Installation and Configuration Instructions

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Minimum Software Requirements

3. Installing the NVIDIA Driver

4. Installed Components

5. Using Linux Compatibility Support

6. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver

Using nvidia-xconfig to configure the X server

Manually Editing the Configuration File

Restoring the X Configuration after Uninstalling the Driver

7. Frequently Asked Questions

8. Common Problems

9. Known Issues

10. Specifying OpenGL Environment Variable Settings

11. Configuring Multiple Display Devices on One X Screen

12. Configuring GLX in Xinerama

13. Configuring Multiple X Screens on One Card

14. Configuring TV-Out

15. Support for the X Resize and Rotate Extension

RandR Support

RandR 1.1 Rotation Behavior

Output Properties

DisplayPort 1.2

Monitor Configuration Options

Known Issues

16. Configuring a Notebook

17. Programming Modes

18. Configuring Flipping and UBB

19. The Sysctl Interface

20. Configuring Low-level Parameters

21. Using the X Composite Extension

22. Using the nvidia-settings Utility

23. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU FrameRendering

24. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock

25. Configuring SDI Video Output

26. Configuring Depth 30 Displays

27. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources

28. Credits

29. Acknowledgements