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| === After initial install === The NVidia driver will be activated after a log out / log in cycle. |
=== After initial driver installation or upon driver upgrades === The nVidia driver will be activated after a login / logout cycle, however it is highly recommended that you reboot immediately after initially installing or updating the nVidia drivers. Please note that you '''do not''' need to run ''nvidia-xconfig'' or ''nvidia-settings'' to configure your system's xorg.conf after driver installation. xorg.conf and any other applicable files will be edited for you. |
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| Run '''livna-config-display''' via the menu or command line. | ==== Enabling the driver and basic configuration settings ==== Run ''Livna Display Configuration'' from the ''System | Administration'' menu or ''livna-config-display'' from the command line. ==== Detailed driver settings ==== Run'''nVidia Display Settings'' from the ''Applications | System Tools'' menu. |
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| === Why should I use this package rather than the ones from nvidia.com ? === | === Why should I use this package rather than the ones from nvidia.com? === |
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| === How can I tell if I am actually running the RPM Fusion packaged NVidia driver ? === * To be sure you are running the NVidia graphics driver: {{{ lsmod | grep nv }}} You should see xxx-need-result-xxx in the result. * To check if OpenGL 3D acceleration is working: {{{ glgears }}} A small window will open up showing a rotating cogs animation. Meanwhile, after every 5 seconds, the program displays the number of frames per second, eg: |
=== How can I tell if I am actually running the RPM Fusion packaged nVidia driver ? === * Be sure you are using the 'nvidia' Xorg driver and that the kernel module is loaded: |
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| 6171 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1234.026 FPS 6085 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1216.950 FPS 6151 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1230.076 FPS [esc] |
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver lsmod | grep nvidia |
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| If the value is less than 800 FPS, then 3D rendering is possibly being done in software. | You should see something similar to this (numbers will vary): {{{ Driver "nvidia" nvidia 3923388 14 }}} * Check if OpenGL 3D acceleration is working: {{{ glxinfo | grep direct }}} You should see: {{{ direct rendering: Yes }}} * Check using glxgears: {{{ glxgears }}} A small window will open up showing a rotating cogs animation. Meanwhile, after every 5 seconds, the program displays the number of frames per second, for example (FX5600): {{{ 15377 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3075.217 FPS 15400 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3079.943 FPS 15395 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3078.872 FPS <ctrl+c> }}} If the animation is choppy or if FPS values are less than 800 FPS, 3D rendering is possibly being done in software. Please remember that glxgears [[http://qa-rockstar.livejournal.com/7869.html|''is not a benchmark'']], and should not be used to evaluate GPU performance. |
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| === How do I...? === An answer |
* Check correct hardware 3D acceleration using applications (as suggested by above link) {{{ yum install mesa-demos extremetuxracer xscreensaver-gl-extras }}} * mesa-demos: Run {{{mesa-rain}}}, or {{{teapot}}}. Look for smooth animations. * extremetuxracer: Run {{{etuxracer}}}. If screen updates are in the order of once per second, 3D rendering is being performed in software. * xscreensaver-gl-extras: Set the active screensaver to one of the opengl screensavers ({{{sierpinski3d}}} or {{{glblur}}}). |
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| If you think you've found a problem and would like to report it, include the following information along with the description of the bug: | If you think you've found a problem and would like to [[http://rpmfusion.org/ReportingBugs|report it]], include the following information along with the description of the bug: |
Contents
What is xorg-x11-drv-nvidia?
xorg-x11-drv-nvidia is the package which provides the common files required by the nVidia driver. Its subpackage, xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs, provides the binary libraries used by the driver.
Installation Instructions
yum install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
x86_64 users
If you are running x86_64 and want to have 3D acceleration with 32bit applications, you'll need to install the 32bit version of xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs:
yum install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i386
Configuration
After initial driver installation or upon driver upgrades
The nVidia driver will be activated after a login / logout cycle, however it is highly recommended that you reboot immediately after initially installing or updating the nVidia drivers. Please note that you do not need to run nvidia-xconfig or nvidia-settings to configure your system's xorg.conf after driver installation. xorg.conf and any other applicable files will be edited for you.
Adjusting driver settings
Enabling the driver and basic configuration settings
Run Livna Display Configuration from the System | Administration menu or livna-config-display from the command line.
Detailed driver settings
RunnVidia Display Settings from the Applications | System Tools menu.
This often happens when you use nvidia-settings or nvidia-xconfig to configure your xorg.conf without letting livna-config-display do it's autoconfiguration first. To fix this, run these two commands:
This happens when a new kernel has been released and a matching kmod from RPM Fusion hasn't synced across all the mirrors, or vice-versa. Try giving it a few hours and if the problems persist, you can also try refreshing yum's cache: If after this you still experience problems, please report a bug.
The packages from nvidia.com have been known to replace libGL, which isn't a problem until you decide to use another X driver or uninstall the nvidia driver. The RPM Fusion packages will This is a known problem, it will be fixed with the introduction of rpmfusion-config-display. In the mean time, if you'd really like to stop the drivers from making changes to your xorg.conf, run the livna-config-display GUI interface and you'll find a checkbutton to disable editing. Alternatively, you can run this command in a terminal:
You should see something similar to this (numbers will vary): You should see: A small window will open up showing a rotating cogs animation. Meanwhile, after every 5 seconds, the program displays the number of frames per second, for example (FX5600): If the animation is choppy or if FPS values are less than 800 FPS, 3D rendering is possibly being done in software. Please remember that glxgears ''is not a benchmark'', and should not be used to evaluate GPU performance. mesa-demos: Run mesa-rain, or teapot. Look for smooth animations. extremetuxracer: Run etuxracer. If screen updates are in the order of once per second, 3D rendering is being performed in software. xscreensaver-gl-extras: Set the active screensaver to one of the opengl screensavers (sierpinski3d or glblur).
If you think you've found a problem and would like to report it, include the following information along with the description of the bug: Run dmesg > ~/dmesg.txt and attach the "dmesg.txt" found in your home folder Common Problems
Scrolling in Firefox is slow (no 3D)
nvidia-config-display disable
nvidia-config-display enable
Yum gives me a dependency errors about kmods and won't let me update.
yum clean metadata
FAQ
Why should I use this package rather than the ones from nvidia.com?
How come my xorg.conf is always getting edited for me ?
livna-config-display --active off
How can I tell if I am actually running the RPM Fusion packaged nVidia driver ?
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver
lsmod | grep nvidia
Driver "nvidia"
nvidia 3923388 14
glxinfo | grep direct
direct rendering: Yes
glxgears
15377 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3075.217 FPS
15400 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3079.943 FPS
15395 frames in 5.0 seconds = 3078.872 FPS
<ctrl+c>
yum install mesa-demos extremetuxracer xscreensaver-gl-extras
Reporting bugs