Proprietary Drivers

Description

This Ansible role installs non-free GPU drivers on Arch Linux systems by invoking the mhwd utility. It ensures that the appropriate proprietary drivers for your PCI graphics hardware are installed and ready for use.

Overview

  • Uses the ansible.builtin.shell module to run mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300

  • Automatically detects your PCI graphics adapter and installs the recommended non-free driver

  • Designed to be run once per host to provision proprietary GPU support

Cosmos

The diagram places Proprietary Drivers in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [drv-non-free 💻]
        svc_non_free["non-free"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Features

  • Automatic Hardware Detection
    Leverages mhwd’s built-in auto-detect feature (0300) to select the correct driver.

  • Proprietary Driver Installation
    Installs the latest non-free GPU driver (e.g., NVIDIA, AMD) provided through Arch’s mhwd system.

  • Simple Execution
    Single-task role with minimal overhead.

Quick Setup

Development

Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy Proprietary Drivers onto the local stack:

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=drv-non-free full_cycle=false

Production

Install Proprietary Drivers directly onto the target machine: clone the repository, install the OS prerequisites and the repository toolchain, then deploy against localhost over a local connection (no SSH, no container):

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
bash scripts/install/package.sh
make install
source scripts/meta/env/load.sh

APP=drv-non-free
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"
INVENTORY=inventories/production
infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
  --inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --host localhost \
  --include "$APP" \
  --vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}"
infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
  --password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
  --diff -vv

Further Resources

Credits

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).