Remove driver or boot without driver

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  • Print this page so you have it as a reference while in TTY2

  • Switch to TTY2 by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2

  • Log in there

  • Execute:

    mhwd --listinstalled

  • That will show you all the drivers you have installed (Example below for my system)

    Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          video-nvidia            2020.11.30               false            PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!

  • to remove the driver you don’t want:

    sudo mhwd --install pci unwanted-driver

    (where obviously unwanted-driver is the name of the driver you installed erroneously)

  • Once finished:

    sudo reboot

:crossed_fingers:

Please read this so that you never have to do this ever again in the future:

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