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Explain that iGPU Xorg driver is needed for offloading, see https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-to-use-nvidia-prime-offload-to-run-the-x-server-on-the-integrated-board/9091/31 and https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/412648 |
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This allows you to pin the specific driver version being used in your NixOS installation. | This allows you to pin the specific driver version being used in your NixOS installation. | ||
You might want to do this if you are running the newest kernel, as the packaged drivers may fail to build otherwise<ref>https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/429624#issuecomment-3189861599</ref>. | |||
== Troubleshooting == | == Troubleshooting == | ||
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=== Graphical corruption and system crashes on suspend/resume === | === Graphical corruption and system crashes on suspend/resume === | ||
<code>powerManagement.enable = true</code> can sometimes fix this, but is itself unstable and is known to cause suspend issues. | <code>powerManagement.enable = true</code> can sometimes fix this, but is itself unstable and is known to cause suspend issues. | ||
<code>hardware.nvidia.powerManagement.enable = true</code> can also sometimes fix this issue; it is <code>false</code> by default. | |||
If you have a modern NVIDIA GPU (Turing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_(microarchitecture)#Products_using_Turing] or later), you may also want to investigate the <code>hardware.nvidia.powerManagement.finegrained</code> option: [https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/460.73.01/README/dynamicpowermanagement.html] | If you have a modern NVIDIA GPU (Turing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_(microarchitecture)#Products_using_Turing] or later), you may also want to investigate the <code>hardware.nvidia.powerManagement.finegrained</code> option: [https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/460.73.01/README/dynamicpowermanagement.html] | ||