses gdm by default. You can stop the X server by stopping gdm systemctl stop gdm
. Another way is to hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
Installing Prerequisites
If your system does not include necessary dependencies, you might encounter following error when installing CUDA toolkit.
Missing recommended library: libGLU.so
Missing recommended library: libXi.so
Missing recommended library: libXmu.so
Missing recommended library: libGL.so
You need to install additional libraries which installs above dependencies as follows:
sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa libxi-dev libxmu-dev
apt-get install nvidia-cuda-toolkit
Check if your GPU is ready for Cuda:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/cuda/supported-gpus
Legacy GPU’s:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29241538/which-cuda-toolkit-version-for-older-nvidia-driver
https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-legacy-gpus
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/796269/cuda-setup-and-installation/most-recent-cuda-version-for-a-legacy-card/
For legacy GPU’s, install Nvidia Cuda Toolkit v6.5:
https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit-archive
chmod +x cuda_6.5.14_linux_64.run
./cuda_6.5.14_linux_64.run
If you get the following error:
Unsupported compiler 4... Use –override to override this check
it says that your gcc compiler is incompatible with the installation. To prevent this error, you need to change the installation step as,
sudo ./cuda_6.5.14_linux_64.run --override compiler
You can then accept the EULA, and at the next step, do not install nvidia accellerated graphics driver(select no to when asking to install the driver), since we already have installed a proprietery driver.
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/968656/cuda-8-0-on-debian/
https://perlmaven.com/how-to-change-inc-to-find-perl-modules-in-non-standard-locations
apt-get install libnvidia-legacy-240xx-cudal
At the end of the installation copy the file xorg.conf first edited in the folder /etc/X11/
cp xorg.conf /etc/X11/
Reboot system
reboot
OLD STUFF:
Step 2: Install Cuda dependencies
aptitude install libpcap-dev python2.7-dev libcr-dev mpich2 mpich2-doc libglu1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa libglui-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev build-essential binutils gcc-4.6 g++-4.6 freeglut3-dev libx11-dev libgl1-mesa-glx
Step 4: Give permissions to the script running nvidia (valid command if discharged in the root directory)
chmod 755 cuda_5.5.22_linux_32.run
Step 5: Blacklist Nouveau Driver update grub and reboot system
sed 's/quiet/quiet nouveau.modeset=0/g' -i /etc/default/grub
update-grub
reboot
step 6: Edit file xorg.conf (it is for nvidia geforce gt 630)
Open Leafpad and copy and paste this, where necessary re-edit according to your screen, or graphics card:
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" EndSection Section "Files" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "CRT-1" HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0 #if you need to change the parameters for your main domain display VertRefresh 55.0 - 75.0 #if you need to change the parameters for your main domain display Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce GT 630" #if you need to change the parameters for your card EndSection Section "Module" Load "glx" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
Save the file in the root folder with name calling xorg.conf
Step 7: Install Cuda
First stop gdm
service gdm3 stop
Second press ctrl+alt+f1 on keyboard and re-login in the system
Third run nvidia script
sh cuda_5.5.22_linux_32.run
Accept the EULA, accept the installation etc and install in the default folder
Fourth at the end of the installation copy the file xorg.conf first edited in the folder etc/X11/
cp xorg.conf /etc/X11/
Reboot system
reboot
Step 8. setting Cuda for install Pyrit
Create symbolic links in for the correct installation of Pyrit
First create symbolic link Cuda folders in /opt
ln -s /usr/local/cuda /opt
Second create symbolic link to nvcc /usr/bin
ln -s /usr/local/cuda-5.5/bin/nvcc /usr/bin/
Try if it works nvcc
nvcc -V
Step 9 Download Pyrit and Cpyrit
wget http://pyrit.googlecode.com/files/pyrit-0.4.0.tar.gz
wget http://pyrit.googlecode.com/files/cpyrit-cuda-0.4.0.tar.gz
Step 10: Extract, and install Pyrit and Cpyrit
tar -xvzf pyrit-0.4.0.tar.gz
tar -xvzf cpyrit-cuda-0.4.0.tar.gz
cd /root/cpyrit-cuda-0.4.0
python setup.py build
python setup.py install
cd /root/pyrit-0.4.0
python setup.py build
python setup.py install
Try if it works Pyrit
pyrit list_cores
pyrit benchmark
[:en]Step 1. Install Kali linux Kernel headers
aptitude update && aptitude install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Step 2. Install Cuda dependencies
aptitude install libpcap-dev python2.7-dev libcr-dev mpich2 mpich2-doc libglu1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa libglui-dev libxmu-dev libxi-dev build-essential binutils gcc-4.6 g++-4.6 freeglut3-dev libx11-dev libgl1-mesa-glx
Step 3. Download last Nvidia Cuda driver whit official site here
https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads
I preferred to download drivers for Ubuntu 10.04 64bit(i have kali 64 bit)
Step.4 Give permissions to the script running nvidia (valid command if discharged in the root directory)
chmod 755 cuda_5.5.22_linux_32.run
Step 5. Blacklist Nouveau Driver update grub and reboot system
sed 's/quiet/quiet nouveau.modeset=0/g' -i /etc/default/grub
update-grub
reboot
step 6. edit file xorg.conf (it is for nvidia geforce gt 630)
open leafpad and copy and paste this,where necessary re-edit according to your screen, or graphics card
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" EndSection Section "Files" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "CRT-1" HorizSync 30.0 - 80.0 #if you need to change the parameters for your main domain display VertRefresh 55.0 - 75.0 #if you need to change the parameters for your main domain display Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "GeForce GT 630" #if you need to change the parameters for your card EndSection Section "Module" Load "glx" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection
Save the file in the root folder with name calling xorg.conf
Step 7. Install cuda
first stop gdm
service gdm3 stop
second press ctrl+alt+f1 on keyboard and re-login in the system
third run nvidia script
sh cuda_5.5.22_linux_32.run
accept the eula accept the installation etc and install in the default folder
fourth at the end of the installation copy the file xorg.conf first edited in the folder etc/X11/
cp xorg.conf /etc/X11/
reboot system
reboot
Step 8. setting Cuda for install Pyrit
Create symbolic links in for the correct installation of Pyrit
First create symbolic link Cuda folders in /opt
ln -s /usr/local/cuda /opt
Second create symbolic link to nvcc /usr/bin
ln -s /usr/local/cuda-5.5/bin/nvcc /usr/bin/
Try if it works nvcc
nvcc -V
Step 9. Download Pyrit and Cpyrit
wget http://pyrit.googlecode.com/files/pyrit-0.4.0.tar.gz
wget http://pyrit.googlecode.com/files/cpyrit-cuda-0.4.0.tar.gz
Step 10. Extract, and install Pyrit and Cpyrit
tar -xvzf pyrit-0.4.0.tar.gz
tar -xvzf cpyrit-cuda-0.4.0.tar.gz
cd /root/cpyrit-cuda-0.4.0
python setup.py build
python setup.py install
cd /root/pyrit-0.4.0
python setup.py build
python setup.py install
Try if it works Pyrit
pyrit list_cores
pyrit benchmark
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