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NAME

       nvidia-xconfig - manipulate X configuration files for the NVIDIA driver

SYNOPSIS

       nvidia-xconfig [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

       nvidia-xconfig  is  a  tool  intended  to provide basic control over configuration options
       available in the NVIDIA X driver.

       nvidia-xconfig performs its operations in several steps:

       1)     The system X configuration file is found and read into memory.  If no configuration
              file  can  be  found,  nvidia-xconfig  generates  one  from  scratch  using default
              settings; in this case, nvidia-xconfig will automatically determine the name of the
              X  configuration file to create: /etc/X11/xorg.conf if the X server in use is X.org
              or /etc/X11/XF86Config if the X server in use is XFree86.

       2)     The configuration in memory  is  modified  to  support  the  NVIDIA  driver.   This
              consists  of changing the display driver to "nvidia", removing the commands to load
              the "GLcore" and "dri" modules, and adding the command to load the "glx" module.

       3)     The configuration in memory is modified according to the options specified  on  the
              command  line.   Please  see  the  NVIDIA  README for a description of the NVIDIA X
              configuration  file  options.   Note  that  nvidia-xconfig  does  not  perform  any
              validation  of  the  X  configuration file options requested on the command line; X
              configuration file option validation is left for the NVIDIA X driver.

       4)     The configuration is written back to the file from which it was read.  A backup  of
              the  original  configuration  is  created with ".backup" appended.  For example, if
              your X configuration is /etc/X11/xorg.conf then  nvidia-xconfig  will  copy  it  to
              /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup  before  writing  the new configuration.  The --post-tree
              (-T) option can be used to print the new configuration to standard out in tree form
              instead.   This  option  is useful to see what nvidia-xconfig will do while leaving
              the original configuration intact.

       The source code to nvidia-xconfig is released under the GPL and available here:

            ⟨ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/nvidia-xconfig/⟩

       Patches are welcome.

OPTIONS

       -c XCONFIG, --xconfig=XCONFIG
              Use XCONFIG as the input X config file; if this option is not specified,  then  the
              same  search  path  used  by  the X server will be used to find the X configuration
              file.

       -o OUTPUT-XCONFIG, --output-xconfig=OUTPUT-XCONFIG
              Use OUTPUT-XCONFIG as the output X  configuration  file;  if  this  option  is  not
              specified,  then the input X configuration filename will also be used as the output
              X configuration filename.

       -s, --silent
              Run silently; no messages will be printed to stdout, except for warning  and  error
              messages to stderr.

       -t, --tree
              Read  the  X configuration file, print to stdout the X configuration data in a tree
              format, and exit.

       -v, --version
              Print the nvidia-xconfig version and exit.

       -h, --help
              Print usage information for the common commandline options and exit.

       -A, --advanced-help
              Print usage information for the common commandline options as well as the  advanced
              options, and then exit.

ADVANCED OPTIONS

       --acpid-socket-path=ACPID-SOCKET-PATH, --no-acpid-socket-path
              Set  this  option  to  specify an alternate path to the Linux ACPI daemon (acpid)'s
              socket, which the NVIDIA X driver will use to connect to acpid.

       --add-argb-glx-visuals, --no-add-argb-glx-visuals
              Enables or disables support for OpenGL  rendering  into  32-bit  ARGB  windows  and
              pixmaps.

       --allow-glx-with-composite, --no-allow-glx-with-composite
              Enable or disable the "AllowGLXWithComposite" X configuration option.

       --busid=BUSID, --no-busid
              This option writes the specified BusID to the device section of the X configuration
              file.  If there are multiple device sections, then it adds the BusID field to  each
              of  them.   To  add  the BusID to only a specific device or screen section, use the
              '--device' or '--screen' options.

       --preserve-busid, --no-preserve-busid
              By default, nvidia-xconfig preserves the existing BusID in the X configuration file
              only   if  there  are  multiple  X  screens  configured  for  the  X  server.   Use
              '--preserve-busid' or '--no-preserve-busid' to force the BusID to be  preserved  or
              not preserved, overriding the default behavior.

