NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Driver Set README and Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

I. Installation Instructions

1. Selecting and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System

2. Installing the NVIDIA Driver

Before you Begin

Starting the Installer

Installing the Kernel Interface

Features of the Installer

3. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver

Using nvidia-xconfig to configure the X server

Editing the configuration file by hand

II. Additional Information

4. Frequently Asked Questions

5. Common Problems

6. NVIDIA Contact Info

7. Additional Resources

8. Tips for New Linux Users

9. Acknowledgements

III. Appendices

A. Supported NVIDIA Graphics Chips

B. Minimum Software Requirements

C. Installed Components

D. X Config Options

E. OpenGL Environment Variable Settings

F. Configuring AGP

G. Configuring TwinView

H. Configuring TV-Out

I. Configuring a Laptop

J. Programming Modes

K. Flipping and UBB

L. Known Issues

M. Proc Interface

N. XvMC Support

O. GLX Support

P. Configuring Multiple X Screens on One Card

Q. Power Management Support

R. Display Device Names

S. The X Composite Extension

T. The nvidia-settings Utility

U. The XRandR Extension

V. Support for GLX in Xinerama

W. SLI and MultiGPU FrameRendering

X. Frame Lock and Genlock

Y. Dots Per Inch

Z. i2c Bus Support

AA. Allocating DMA Buffers on 64-bit Platforms