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card 1
(kärd)n.1. A flat, usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic, especially:a. One of a set or pack bearing significant numbers, symbols, or figures, used in games and in divination.
c. A postcard.
d. One bearing a person's name and other information, used for purposes of identification or classification.
e. One bearing the image and often the statistics of a sports figure.
g. A credit card.
i. One used for recording information in a file: an index card; a recipe card.
2. cards(used with a sing. or pl. verb)Gamesb. The playing of games with cards.
4. b. A wine list.
5. Computersa. A printed circuit board that plugs into a slot on a computer's motherboard or into a port on the outside of a device, and performs a particular function, such as data storage or converting and processing signals for communication with other devices.
6. A compass card.
8. a. Something, such as an advantageous circumstance or tactical maneuver, that can be used to help gain an objective. Often used with play:'[He believed that] Soviet Russia ... had far more Iranian cards to play than the United States'(Theodore Draper).
b. An appeal to a specified issue or argument, usually one involving strong emotions. Often used with play:'His exposure as a racist ... allowed the defense to play the race card'(New York Times).
tr.v.card·ed, card·ing, cards2. To list (something) on a card; catalog.
3. To check the identification of, especially in order to verify legal age.
4. Sports To warn or eject (a soccer player who has committed a flagrant foul) by showing a yellow card or a red card.
Phrasal Verbs: card in To sign in, as at a place of business, by use of a magnetic card.
card out To sign out, as from a place of business, by use of a magnetic card.
Idioms: card up (one's) sleeve A secret resource or plan held in reserve: a tough negotiator who had a number of cards up his sleeve.
in the cards Likely or certain to happen: My promotion to a higher position just isn't in the cards.
put/lay(one's) cards on the table To make frank and clear revelation, as of one's motives or intentions.
[Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, paper made from papyrus, from Greek khartēs.]
card 2
(kärd)n.1. A wire-toothed brush or a machine fitted with rows of wire teeth, used to straighten and separate fibers, as of wool, prior to spinning.
tr.v.card·ed, card·ing, cards
[Middle English carde, from Medieval Latin cardus, from Latin carduus, thistle.]
card
(kɑːd) n1. a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard, usually rectangular, with varied uses, as for filing information in an index, bearing a written notice for display, entering scores in a game, etc
2. such a card used for identification, reference, proof of membership, etc: library card; identity card; visiting card.
3. such a card used for sending greetings, messages, or invitations, often bearing an illustration, printed greetings, etc: Christmas card; birthday card.
4. one of a set of small pieces of cardboard, variously marked with significant figures, symbols, etc, used for playing games or for fortune-telling
5. (Card Games) b. (as modifier): a card game.
6. informal a witty, entertaining, or eccentric person
7. (Banking & Finance) short for cheque card, credit card
9. (Horse Racing) horse racing Also called: race card a daily programme of all the races at a meeting, listing the runners, riders, weights to be carried, distances to be run, and conditions of each race
10. a thing or action used in order to gain an advantage, esp one that is concealed and kept in reserve until needed (esp in the phrase a card up one's sleeve)
11. (Electronics) short for printed circuit card. See printed circuit board
[C15: from Old French carte, from Latin charta leaf of papyrus, from Greek khartēs, probably of Egyptian origin]
card
(kɑːd) vb (Textiles) (tr) to comb out and clean fibres of wool or cotton before spinning
n (Tools) (formerly) a machine or comblike tool for carding fabrics or for raising the nap on cloth
[C15: from Old French carde card, teasel, from Latin carduus thistle]
card1
(kɑrd)n.
1. a usu. rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to record information or, when preprinted, to identify the holder.
2. one of a set of cards with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games.
3. cards, (usu. with a sing. v.) b. the playing of such a game: to win at cards.
4. something useful in attaining an objective, comparable to a high card held in a game.
6. postcard.
8. credit card.
9. a card with a picture of a sports or other figure on one side and information about the figure on the other.
11. compass card.
12. b. board (def. 13a).
v.t. 14. to provide with a card.
16. to write, list, etc., on cards.
17. to ask (a youth) to produce identification, esp. to check whether the person is of legal drinking age.
Idioms: 2. put or lay one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward.
[1350–1400; Old English: paper, document, letter < Latin c(h)arta sheet of paper]
card2
(kɑrd)n.
