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. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU FrameRendering

21. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock

22. Configuring SDI Video Output

23. Configuring Depth 30 Displays

24. Configuring External and Removable GPUs

25. Addressing Capabilities

26. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources

27. Acknowledgements