       --cool-bits=COOL-BITS, --no-cool-bits
              Enable  or disable the "Coolbits" X configuration option.  Setting this option will
              enable support in the NV-CONTROL X extension for manipulating GPU clock and GPU fan
              control  settings. Default value is 0.  For fan control set it to 4.  WARNING: this
              may cause system damage and void warranties.

       --composite, --no-composite
              Enable or disable the "Composite" X extension.

       --connected-monitor=CONNECTED-MONITOR, --no-connected-monitor
              Enable or disable the  "ConnectedMonitor"  X  configuration  option;  setting  this
              option  forces  the  X  driver  to  behave  as if the specified display devices are
              connected to the GPU.

       --connect-to-acpid, --no-connect-to-acpid
              Enable or disable the "ConnectToAcpid" X configuration option.  If this  option  is
              set,  the NVIDIA X driver will attempt to connect to the Linux ACPI daemon (acpid).
              Set this option to off to prevent the X driver from attempting to connect to acpid.

       --constant-dpi, --no-constant-dpi
              Enable or disable the "ConstantDPI" X configuration option, which controls  whether
              the  NVIDIA  X driver maintains a constant dots per inch (DPI) value by recomputing
              the reported size in millimeters of the X screen when XRandR changes  the  size  in
              pixels of the X screen.

       --custom-edid=CUSTOM-EDID, --no-custom-edid
              Enable  or  disable  the   "CustomEDID" X configuration option; setting this option
              forces the X driver to use the EDID specified.This option is a  semicolon-separated
              list  of  pairs of display device names and filename pairs; e.g "CRT-0:mp\did.bin".
              Note that a display device name must always be specified even if only one  EDID  is
              specified.

       --dac-8bit, --no-dac-8bit
              Most  Quadro  parts  by  default use a 10 bit color look up table (LUT) by default;
              setting this option to TRUE forces these graphics chips to use an 8 bit (LUT).

       -d DEPTH, --depth=DEPTH
              Set the default depth to DEPTH ; valid values for DEPTH are 8, 15, 16, 24, and 30.

       --device=DEVICE
              The nvidia-xconfig utility operates on one or more devices in the  X  configuration
              file.   If this option is specified, the device named DEVICE in the X configuration
              file will be used.  If this option is not specified, all the devices within  the  X
              configuration file will be used.

       --disable-glx-root-clipping, --no-disable-glx-root-clipping
              Disable   or   enable  clipping  OpenGL  rendering  to  the  root  window  via  the
              "DisableGLXRootClipping" X configuration option.

       --damage-events, --no-damage-events
              Use OS-level events to notify the X  server  when  a  direct-rendering  client  has
              performed   rendering  that  needs  to  be  composited  to  the  screen.   Improves
              performance when using GLX with the composite extension.

       --preserve-driver-name
              By default nvidia-xconfig  changes  the   display   driver   to  "nvidia"  for  all
              configured  X  screens;  this  option  preserves the existing driver name of each X
              screen.

       --enable-acpi-hotkeys, --no-enable-acpi-hotkeys
              The "EnableACPIHotkeys" option can be specified to override the NVIDIA  X  driver's
              default decision to enable or disable ACPI display change hotkey events.

       -a, --enable-all-gpus
              Configure an X screen on every GPU in the system.

       --exact-mode-timings-dvi, --no-exact-mode-timings-dvi
              Forces  the  initialization of the X server with the exact timings specified in the
              ModeLine.

       -E FILE, --extract-edids-from-file=FILE
              Extract any raw EDID byte blocks contained in the specified X log file  LOG  ;  raw
              EDID  bytes  are  printed  by  the NVIDIA X driver to the X log as hexidecimal when
              verbose logging is enabled with the "-logverbose 6" X  server  commandline  option.
              Any  extracted  EDIDs  are  then written as binary data to individual files.  These
              files can later be  used  by  the  NVIDIA  X  driver  through  the  "CustomEDID"  X
              configuration option.

