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-==Take Note that this tutorial is meant for users who are using the NVIDIA Proprietary (non-free) drivers.==
+= Introduction=
-You can check what drivers you have installed with:
+{note| This tutorial is meant for users who are using the NVIDIA Proprietary (non-free) drivers.}}
+You can check what drivers you have installed by entering the following command into your terminal:
   inxi -G
-If you have the Nouveau driver you can install the proprietary NVIDIA driver.
-To install the non-free drivers; go to a terminal and write:
+= Install NVIDIA Drivers =
+If you have the Nouveau driver you can install the proprietary NVIDIA driver by using the [[Configure_Graphics_Cards| Manjaro Hardware Detection (MHWD)]] utility. To do so, enter the following command into your terminal:
   sudo mhwd -a pci nonfree 0300
-Then reboot and your driver should be installed.
-==To configure Resolution/Refresh Rate:==
+Once Complete, reboot your system to complete the process. You can then confirm that the driver has been installed and is working by entering the following command into your terminal:
+ mhwd -li
+=Configure The Resolution/Refresh Rate=
+{{warning|The method provided does not currently work for the Cinnamon Edition. As soon as a solution is found, then this article will be updated.}}
+.  Open your terminal and enter the following command:
+ sudo nvidia-settings'
-.  Open terminal run 'sudo nvidia-settings'
 .  Change resolution and refresh rate in 'X Server Display Configuration' tab.
-.  Hit the 'Save to X Configuration File' button and save to /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf
+.  Hit the 'Save to X Configuration File' button and save to '''/etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf'''
+.  Now enter the following command into the terminal to complete the process:
+ sudo mhwd-gpu --setgl nvidia --setxorg /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf
-.  Open terminal and run 'sudo mhwd-gpu --setgl nvidia --setxorg /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf'
- '''Note:''' The above method, currently, does not work in the
- Cinnamon Edition. When a solution is derived, it will be
- updated here.
 ==To configure X Screen settings (OpenGL Settings, Antialiasing, X Server XVideo):==
 . Open terminal and run 'nvidia-settings'
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 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
+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:==
 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]
+[[Category:Contents Page]]