Difference between revisions of "Simple fix for screen tearing - nVidia"

Revision as of 00:06, 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.

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.

Support

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

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-==Here is the very quick & simple procedure==
+==Here is the relatively simple procedure==
-'''1.''' Open '''/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-mhwd.conf''' in your favourite text editor with root permission.
+'''1.''' Open '''/etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf''' in your favourite text editor with root permission.
 '''2.''' Under Section '''Device''' add the following line
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   Option "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0 { ForceFullCompositionPipeline = On }"
-'''3.''' Save the file & log out/in.
+'''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.
-It certainly works perfectly for some of us.
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