       --extract-edids-output-file=FILENAME
              When  the  '--extract-edids-from-file'  option  is  used, nvidia-xconfig writes any
              extracted EDID to a file, typically "edid.bin" in the current directory.  Use  this
              option  to  specify an alternate filename.  Note that nvidia-xconfig, if necessary,
              will append a unique number to the EDID filename,  to  avoid  overwriting  existing
              files (e.g., "edid.bin.1" if "edid.bin" already exists).

       --flatpanel-properties=FLATPANEL-PROPERTIES, --no-flatpanel-properties
              Set  the  flat  panel  properties.  The  supported  properties  are 'dithering' and
              'ditheringmode'.  Please see the NVIDIA README 'Appendix B. X Config  Options'  for
              more details on the possible values and syntax.

       --flip, --no-flip
              Enable or disable OpenGL flipping

       --force-generate
              Force  generation  of  a  new  X config file, ignoring any existing system X config
              file.  This is not typically  recommended,  as  things  like  the  mouse  protocol,
              keyboard  layout,  font  paths,  etc,  are  setup by your Unix distribution.  While
              nvidia-xconfig can attempt to infer these values, it  is  best  to  use  your  Unix
              distribution's X config file for the basis of anything that nvidia-xconfig creates.

       --force-stereo-flipping, --no-force-stereo-flipping
              Normally, stereo flipping is only performed when a stereo drawable is visible. This
              option forces stereo flipping even when no stereo drawables are visible.

       --handle-special-keys=WHEN, --no-handle-special-keys
              Specify when the X server should  use  the  builtin  keyboard  handler  to  process
              special  key combinations (such as Ctrl+Alt+Backspace); see the X configuration man
              page for details.  The value of WHEN can be 'Always', 'Never', or 'WhenNeeded'.

       --include-implicit-metamodes, --no-include-implicit-metamodes
              Enable or disable the "IncludeImplicitMetaModes" X configuration option.

       --keyboard=KEYBOARD
              When generating a new  X  configuration  file  (which  happens  when  no  system  X
              configuration  file  can  be found, or the '--force-generate' option is specified),
              use KEYBOARD as the keyboard type, rather than attempting to probe the  system  for
              the   keyboard   type.    For   a   list   of  possible  keyboard  types,  see  the
              '--keyboard-list' option.

       --keyboard-driver=DRIVER
              In most cases nvidia-xconfig  can  automatically  determine  the  correct  keyboard
              driver  to  use  (either  'kbd'  or  'keyboard').  Use this option to override what
              nvidia-xconfig detects. Typically, if you are using an X.Org X server,  use  'kdb';
              if you are using an XFree86 X server, use 'keyboard'.

       --keyboard-list
              Print to stdout the available keyboard types recognized by the '--keyboard' option,
              and then exit.

       --layout=LAYOUT
              The nvidia-xconfig utility operates on a Server Layout within the  X  configuration
              file.   If this option is specified, the layout named LAYOUT in the X configuration
              file will be used.  If this option is not specified, the first Server Layout in the
              X configuration file is used.

       --logo, --no-logo
              Disable or enable the "NoLogo" X configuration option.

       --logo-path=PATH, --no-logo-path
              Set  the  path  to  the  PNG  file to be used as the logo splash screen at X server
              startup.

       --mode=MODE
              Add the specified mode to the mode list.

       --mode-debug, --no-mode-debug
              Enable or disable the "ModeDebug" X configuration option; when enabled, this option
              causes  the  X  driver  to print verbose details about mode validation to the X log
              file.

       --mode-list=MODELIST
              Remove all existing modes from the X configuration's modelist and  add  the  one(s)
              specified in the MODELIST string.

       --remove-mode=MODE
              Remove the specified mode from the mode list.

       --metamodes=METAMODES
              Add the MetaMode X configuration option with the value METAMODES which will replace
              any existing MetaMode option already in the X configuration file.