1. a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning in order to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
2. a similar implement for raising the nap on cloth.
v.t. [1325–75; Middle English carde < Middle French: literally, teasel head < Late Latin cardus thistle, variant of Latin carduus]
Card.
Cardinal.
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Past participle: carded
Gerund: carding
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Noun | 1. | card - one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; 'he collected cards and traded them with the other boys' playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games Hollerith card, punch card, punched card - a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes tarot, tarot card - any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers trading card - a card with a picture on it; collected and traded by children paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses |
2. | card - a card certifying the identity of the bearer; 'he had to show his card to get in' business card - a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation donor card - a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death keycard - a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism membership card - a card certifying membership in an organization borrower's card, library card - a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library ration card - a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; 'a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people' | |
3. | card - a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); 'they sent us a card from Miami' correspondence - communication by the exchange of letters greeting card - a card sent to express personal greetings mailing-card, post card, postal card, postcard - a card for sending messages by post without an envelope | |
4. | card - thin cardboard, usually rectangular timecard - a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day cardboard, composition board - a stiff moderately thick paper | |
5. | card - a witty amusing person who makes jokes colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech humorist, humourist - someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way | |
6. | card - a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; 'a poster advertised the coming attractions' sign - a public display of a message; 'he posted signs in all the shop windows' show bill, show card, theatrical poster - a poster advertising a show or play flash card, flashcard - a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher | |
7. | card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) | |
8. | card - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); 'you have to turn in your card to get a handicap' golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes record book, book, record - a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone; 'Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'; 'his name is in all the record books' | |
9. | card - a list of dishes available at a restaurant; 'the menu was in French' bill - a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) a la carte - a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices prix fixe - a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices table d'hote - a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price | |
10. | card - (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; 'the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate' baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; 'he played baseball in high school'; 'there was a baseball game on every empty lot'; 'there was a desire for National League ball in the area'; 'play ball!' cleanup position, cleanup spot, cleanup - (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) roster, roll - a list of names; 'his name was struck off the rolls' | |
11. | card - a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities add-in, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in, board CPU board, mother board - the main circuit board for a computer PC board - a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board printed circuit - computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered | |
Verb | 1. | card - separate the fibers of; 'tease wool' separate - divide into components or constituents; 'Separate the wheat from the chaff' |
2. | card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; 'I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!' insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; 'He verified that the valves were closed'; 'See that the curtains are closed'; 'control the quality of the product' |
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Cards
Card games auction bridge, baccarat, beggar-my-neighbour, bezique, blackjack, boston, bridge, canasta, canfield, casino, chemin-de-fer or chemmy, cinch, contract bridge, cooncan or conquian, cribbage, duplicate bridge, écarté, euchre, faro, five hundred, gin rummy, happy families, hearts, loo, monte, nap or napoleon, old maid, ombre, patience, pinochle, penuchle, penuckle or pinocle, piquet, poker, pontoon, quinze, rouge et noir, rubber bridge, rummy, seven up, skat, slapjack, snap, solo, solo whist, spoilfive, stops, strip poker, stud poker, switch, trente et quarante, whist
Bridge terms contract, double, dummy, east, finesse, grand slam, little slam or small slam, north, no-trump, redouble, rubber, ruff, singleton, slam, south, trick, trump, vulnerable, west, yarborough
Poker terms ante, flush, full house, pair, raise, royal flush, see, showdown, shy, stand pat, straddle, straight, straight flush
Other card terms ace, clubs, court card or (U.S. & Canad.) face card, cut, deal, deck, deuce, diamonds, hand, hearts, jack, joker, king, knave, queen, revoke, spades, suit, trey, wild
card
noun1. Informal. A person who is appealingly odd or curious:Informal: oddball.
2. Informal. A person whose words or actions provoke or are intended to provoke amusement or laughter:clown, comedian, comic, farceur, funnyman, humorist, jester, joker, jokester, quipster, wag, wit, zany.
kartakartonnavštívenkapřáníprůkazka
kártya
두꺼운 종이카드
atklātnekartekartonskārtsspēļu kārts
čestitkaizkaznicakartakarticakartoteka
ไพ่การ์ด บัตรบัตรอวยพร
lá bàithẻthiếp
card
1[kɑːd]A.N1. (= greetings card, visiting card etc) → tarjetaf; (= membership card, press card) → carnetm, carném
3. (= playing card) → cartaf, naipem
a pack of cards → una baraja
to play cards → jugar a las cartasor los naipes
to lose money at cards → perder el dinerojugando a las cartas
a pack of cards → una baraja
to play cards → jugar a las cartasor los naipes
to lose money at cards → perder el dinerojugando a las cartas
5. (= thin cardboard) → cartulinaf
6. (o.f.) (= person) isn't he a card? → ¡qué graciatiene el tío!, ¡qué tipomássalado!
