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 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. Using the X Composite Extension

19. Using the nvidia-settings Utility

20. NVIDIA Spectre V2 Mitigation

21. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU FrameRendering

22. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock

23. Configuring SDI Video Output

24. Configuring Depth 30 Displays

25. Addressing Capabilities

26. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources

27. Acknowledgements