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* Nouveau is the stable 3rd-party open-source driver. You probably have it by default. | * Nouveau is the stable 3rd-party open-source driver. You probably have it by default. | ||
* Nvidia's proprietary kernel module. | * Nvidia's proprietary kernel module. Better 3D performance than nouveau. | ||
* Nvidia's open-source kernel module, which is beta-quality and x11-only. | * Nvidia's open-source kernel module, which is beta-quality and x11-only. | ||
* Nvidia's mesa-nvk. | * Nvidia's mesa-nvk. | ||
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This article aims to explain how to use all three of the non-default drivers, and how to disable the Nvidia GPU if you don't want it to make heat. | This article aims to explain how to use all three of the non-default drivers, and how to disable the Nvidia GPU if you don't want it to make heat. | ||
= | = The proprietary driver = | ||
NixOS uses a functional package management approach – this section, like many others, will tell you how to change your <code>configuration.nix</code> to define what kind of environment you want on your system. | NixOS uses a functional package management approach – this section, like many others, will tell you how to change your <code>configuration.nix</code> to define what kind of environment you want on your system. | ||
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boot.kernelParams = [ "module_blacklist=amdgpu" ]; | boot.kernelParams = [ "module_blacklist=amdgpu" ]; | ||
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= The nvidia-open driver = | |||
The Nvidia open driver is enabled via: | |||
<pre> | |||
services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidia" ]; | |||
hardware.nvidia.open = true; | |||
</pre> | |||
Really, just copy over the proprietary config above and toggle the "open" option. A lot of the userspace parts are shared, so you still need to enable unfree. | |||
Not everything will work, and it will probably not be as stable as its proprietary sibling. Performance may be lower. | |||
= Disable Nvidia dGPU completely = | = Disable Nvidia dGPU completely = | ||