7.to ask for one's cards (Brit) → dejar su puesto, renunciar
to get one's cards (Brit) → ser despedido
to have a card up one's sleeve → guardarse una carta bajo la manga
to hold all the cards → tener los triunfosen lamano
to lay one's cards on the table → poner las cartas sobre la mesaorboca arriba
it's on or > in the cards (US) → es probable
it's quite on or > in the cards that (US) → es perfectamenteposible que ... + subjun
to play or keep one's cards close to one's chest or > close to the vest (US) → no soltarprenda
to play one's cards right → jugar bien sus cartas
see alsoChristmas, houseA1
to get one's cards (Brit) → ser despedido
to have a card up one's sleeve → guardarse una carta bajo la manga
to hold all the cards → tener los triunfosen lamano
to lay one's cards on the table → poner las cartas sobre la mesaorboca arriba
it's on or > in the cards (US) → es probable
it's quite on or > in the cards that (US) → es perfectamenteposible que ... + subjun
to play or keep one's cards close to one's chest or > close to the vest (US) → no soltarprenda
to play one's cards right → jugar bien sus cartas
see alsoChristmas, houseA1
B.VT (US) to card sb → verificar los papeles de identidad de algn
C.CPDcard catalogueN → ficherom, catálogom de fichas
card gameN → juegom de naipesorcartas
card indexN → ficherom
see alsocard-indexcard readerN → lectorm de fichas
card stackerN → depósitom de descarga de fichas
card tableN → mesaf de juego
card trickN → trucom de cartas
card voteN → votom por delegación
card gameN → juegom de naipesorcartas
card indexN → ficherom
see alsocard-indexcard readerN → lectorm de fichas
card stackerN → depósitom de descarga de fichas
card tableN → mesaf de juego
card trickN → trucom de cartas
card voteN → votom por delegación
card
2[kɑːd] (Tech)B.VT → cardar
card
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(= playing card) → cartef
to play cards → jouer aux cartes
to play one's cards right → bien mener sa barque
to put one's cards on the table, to lay one's cards on the table → jouer cartes sur table
to play cards → jouer aux cartes
to play one's cards right → bien mener sa barque
to put one's cards on the table, to lay one's cards on the table → jouer cartes sur table
(alsomembership card) → cartef d'adhérent
(alsobirthday card) → cartef d'anniversaire (alsoChristmas card) → cartef de Noël
(alsovisiting card) → cartef de visite
to be on the cards (= likely) → être prévisible
card
: cardboardattr → Papp-; (fig) character → stereotyp, klischeehaft, schablonenhaft
cardboard box
card-carryingadja card member → ein eingetragenesMitglied; card communist → Mitgliednt → der KommunistischenPartei
card catalogue, card filen → Zettelkatalogm; (in library) → Katalog (→ kartenpl) m
card game
card holder
card
:cardphone
card player
card punch
card reader
cardsharp(er)
card table
card trick
card vote
card
1n(= greetings, business card etc) → Kartef (also Comput); (= cheque/credit card) → (Scheck-/Kredit)kartef
cardspl(= employment cards) → Papierepl; he asked for his cards(inf) → er wollte sich(dat) → seine Papieregebenlassen(inf)
(= playing card) → (Spiel)kartef; to play cards → ; to lose money at cards → ; pack of cards → Kartenpl, → Kartenspielnt; game of cards → Kartenspielnt; house of cards(lit, fig) → Kartenhausnt
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(fig)to put or lay one’s cards on the table → seine Kartenaufdeckenor (offen) auf den Tischlegen; to play one’s cards right/badly → geschickt/ungeschickttaktieren, taktischgeschickt/unklugvorgehen; to hold all the cards → alle Trümpfe in der Hand haben; to play one’s last/trump card → seinen letzten/höchstenTrumpfausspielen; to play or keep one’s cards close to one’s chest or (US) close to the vest → sich(dat) → nicht in die Kartensehenlassen; it’s on the cards → das ist zu erwarten
vt (US inf) to card somebody → ; Jack got carded → sie haben Jacks Ausweiskontrolliert
card
2 (Tex)vt wool, cotton → kämmen, krempeln, karden
