From bd84ebaa1e0359f41350e053ed24592b169b5714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bjørn Forsman Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 13:18:09 +0200 Subject: nixos: document nvidia legacy driver options --- nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'nixos/doc/manual') diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml index 95e66f0c70c..7f43acab2c3 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml @@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ by default because it’s not free software. You can enable it as follows: services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidia" ]; +Or if you have an older card, you may have to use one of the legacy drivers: + +services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidiaLegacy340" ]; +services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidiaLegacy304" ]; +services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidiaLegacy173" ]; + You may need to reboot after enabling this driver to prevent a clash with other kernel modules. -- cgit 1.4.1