Installation and Configuration Instructions

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Minimum Requirements
Minimum Software Requirements
3. Selecting and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System
4. Installing the NVIDIA Driver
Before you Begin
Starting the Installer
Installing the Kernel Interface
Registering the NVIDIA Kernel Module with DKMS
Signing the NVIDIA Kernel Module
Adding Precompiled Kernel Interfaces to the Installer Package
Other Features of the Installer
5. Listing of Installed Components
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. Allocating DMA Buffers on 64-bit Platforms
11. Specifying OpenGL Environment Variable Settings
12. Configuring Multiple Display Devices on One X Screen
13. Configuring GLX in Xinerama
14. Configuring Multiple X Screens on One Card
15. 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
16. Configuring a Notebook
17. Using the NVIDIA Driver with Optimus Laptops
18. Programming Modes
19. Configuring Flipping and UBB
20. Using the Proc Filesystem Interface
21. Configuring Power Management Support
22. Using the X Composite Extension
23. Using the nvidia-settings Utility
24. Using the nvidia-smi Utility
25. The NVIDIA Management Library
26. Using the nvidia-debugdump Utility
27. Using the nvidia-persistenced Utility
Background
Usage
Troubleshooting
Notes for Package Maintainers
28. Configuring SLI and Multi-GPU FrameRendering
29. Configuring Frame Lock and Genlock
30. Configuring SDI Video Output
31. Configuring Depth 30 Displays
32. Offloading Graphics Display with RandR 1.4
33. Direct Rendering Manager Kernel Modesetting (DRM KMS)
Known Issues
34. Configuring External and Removable GPUs
35. Addressing Capabilities
36. NVIDIA Contact Info and Additional Resources
37. Acknowledgements