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<h1 class="title"><a name="README" id="README"></a>NVIDIA
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<p><b>Table of Contents</b></p>
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<dt><span class="part"><a href=
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"installationandconfiguration.html">I. Installation and
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Configuration Instructions</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="introduction.html">1.
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Introduction</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="minimumrequirements.html">2.
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Minimum Requirements</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="selectdriver.html">3. Selecting
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and Downloading the NVIDIA Packages for Your System</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="installdriver.html">4.
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Installing the NVIDIA Driver</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="installedcomponents.html">5.
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Listing of Installed Components</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="editxconfig.html">6. Configuring
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X for the NVIDIA Driver</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="faq.html">7. Frequently Asked
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Questions</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="commonproblems.html">8. Common
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Problems</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="knownissues.html">9. Known
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Issues</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="dma_issues.html">10. Allocating
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DMA Buffers on 64-bit Platforms</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="openglenvvariables.html">11.
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Specifying OpenGL Environment Variable Settings</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configtwinview.html">12.
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Configuring Multiple Display Devices on One X
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Screen</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="xineramaglx.html">13.
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Configuring GLX in Xinerama</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configmultxscreens.html">14.
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Configuring Multiple X Screens on One Card</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="xrandrextension.html">15.
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Support for the X Resize and Rotate Extension</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="configlaptop.html">16.
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Configuring a Notebook</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="optimus.html">17. Using the
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NVIDIA Driver with Optimus Laptops</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="programmingmodes.html">18.
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Programming Modes</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="flippingubb.html">19.
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Configuring Flipping and UBB</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="procinterface.html">20. Using
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the <code class="computeroutput">/proc</code> File System
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Interface</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="powermanagement.html">21.
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Configuring Power Management Support</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="dynamicpowermanagement.html">22.
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PCI-Express Runtime D3 (RTD3) Power Management</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="dynamicboost.html">23. Dynamic
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Boost on Linux</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="xcompositeextension.html">24.
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Using the X Composite Extension</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="nvidiasettings.html">25. Using
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the nvidia-settings Utility</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="retpoline.html">26. NVIDIA
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Spectre V2 Mitigation</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="nvidia-smi.html">27. Using the
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nvidia-smi Utility</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="nvidia-ml.html">28. The NVIDIA
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Management Library</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="nvidia-debugdump.html">29. Using
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the nvidia-debugdump Utility</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="nvidia-persistenced.html">30.
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Using the nvidia-persistenced Utility</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="sli.html">31. Configuring SLI
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and Multi-GPU Mosaic</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="framelock.html">32. Configuring
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Frame Lock and Genlock</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="depth30.html">33. Configuring
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Depth 30 Displays</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="randr14.html">34. Offloading
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Graphics Display with RandR 1.4</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="primerenderoffload.html">35.
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PRIME Render Offload</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="kms.html">36. Direct Rendering
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Manager Kernel Modesetting (DRM KMS)</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="egpu.html">37. Configuring
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External and Removable GPUs</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ngx.html">38.
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NGX</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="xwayland.html">39. OpenGL and
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Vulkan on Xwayland</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="gbm.html">40. GBM and GBM-based
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Wayland Compositors</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="addressingcapabilities.html">41.
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Addressing Capabilities</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="nvidia-peermem.html">42.
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GPUDirect RDMA Peer Memory Client</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="gsp.html">43. GSP
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Firmware</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="kernel_open.html">44. Open Linux
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Kernel Modules</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="addtlresources.html">45. NVIDIA
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Contact Info and Additional Resources</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="chapter"><a href="acknowledgements.html">46.
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Acknowledgements</a></span></dt>
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</dl>
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</dd>
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<dt><span class="part"><a href="appendices.html">II.
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Appendices</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="supportedchips.html">A.
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Supported NVIDIA GPU Products</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="xconfigoptions.html">B. X
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Config Options</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="displaydevicenames.html">C.
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Display Device Names</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="glxsupport.html">D. GLX
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Support</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="dpi.html">E. Dots Per
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Inch</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="i2c.html">F. i2c Bus
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Support</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="vdpausupport.html">G. VDPAU
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Support</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="audiosupport.html">H. Audio
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Support</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="newusertips.html">I. Tips for
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New Linux Users</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="profiles.html">J. Application
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Profiles</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="gpunames.html">K. GPU
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Names</a></span></dt>
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<dt><span class="appendix"><a href="wayland-issues.html">L. Wayland
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Known Issues</a></span></dt>
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