diff --git a/pages/Nvidia/_index.md b/pages/Nvidia/_index.md index 1c7b0816..a3ddb4b3 100644 --- a/pages/Nvidia/_index.md +++ b/pages/Nvidia/_index.md @@ -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