card
[kɑːd]n (greetings card, visiting card) → biglietto; (membership card) → tessera; (index card) → scheda; (playing card) → carta (da gioco); (thin cardboard) → cartoncinoto play cards → giocare a carte
it's on the cards (fig) → è probabile
to lay one's cards on the table (also) (fig) → mettere le carte in tavola
to play one's cards right (fig) → giocarebene le proprie carte
card
(kaːd) noun1. thick paper or thin board. shapes cut out from card. karton بِطاقَه картон papelão karton der Karton karton χαρτόνιcartón kartong مقوای نازک؛ کاغذ زخیم kartonki cartonכרטיס कार्ड karton, ljepenka kártya kardus kort, spjald carta 厚紙 카드보드 kartonas kartons kad kartonkartongkarton کارت papelão carton карточка kartón lepenka karton styvt (tjockt) papper บัตร karton 硬紙板 картка گتہ Giấy cứng 卡片,硬纸板
2. (also ˈplaying card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games. a pack of cards. kaart وَرَقَةُ اللعِب (الشدّه) карта carta karta die Spielkarte kort τραπουλόχαρτοcarta mängukaart ورق؛ پاسور kortti carteקלף ताश karta (játék)kártya kartu spil carta トランプ札 (게임) 카드 korta [] kārts kad speelkaartkortkarta ورق carta carte (de joc) карта karta karta karta spelkort ไพ่; บัตรภาพ oyun kağıdı 紙牌 карта تاش đánh bài 纸牌
3. a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc. a birthday card; a membership card; a business card. kaartjie بِطاقَه картичка cartão přání, průkazka, navštívenka die (Glückwunsch-, etc.) Karte -kort κάρταtarjeta kaart کارت kortti carte כַּרטִיס בְּרָכָה निमंत्रण या परिचय इत्यादि का कार्ड posjetnica kártya kartu kort cartolina; tessera カード (생일 축하장, 멤버십, 명함) 카드 kortelė, atvirukas, bilietas atklātne; karte kad nama kaartkortkarta کارت cartão carte/legitimaţie (de); felicitare открытка; билет; визитная карточка pohľadnica; preukaz; lístok; vizitka čestitka, izkaznica, vizitka čestitka kort บัตรอวยพร kart 卡片,名片等 картка مبارکبدی کا یا کوئی اور پیغام ارسال کرنے کا کارڈ danh thiếp 卡片、名片等
cards noun singular the game(s) played with playing-cards. He cheats at cards. kaarte на карти jogo de cartas hra v karty das Kartenspiel kortspil χαρτιά, τράπουλαcartas kaardimäng ورق بازی pelikortit cartes מִשְחָק קְלָפִים ताश के खेल karte kártya permainan kartu spil carte トランプのゲーム 카드게임 kortų lošimas kāršu spēle terup kaartenspel kortspill karty د ورق لوبی jogo de cartas cărţi (de joc) карты hra s kartami karte igra karata kortspel ไพ่ kâğıt oyunu 紙牌戲 карти تاش chơi bài 牌戏
ˈcardboard noun, adjective (of) a stiff kind of paper often made up of several layers. a cardboard box. karton وَرَقُ اللعِب мукава papelão der Karton pap- χαρτόνι, χαρτονένιοςcartón papp مقوایی pahvi cartonקרטון गत्ता, दफती ljepenka, karton karton(papír) kardus pappi cartone ボール紙 판지 kartonas kartons kadbod kartonpapp, kartongtektura كلك بنډ كاغذ، مقوا cartão carton картон kartón; kartónový karton karton kartong, papp กระดาษแข็ง karton, mukavva 硬紙板(的) картон گتہ các tông 卡纸板(的),硬纸板(的)
card
→ بِطَاقَة, كارْت, وَرَقَةُ لَعِب blahopřání, karta, karton kort, papKarte, Karton, Spielkarteκάρτα, τραπουλόχαρτοcarta, cartulina, tarjeta kortticarte, carton karta, karte, kartonbiglietto di auguri, carte, cartoncino カード, トランプ 두꺼운 종이, 카드kaart, kartonkartong, kort, spillekortkarta, karta do grycarta, cartão, cartasигральная карта, картон, открытка kort ไพ่, การ์ด บัตร, บัตรอวยพรkart, karton, oyun kartı lá bài, thẻ, thiếp卡片, 扑克牌- Where can I buy a phone card? (US)
Where can I buy a phonecard? (UK) - A phone card, please (US)
A phonecard, please (UK) - Can I use my card with this ATM? (US)
Can I use my card with this cash machine? (UK) - The ATM swallowed my card (US)
The cash machine swallowed my card (UK) - Here's my card (US)
Here is my card (UK) - May I have your card? (US)
Can I have your card? (UK)
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This article covers the proprietary NVIDIA graphics card driver. For the open-source driver, see Nouveau. If you have a laptop with hybrid Intel/NVIDIA graphics, see NVIDIA Optimus instead.
