Nvidia: update DRM kernel mode setting section (#974)

* nvidia: DRM KMS is now enabled by default on newer drivers * nvidia: add command to check for DRM KMS Co-authored-by: Mihai Fufezan <[email protected]>
hyprwm · Feb 14, 2025 · 7dc705a · 7dc705a
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@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ Install the following packages:
 
 ## DRM kernel mode setting
 
-Since NVIDIA does not load kernel mode setting by default, enabling it is
-required to make Wayland compositors function properly. To enable it, the NVIDIA
-driver modules need to be added to the initramfs.
+On driver version 560.35.03-5 or earlier NVIDIA does not load kernel mode
+setting by default. Enabling it is required to make Wayland compositors
+function properly.
+
+To enable it, the NVIDIA driver modules need to be added to the initramfs.
 
 Edit `/etc/mkinitcpio.conf`. In the `MODULES` array, add the following module names:
 
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ options nvidia_drm modeset=1 fbdev=1
 
 Lastly, rebuild the initramfs with `sudo mkinitcpio -P`, and reboot.
 
+To verify that DRM is actually enabled, run `cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset` which should return `Y`.
+
 More information is available [here](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA#DRM_kernel_mode_setting).
 
 ## Environment variables