Installation and Configuration Instructions

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Minimum Software Requirements

3. Installing the NVIDIA Driver

4. Installed Components

5. Configuring X for the NVIDIA Driver

Restoring the X Configuration after Uninstalling the Driver

6. Frequently Asked Questions

7. Common Problems

8. Known Issues

9. Swapping graphics cards

10. Specifying OpenGL Environment Variable Settings

11. Configuring AGP

12. Configuring Multiple Display Devices on One X Screen

13. Configuring GLX in Xinerama

14. Configuring Multiple X Screens on One Card

15. Configuring TV-Out

16. Support for the X Resize and Rotate Extension

RandR Support

RandR 1.1 Rotation Behavior

Known Issues

17. Configuring a Notebook

18. Programming Modes

19. Configuring Flipping and UBB

20. Using the X Composite Extension

21. Using the nvidia-settings Utility

22. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU FrameRendering

23. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock

24. Configuring SDI Video Output

25. Configuring Depth 30 Displays

26. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources

27. Acknowledgements