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. 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

15. Configuring a Notebook

16. Programming Modes

17. Configuring Flipping and UBB

18. The Sysctl Interface

19. Configuring Low-level Parameters

20. Using the X Composite Extension

21. Using the nvidia-settings Utility

22. NVIDIA Spectre V2 Mitigation

23. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU Mosaic

24. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock

25. Configuring Depth 30 Displays

26. Configuring External and Removable GPUs

27. Addressing Capabilities

28. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources

29. Credits

30. Acknowledgements