       --mouse=MOUSE
              When generating a new  X  configuration  file  (which  happens  when  no  system  X
              configuration  file  can  be found, or the '--force-generate' option is specified),
              use MOUSE as the mouse type, rather than attempting to probe  the  system  for  the
              mouse type.  For a list of possible mouse types, see the '--mouse-list' option.

       --mouse-list
              Print  to  stdout the available mouse types recognized by the '--mouse' option, and
              then exit.

       --multigpu=MULTIGPU, --no-multigpu
              Enable or disable MultiGPU.  Valid values for MULTIGPU  are  'Off',  'On',  'Auto',
              'AFR', 'SFR', 'AA'.

       --multisample-compatibility, --no-multisample-compatibility
              Enable or disable the use of separate front and back multisample buffers.

       --nvidia-cfg-path=PATH
              The  nvidia-cfg  library  is  used  to communicate with the NVIDIA kernel module to
              query basic properties of every GPU in the system.  This library is typically  only
              used  by  nvidia-xconfig  when  configuring  multiple X screens.  This option tells
              nvidia-xconfig where to look for this library (in case it cannot  find  it  on  its
              own).  This option should normally not be needed.

       --only-one-x-screen
              Disable all but one X screen.

       --overlay, --no-overlay
              Enable or disable the "Overlay" X configuration option.

       --cioverlay, --no-cioverlay
              Enable or disable the color index overlay.

       --overlay-default-visual, --no-overlay-default-visual
              Enable or disable the "OverlayDefaultVisual" X configuration option.

       --transparent-index=INDEX, --no-transparent-index
              Pixel  to  use  as  transparent  when using color index overlays.  Valid values for
              TRANSPARENT-INDEX are 0-255.

       -T, --post-tree
              Like the '--tree' option, but goes through the full process of  applying  any  user
              requested  updates  to the X configuration, before printing the final configuration
              to stdout in a tree format.  Effectively, this option just causes the configuration
              to be printed to stdout as a tree instead of writing the results to file.

       --power-connector-check, --no-power-connector-check
              Disable or enable the "NoPowerConnectorCheck" X configuration option.

       --probe-all-gpus, --no-probe-all-gpus
              Disable or enable the "ProbeAllGpus" X configuration option.

       --query-gpu-info
              Print information about all recognized NVIDIA GPUs in the system.

       --registry-dwords=REGISTRY-DWORDS, --no-registry-dwords
              Enable or disable the "RegistryDwords" X configuration option.

       --render-accel, --no-render-accel
              Enable or disable the "RenderAccel" X configuration option.

       --render-extension, --no-render-extension
              Disable or enable the "NoRenderExtension" X configuration option.

       --screen=SCREEN
              The  nvidia-xconfig  utility operates on one or more screens within a Server Layout
              in the X configuration file.  If this option is specified, the screen named  SCREEN
              in  the  X  configuration  file will be used.  If this option is not specified, all
              screens within the selected Server Layout in the X configuration file will be  used
              used.

       --separate-x-screens, --no-separate-x-screens
              A  GPU  that  supports multiple simultaneous display devices can either drive these
              display devices in a  single  X  screen,  or  as  separate  X  screens.   When  the
              '--separate-x-screens'  option  is  specified,  each  GPU  on  which an X screen is
              currently configured will be  updated  to  have  two  X  screens  configured.   The
              '--no-separate-x-screens' option will remove the second configured X screen on each
              GPU.  Please see the NVIDIA README description of "Separate X Screens on  One  GPU"
              for further details.

       --sli=SLI, --no-sli
              Enable or disable SLI.  Valid values for SLI are 'Off', 'On', 'Auto', 'AFR', 'SFR',
              'AA', 'AFRofAA', 'Mosaic'.

