[SOLVED] nvidia-legacy340-driver (340.96)

fabula · 02-25-2016, 04:41 AM

I have Slackware 14.1 64bit with multilib. I installed nvidia-legacy340-driver (340.96) and kernel-module from SlackBuilds Repository.

Code:

COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild

How to put Sync to Blank option true/false in xorg.conf.

slacktroll · 02-25-2016, 05:05 AM

try
nvidia-settings --load-config-only --assign="SyncToVBlank=0"

fabula · 02-25-2016, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacktroll

try
nvidia-settings --load-config-only --assign="SyncToVBlank=0"

It is OK. But after reboot this setting is lost.

ReaperX7 · 02-25-2016, 08:14 AM

The nvidia-settings application should save this to your user profile when you enable vertical sync and save your settings.

fabula · 02-25-2016, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReaperX7

The nvidia-settings application should save this to your user profile when you enable vertical sync and save your settings.

nvidia-settings application save settings in /home/user/.nvidia-settings-rc, but after restart glxgears show: 302 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.382 FPS. In nvidia-settings application I must check/uncheck options again and then I have: 8606 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1721.065 FPS.

ReaperX7 · 02-25-2016, 08:44 AM

That's how it works more or less. If you want further controls, you may want to consult the documentation on Nvidia's main driver website.

ponce · 02-25-2016, 08:49 AM

you have to reload nvidia-settings every time you restart your desktop.
I usually start the system in init 3 so when I login in console and I digit "startx" my ~/.xinitrc file is read to start the X session: it has this content

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps
[ -f $sysresources ] && xrdb -merge $sysresources
[ -f $sysmodmap ] && xmodmap $sysmodmap
[ -f $userresources ] && xrdb -merge $userresources
[ -f $usermodmap ] && xmodmap $usermodmap

xset +dpms &
nvidia-settings -l &
# use an external mouse only
synclient TouchpadOff=1 &

# Start the window manager:
if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
    ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session startlxde
else
    startlxde
fi

as you can see nvidia-setting is launched in background with the --load-config-only.

if you don't have a ~/.xinitrc file launch "xwmconfig" as user to create one.

previously I started it without that option and then, from the last tab of its interface, I saved the configuration in ~/.nvidia-settings-rc so that the right one gets loaded the next time I start the nvidia-settings utility.

if you start your system with a graphical login (runlevel 4), depending on which, you have to add the

Code:

nvidia-settings -l &

line to a different file.

fabula · 02-25-2016, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReaperX7

That's how it works more or less. If you want further controls, you may want to consult the documentation on Nvidia's main driver website.

Are you think there is no persistant option?

phenixia2003 · 02-25-2016, 08:55 AM

Hello,

Quote:

Originally Posted by fabula

nvidia-settings application save settings in /home/user/.nvidia-settings-rc, but after restart glxgears show: 302 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.382 FPS. In nvidia-settings application I must check/uncheck options again and then I have: 8606 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1721.065 FPS.

The commands below work here, but, as I don't use 340.96, I don't know if this will work on your side.

Code:

to disable sync: 

$ nvidia-settings --assign="SyncToVBlank=0" && nvidia-settings --rewrite-config-file

to enable sync:

$ nvidia-settings --assign="SyncToVBlank=1" && nvidia-settings --rewrite-config-file

Example:

Code:

$ grep "SyncToVBlank" ~/.nvidia-settings-rc 
0/SyncToVBlank=1

$ glxgears
301 frames in 5.0 seconds = 60.029 FPS


$ nvidia-settings --assign="SyncToVBlank=0" && nvidia-settings --rewrite-config-file

$ glxgears
51989 frames in 5.0 seconds = 10397.713 FPS


diff -u /tmp/.nvidia-settings-rc ~/.nvidia-settings-rc
...

 # Attributes:
 
-0/SyncToVBlank=1
+0/SyncToVBlank=0
 0/LogAniso=0
 0/FSAA=0
 0/TextureSharpen=0

--
SeB

fabula · 02-25-2016, 10:31 AM

Go to ~/.kde/Autostart
Create a new text file named nvidia-startup
Paste this into the text file:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/nvidia-settings --load-config-only

Make the file executable

Code:

chmod +x ~/.kde/Autostart/nvidia-startup

Restart the computer and watch it work.

it works...

source: http://thomascomputerrepair.com/nvidia-settings-kde.php

ReaperX7 · 02-26-2016, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fabula

Are you think there is no persistant option?

nvidia-persistenced can be ran as a service daemon provided the proper start commands are added into rc.local, or, if an init script is available, enabled for the startup sequence.

fabula · 02-26-2016, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReaperX7

nvidia-persistenced can be ran as a service daemon provided the proper start commands are added into rc.local, or, if an init script is available, enabled for the startup sequence.

Can you tell me what are the advantages over the previous solution that works. Thanks.

ReaperX7 · 02-26-2016, 05:19 AM

All persistenced does is load user groups the proper system permissions for the video group and Nvidia tools so that user profiles get loaded on startup of X. The nvidia-settings tool will offer to create a profile configuration script for you when you save the settings. This will be loaded into your user profile when logging in.

The advantages are just properly set permissions and properly loaded profiles for non-root users.

fabula · 02-26-2016, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReaperX7

The advantages are just properly set permissions and properly loaded profiles for non-root users.

This I remember. Thank you for your response.

ReaperX7 · 02-26-2016, 09:05 AM

No problem man.