- 1Installation
- 1.3DRM kernel mode setting
- 1.4Hardware accelerated video decoding
- 2Configuration
- 2.5Multiple monitors
- 2.5.3TwinView
- 2.5.4Mosaic mode
- 2.5Multiple monitors
Installation
Warning: Avoid installing the NVIDIA driver through the package provided from the NVIDIA website. Installation through pacman allows upgrading the driver together with the rest of the system.
These instructions are for those using the stock linux or linux-lts packages. For custom kernel setup, skip to the next subsection.
1. If you do not know what graphics card you have, find out by issuing:
2. Determine the necessary driver version for your card by:
- finding the code name (e.g. NV50, NVC0, etc.) on Nouveau wiki's code names page
- looking up the name in NVIDIA's legacy card list: if your card is not there you can use the latest driver
- visiting NVIDIA's driver download site
3. Install the appropriate driver for your card:
- For GeForce 600-900 and Quadro/Tesla/Tegra K-series cards and newer [NVE0, NV110 and NV130 family cards from around 2010-2019], install the nvidia or nvidia-lts package.
- If these packages do not work, nvidia-betaAUR may have a newer driver version that offers support.
- There is also nvidia-llb-dkmsAUR, which is built from Nvidia's long lived branch.
- For GeForce 400/500 series cards [NVCx and NVDx] from around 2010-2011, install the nvidia-390xx or nvidia-390xx-lts package.
- For even older cards (released in 2010 or earlier), have a look at #Unsupported drivers.
4. For 32-bit application support, also install the corresponding lib32 nvidia package from the multilib repository (e.g. lib32-nvidia-utils or lib32-nvidia-390xx-utils).
5. Reboot. The nvidia package contains a file which blacklists the nouveau module, so rebooting is necessary.
Once the driver has been installed, continue to #Configuration.
Unsupported drivers
If you have a GeForce 300 series card or older (released in 2010 or earlier), Nvidia no longer supports drivers for your card. This means that these drivers do not support the current Xorg version. It thus might be easier if you use the Nouveau driver, which supports the old cards with the current Xorg.
However, Nvidia's legacy drivers are still available and might provide better 3D performance/stability if you are willing to downgrade Xorg:
- For GeForce 8/9, ION and 100-300 series cards [NV5x, NV8x, NV9x and NVAx], install the nvidia-340xx-dkmsAUR package. (supports the latest Xorg but has issues with Linux 5.0+)
- For GeForce 6/7 series cards [NV4x and NV6x], install the nvidia-304xx-dkmsAUR[broken link: archived in aur-mirror] package. Last supported Xorg version is 1.19.
- For GeForce 5 FX series cards [NV30-NV36], install the nvidia-173xx-dkmsAUR package. Last supported Xorg version is 1.15.
- For GeForce 2/3/4 MX/Ti series cards [NV11, NV17-NV28], install the nvidia-96xx-dkmsAUR package. Last supported Xorg version is 1.12.
Custom kernel
If you are using a custom kernel, compilation of the Nvidia kernel modules can be automated with DKMS.
Install the nvidia-dkms package (or a specific branch such as nvidia-390xx-dkms). The Nvidia module will be rebuilt after every Nvidia or kernel update thanks to the DKMS pacman hook.
