Tag: nvidia
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If NVIDIA is not finding screens for X
Things to check:That you have BusID in your Device section – syntax example BusID “PCI:1:0:0” (you can discover it for example using nvidia-xconfig –query-gpu-info or pciconf -lv). If you have problem with finding modes for monitor you can add Option “ModeDebug” “True” to your Device section in xorg.conf.
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Using Compiz with FreeBSD
For setting up X server follow instructions here. (Long story short, use nvidia driver, add glx and extmod extensions to xorg.conf, and add argb-glx-visuals to monitor.)To start compiz don’t follow their instructions – rather open gnome configuration editor, browse to /desktop/gnome/session/required_components and change value for windowmanager to be compizmanager (instead of metacity, also make sure…
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How to make Compiz play nice with Nvidia
After you update your OS and you forgot about this little quirk edit /usr/local/bin/compiz-manager and change line sayingINDIRECT=”no”toINDIRECT=”yes” UPDATE (2014-11-15):Apparently this also depends on nvidia driver, so I am trying to keep the list of those I know work correctly, and those I know don’t work correctly. Working: 331.67, 331.113Not working: 340.46, 343.22 (works most…