       --stereo=STEREO, --no-stereo
              Enable or disable the stereo mode.  Valid values for STEREO are:  0  (Disabled),  1
              (DDC  glasses),  2  (Blueline  glasses), 3 (Onboard stereo), 4 (multi-display clone
              mode stereo), 5 (SeeReal digital flat panel), 6 (Sharp3D  digital  flat  panel),  7
              (Arisawa/Hyundai/Zalman/Pavione/Miracube),  8  (3D DLP), 9 (3D DLP INV), 10 (NVIDIA
              3D VISION), 11 (NVIDIA 3D VISION PRO), 12 (HDMI 3D).

       --thermal-configuration-check, --no-thermal-configuration-check
              Disable or enable the "ThermalConfigurationCheck" X configuration option.

       --tv-standard=TV-STANDARD, --no-tv-standard
              Enable or disable  the  "TVStandard"  X  configuration  option.  Valid  values  for
              "TVStandard"  are:  "PAL-B", "PAL-D", "PAL-G", "PAL-H", "PAL-I", "PAL-K1", "PAL-M",
              "PAL-N", "PAL-NC", "NTSC-J", "NTSC-M",  "HD480i",  "HD480p",  "HD720p",  "HD1080i",
              "HD1080p", "HD576i", "HD576p".

       --tv-out-format=TV-OUT-FORMAT, --no-tv-out-format
              Enable  or  disable  the  "TVOutFormat"  X  configuration  option. Valid values for
              "TVOutFormat" are: "SVIDEO" and "COMPOSITE".

       --metamode-orientation=ORIENTATION, --no-metamode-orientation
              Specify the MetaModeOrientation.  Valid values for ORIENTATION are: "RightOf"  (the
              default), "LeftOf", "Above", "Below", or "Clone".

       --nvidia-xinerama-info, --no-nvidia-xinerama-info
              Enable or disable providing Xinerama information from the NVIDIA X driver.

       --nvidia-xinerama-info-order=NVIDIA-XINERAMA-INFO-ORDER, --no-nvidia-xinerama-info-order
              Enable   or   disable   the   "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder"   X  configuration  option.
              NVIDIA-XINERAMA-INFO-ORDER is a comma-separated list of display device  names  that
              describe  the  order  in  which nvidiaXineramaInfo should be reported.  E.g., "CRT,
              DFP, TV".

       --ubb, --no-ubb
              Enable or disable the "UBB" X configuration option.

       --use-edid, --no-use-edid
              Enable or disable use of the EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) from  your
              display  device(s).   The  EDID will be used for driver operations such as building
              lists of available modes, determining valid frequency ranges, and computing the DPI
              (Dots  Per  Inch).   This option defaults to TRUE (the NVIDIA X driver will use the
              EDID, when available).  It is NOT recommended that you use this option to  globally
              disable  use of the EDID; instead, use '--no-use-edid-freqs' or '--no-use-edid-dpi'
              to disable specific uses of the EDID.

       --use-edid-dpi, --no-use-edid-dpi
              Enable or disable use of the physical size  information  in  the  display  device's
              EDID,  if  any,  to  compute  the DPI (Dots Per Inch) of the X screen.  This option
              defaults to TRUE  (the  NVIDIA  X  driver  uses  the  EDID's  physical  size,  when
              available, to compute the DPI).

       --use-edid-freqs, --no-use-edid-freqs
              Enable  or  disable  use of the HorizSync and VertRefresh ranges given in a display
              device's EDID, if any.  EDID provided range information will override the HorizSync
              and  VertRefresh  ranges specified in the Monitor section.  This option defaults to
              TRUE (the NVIDIA X driver will  use  frequency  information  from  the  EDID,  when
              available).

       --use-display-device=DISPLAY-DEVICE, --no-use-display-device
              Force the X driver to use the display device specified.

       --use-events, --no-use-events
              Enable  or  disable  "UseEvents"  X  configuration option. Setting this option will
              enable the X driver to use the system events in some cases when it is  waiting  for
              the  hardware.  With  this  option X driver sets an event handler and waits for the
              hardware through the poll() system call. This option defaults to FALSE.

