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 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

Output Properties

DisplayPort 1.2

Known Issues

17. Configuring a Notebook

18. Programming Modes

19. Configuring Flipping and UBB

20. The Sysctl Interface

21. Configuring Low-level Parameters

22. Using the X Composite Extension

23. Using the nvidia-settings Utility

24. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU FrameRendering

25. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock

26. Configuring SDI Video Output

27. Configuring Depth 30 Displays

28. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources

29. Credits

30. Acknowledgements