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To restore nouveau drivers after installing nvidia proprietary drivers use:
# Edit '<tt>/etc/grub/grub.conf</tt>' file and change '<tt>rdblacklist=nouveau</tt>' to '<tt>rdblacklist=nvidia</tt>'
# Edit files in '<tt>/etc/modprobe</tt>' folder and remove blacklisting of nouveau and add blacklisting for nvidia
# Rename '<tt>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</tt>' file to '<tt>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.old</tt>' for backup purposes.
# Reboot the system and go into single mode.
# Change runlevel to 3 using '<tt>init 3</tt>'
# Use '<tt>xorg -configure</tt>' command to create '<tt>xorg.conf.new</tt>" file in /root folder.
# Use '<tt>mv /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf</tt>'
# Use '<tt>init 5</tt>' go get GUI access with nouveau drivers.



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