       --virtual=WIDTHxHEIGHT, --no-virtual
              Specify the virtual screen resolution.

       --x-prefix=X-PREFIX
              The  X  installation  prefix;  the  default  is  /usr/X11R6/.   Only   under   rare
              circumstances should this option be needed.

       --xinerama, --no-xinerama
              Enable or disable Xinerama.

       --color-space=COLORSPACE, --no-color-space
              Enable  or  disable  the  "ColorSpace"  X  configuration  option.  Valid values for
              "COLORSPACE" are: "RGB" and "YCbCr444".

       --color-range=COLORRANGE, --no-color-range
              Sets the "ColorRange" X configuration option. Valid values  for  "COLORRANGE"  are:
              "Full" and "Limited".

       --3dvision-usb-path=3DVISION-USB-PATH
              Set this option to specify the sysfs path of the connected USB dongle.

       --3dvisionpro-config-file=3DVISIONPRO-CONFIG-FILE
              Set  this  option  to  specify  the NVIDIA 3DVisionPro configuration file. Ensure X
              server has a read and write access permissions to this file. NVIDIA X driver stores
              the  hub and the pairing configuration in this file to re-use across X restarts. If
              this option is not provided, 3D VisionPro configuration will not be stored.

       --3dvision-display-type=3DVISION-DISPLAY-TYPE, --no-3dvision-display-type
              When NVIDIA 3D Vision is enabled with a non  3D  Vision  ready  display,  use  this
              option  to  specify  the  display type. Valid values are: 0 (Assume it is a CRT), 1
              (Assume it is a DLP) and 2 (Assume it is a  DLP  TV  and  enable  the  checkerboard
              output).

       --base-mosaic, --no-base-mosaic
              Enable or disable the "BaseMosaic" X configuration option.

       --restore-original-backup
              Restore  a backup of the X configuration that was made before any changes were made
              by nvidia-xconfig, if such a backup is available. This type of backup  is  made  by
              nvidia-xconfig  before  it  modifies  an  X  configuration  file  that  it  has not
              previously touched; this is assumed to be an X configuration file that predates the
              involvement  of  the  NVIDIA X driver. As an example, nvidia-xconfig will copy an X
              configuration           file           at           /etc/X11/xorg.conf           to
              /etc/X11/xorg.conf.nvidia-xconfig-original  the first time it makes changes to that
              file.

       --allow-empty-initial-configuration, --no-allow-empty-initial-configuration
              Allow the X server to start even if no connected display devices could be detected.

EXAMPLES

       nvidia-xconfig
              Reads an existing X config file and adapts it to use the NVIDIA driver.   If  no  X
              config  file can be found, a new one is created at /etc/X11/XF86Config with default
              settings.

       nvidia-xconfig --post-tree --metamode-orientation=clone
              Reads the existing X configuration file, adds the MetaModeOrientation  option,  and
              then  prints  the  resulting  config  file  to  standard  out  in  tree  form.  The
              configuration file is not modified.

       nvidia-xconfig --enable-all-gpus
              Examines the system and configures an X screen for each display device it finds.

       nvidia-xconfig --mode=1600x1200
              Adds a 1600x1200 mode to an existing X configuration.

       nvidia-xconfig --mode-list=1600x1200 1280x1024
              Removes any existing modes from the  X  configuration  file,  replacing  them  with
              "1600x1200" and "1280x1024".

       nvidia-xconfig --metamodes=1024x768 +0+0, 1024x768 +1024+0
              Adds the MetaMode "1024x768 +0+0, 1024x768 +1024+0" to the existing X configuration
              file, replacing any existing MetaModes X configuration option.

       nvidia-xconfig --only-one-x-screen --sli=Auto
              Configures the X server to have just one X screen that will use SLI when available.

AUTHOR

       Aaron Plattner
       NVIDIA Corporation

SEE ALSO

       nvidia-settings(1), /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README.txt

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2005-2010 NVIDIA Corporation.