Add ability to run NVIDIA containers without the NVIDIA container toolkit

docs/compose-files/docker-compose.default.yml

@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ services:
       - /dev/uinput
       # Add AMD/Intel HW accelerated video encoding/decoding devices (optional)
       #- /dev/dri
+      # Add NVIDIA HW accelerated devices (optional - must be run with runc docker runtime. If you use the nvidia runtime, this is not needed)
+      #- /dev/nvidia0
+      #- /dev/nvidiactl
+      #- /dev/nvidia-modeset
+      #- /dev/nvidia-uvm
+      #- /dev/nvidia-uvm-tools
+      #- /dev/nvidia-caps/nvidia-cap1
+      #- /dev/nvidia-caps/nvidia-cap2
     # Ensure container access to devices 13:*
     device_cgroup_rules:
       - 'c 13:* rmw'

docs/ubuntu-server.md

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Follow the [official instructions](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-nati
 
 If you do this, ensure that when you configure Docker Compose in the next step you choose the `nvidia` runtime.
 
+Alternately, it is possible to run the container without the NVIDIA runtime by uncommenting the `/dev/nvidia` devices in the Compose file.
+
+
 ## CONFIGURE DOCKER COMPOSE:
 
 Once you have installed docker, follow the [Compose Files](./docker-compose.md) section and select the right configuration file for your hardware.

overlay/etc/cont-init.d/60-configure_gpu_driver.sh

@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ if [ "${nvidia_pci_address:-}X" != "X" ]; then
     print_header "Found NVIDIA device '${nvidia_gpu_name:?}'"
     install_nvidia_driver
     patch_nvidia_driver
+elif [ "${NVIDIA_DRIVER_VERSION:-}X" != "X" ]; then
+    export nvidia_host_driver_version="${NVIDIA_DRIVER_VERSION:?}"
+    print_header "Forcing install of NVIDIA driver version '${nvidia_host_driver_version:?}' because the 'NVIDIA_DRIVER_VERSION' variable is set."
+    install_nvidia_driver
+    patch_nvidia_driver
 else
     print_header "No NVIDIA device found"
 fi

overlay/etc/cont-init.d/70-configure_xorg.sh

@@ -43,12 +43,18 @@ function configure_nvidia_x_server {
         connected_monitor="--connected-monitor=${DISPLAY_VIDEO_PORT:?}"
     fi
     nvidia-xconfig --virtual="${DISPLAY_SIZEW:?}x${DISPLAY_SIZEH:?}" --depth="${DISPLAY_CDEPTH:?}" --mode=$(echo "${MODELINE:?}" | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d '"') --allow-empty-initial-configuration --no-probe-all-gpus --busid="${bus_id:?}" --no-multigpu --no-sli --no-base-mosaic --only-one-x-screen ${connected_monitor:?}
-    sed -i '/Driver\s\+"nvidia"/a\    Option         "ModeValidation" "NoMaxPClkCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxSizeCheck, NoHorizSyncCheck, NoVertRefreshCheck, NoVirtualSizeCheck, NoTotalSizeCheck, NoDualLinkDVICheck, NoDisplayPortBandwidthCheck, AllowNon3DVisionModes, AllowNonHDMI3DModes, AllowNonEdidModes, NoEdidHDMI2Check, AllowDpInterlaced"\n    Option         "HardDPMS" "False"' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
+    # Allow SteamHeadless to run with an eGPU
+    sed -i '/Driver\s\+"nvidia"/a\    Option         "AllowExternalGpus" "True"' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
+    # Configure primary GPU
+    sed -i '/Driver\s\+"nvidia"/a\    Option         "PrimaryGPU" "yes"' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
+    # Force X server to start even if no display devices are connected
+    sed -i '/Driver\s\+"nvidia"/a\    Option         "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
+    # Disable some mode validation checks
+    sed -i '/Driver\s\+"nvidia"/a\    Option         "ModeValidation" "NoMaxPClkCheck, NoEdidMaxPClkCheck, NoMaxSizeCheck, NoHorizSyncCheck, NoVertRefreshCheck, NoVirtualSizeCheck, NoTotalSizeCheck, NoDualLinkDVICheck, NoDisplayPortBandwidthCheck, AllowNon3DVisionModes, AllowNonHDMI3DModes, AllowNonEdidModes, NoEdidHDMI2Check, AllowDpInterlaced"' /etc/X11/xorg.conf
+    # Configure the default modeline
     sed -i '/Section\s\+"Monitor"/a\    '"${MODELINE}" /etc/X11/xorg.conf
     # Prevent interference between GPUs
     echo -e "Section \"ServerFlags\"\n    Option \"AutoAddGPU\" \"false\"\nEndSection" | tee -a /etc/X11/xorg.conf > /dev/null
-    # Configure primary GPU
-    sed -i '/Driver\s\+"nvidia"/a\    Option "AllowEmptyInitialConfiguration"\n    Option "AllowExternalGpus" "true"\n    Option "PrimaryGPU" "yes"' /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/nvidia-drm-outputclass.conf 
 }
 
 # Allow anybody for running x server