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Configure NVIDIA (non-free) settings and load them on Startup (view source)

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-==To configure X Screen settings (OpenGL Settings, Antialiasing, X Server XVideo):==
+=Configure X Screen settings (OpenGL Settings, Antialiasing, X Server XVideo)=
-. Open terminal and run 'nvidia-settings'
+.  Open your terminal and enter the following command:
+ nvidia-settings
 . Change settings in X Server XVideo Settings, OpenGL and Antialiasing, in the 'X Screen' tab.
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 . Click on 'nvidia-settings configuration' tab and click on the 'Save Current Configuration' button.
-. Save the .nvidia-settings-rc to the default location specified ( /home/user_name )
+. Save the .nvidia-settings-rc to the default location specified ('''/home/[your account name]''')
+. Edit the .xinitrc file. To do so, enter the following into your terminal:
+ sudo gedit ~/.xinitrc
+. Once opened, add the following line into the configuration file:
-. Open terminal and type 'sudo gedit ~/.xinitrc' (or 'sudo gedit /home/user_name/.xinitrc') -> replace gedit with text editor of choice.
+ exec nvidia-settings --load-config-only
-. Once opened, add 'exec nvidia-settings --load-config-only' on a new line (do not add the ' ' ).
 . Save and exit.
-==Summary:==
+=Summary=
 There you go. This should (hopefully) solve those having issues with the NVIDIA non-free drivers for loading specific resolutions/refresh rates and X Screen settings on startup.
-= Troubleshooting =
-X Server failed to start after install and reboot
+= Troubleshooting: X-Server Failed to Start and Install =
+Where there has been an error during the installation process, upon rebooting you may see the following error message: '''modprobe: ERROR: could not insert nvidia : No such a device'''
+If this happens:
+. Remove the NVIDIA driver by entering the following command into your terminal:
+ sudo mhwd -r pci video-nvidia
+. Reboot your computer
+. Enter the following into your terminal:
+ sudo gedit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
+. delete the word '''nouveau''' from the following line:
+ MODULES=" nouveau"
+It should now look like this (i.e. keep the speech marks ("")):
+ MODULES=""
+. Save and close the file.
+. It is now necessary to reconfigure your existing kernel to take into account this change. The syntax of the necessary command to enter into your terminal is:
+sudo mkinitcpio -p [linux kernel version]
+For example, if you are currently using Kernel 3.10, you would enter the following:
+sudo mkinitcpio -p linux310
+For kernel 3.11, you would enter the following:
+sudo mkinitcpio -p linux311
+And so on.
+. Now re-install the NVIDIA driver by entering the following command into your terminal:
+sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
+. Reboot your system. Now it should work ;)
-If you restart your computer after the nvidia driver installation, and shows you that the X Server failed to start and the log shows you " modprobe: ERROR: could not insert nvidia : No such a device
-then deinstall the nvidia driver with "sudo mhwd -r pci video-nvidia"    then reboot your computer
-back to your desktop open a terminal write in "sudo gedit /etc/mkinitcpio.conf delete the nouveau out of MODULES, MODULES=" nouveau" -> MODULES=""
-after that write in the terminal for kernel 3.10 "sudo mkinitcpio -p linux310"  for Kernel 3.11 "sudo mkinitcpio -p linux311"
-then install the nvidia driver "sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300"  reboot and it should work ;)
-==Feedback:==
+=Feedback and Support=
 If you have any problems, improvements or see any errors in this tutorial, please post in this Manjaro forum thread: [http://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=4489.0]