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Making a the new 95-mhwd.conf file means that nVidia won't overwrite it when their is a future closed source upgrade.


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==Support==
==Support==



Revision as of 01:12, 21 March 2015

This fix is known to work with the nVidia non-Free driver package on Xfce & Openbox. It should work on any GTK based DE/WM & possibly others. This page will be updated in that regard as feedback comes in.

21-Mar-2015 - Fully re-written due to new information coming in: 

Possible side effects

  • It is likely that whenever your mouse touches the top border of your screen it will dissapear (only whilst touching that border).
  • It is possible that 3D intensive games may be slowed by the use of this fix. (Still waiting on feedback for that one.)
  • Possible problem with some docks. It is not a problem with the Openbox dock or Tint2. (Will add information to this if it comes along.)


Here is the relatively simple procedure

1. Open /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf in your favourite text editor with root permission.

2. Under Section Device add the following line

Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0 { ForceFullCompositionPipeline = On }"

3. Save the modified file using the Save As option in your text editor, as /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/95-mhwd.conf

4. Again, as root, delete the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/@90-mhwd.conf file, or 90-mhwd.conf file (whichever you have).

5. Log out/in.


That's it.

Making a the new 95-mhwd.conf file means that nVidia won't overwrite it when their is a future closed source upgrade.


Support

Following is a link to this page's forum counterpart where you can post any related feedback: [1]

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