DRM kernel mode setting
nvidia 364.16 adds support for DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) kernel mode setting. To enable this feature, add the
nvidia-drm.modeset=1
kernel parameter, and add nvidia
, nvidia_modeset
, nvidia_uvm
and nvidia_drm
to the initramfs according to Mkinitcpio#MODULES.Do not forget to run mkinitcpio every time there is a nvidia driver update. See #Pacman hook to automate these steps.
Warning: Enabling KMS causes GNOME to default to Wayland, which currently suffers from very poor performance: FS#53284. Use the GNOME on Xorg session instead.
Note: The NVIDIA driver does not provide an
fbdev
driver for the high-resolution console for the kernel compiled-in vesafb
module. However, the kernel compiled-in efifb
module supports a high-resolution console on EFI systems. This method requires GRUB and is described in NVIDIA/Tips and tricks#Fixing terminal resolution.[1][2].Pacman hook
To avoid the possibility of forgetting to update initramfs after an NVIDIA driver upgrade, you may want to use a pacman hook:
Make sure the
Target
package set in this hook is the one you've installed in steps above (e.g. nvidia
, nvidia-dkms
, nvidia-lts
or nvidia-ck-something
).Note: The complication in the
Exec
line above is in order to avoid running mkinitcpio
multiple times if both nvidia
and linux
get updated. In case this doesn't bother you, the Target=linux
and NeedsTargets
lines may be dropped, and the Exec
line may be reduced to simply Exec=/usr/bin/mkinitcpio -P
.Hardware accelerated video decoding
NVDEC and VDPAU
Accelerated video decoding with VDPAU is supported on GeForce 8 series cards and newer. Accelerated video decoding with NVDEC is supported on Fermi cards and newer. See hardware video acceleration for details.
XvMC
Accelerated decoding of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 videos via XvMC are supported on GeForce4, GeForce 5 FX, GeForce 6 and GeForce 7 series cards. See XvMC for details.
Configuration
The proprietary NVIDIA graphics card driver does not need any Xorg server configuration file. You can run a test to see if the Xorg server will function correctly without a configuration file. However, it may be required to create a configuration file (prefer
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf
over /etc/X11/xorg.conf
) in order to adjust various settings. This configuration can be generated by the NVIDIA Xorg configuration tool, or it can be created manually. If created manually, it can be a minimal configuration (in the sense that it will only pass the basic options to the Xorg server), or it can include a number of settings that can bypass Xorg's auto-discovered or pre-configured options.Tip: For more configuration options see NVIDIA/Tips and tricks#Manual configuration and NVIDIA/Troubleshooting section.
Minimal configuration
A basic configuration block in
20-nvidia.conf
(or deprecated in xorg.conf
) would look like this:Automatic configuration
The NVIDIA package includes an automatic configuration tool to create an Xorg server configuration file (
xorg.conf
) and can be run by:This command will auto-detect and create (or edit, if already present) the
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
configuration according to present hardware.If there are instances of DRI, ensure they are commented out:
Double check your
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
to make sure your default depth, horizontal sync, vertical refresh, and resolutions are acceptable.NVIDIA Settings
The nvidia-settings tool lets you configure many options using either CLI or GUI. Running
nvidia-settings
without any options launches the GUI, for CLI options see nvidia-settings(1).You can run the CLI/GUI as a non-root user and save the settings to
~/.nvidia-settings-rc
or save it as xorg.conf by using the option Save to X configuration File for a multi-user environment.To load the
~/.nvidia-settings-rc
for the current user:See Autostarting to start this command on every boot.
Note:Xorg may not start or crash on startup after saving
nvidia-settings
changes. Adjusting or deleting the generated ~/.nvidia-settings-rc
and/or Xorg file(s) should recover normal startup.Multiple GPUs/SLI
If you're planning to use an SLI setup, you should check NVIDIA/Tips and tricks#Enabling SLI as manual configuration changes might be required for a working setup.
Multiple monitors
See Multihead for more general information.
Using NVIDIA Settings
The nvidia-settings tool can configure multiple monitors.
For CLI configuration, first get the
CurrentMetaMode
by running:Save everything after the
::
to the end of the attribute (in this case: DPY-1: 2880x1620 @2880x1620 +0+0 {ViewPortIn=2880x1620, ViewPortOut=2880x1620+0+0}
) and use to reconfigure your displays with nvidia-settings --assign 'CurrentMetaMode=your_meta_mode'
.Tip: You can create shell aliases for the different monitor and resolution configurations you use.
ConnectedMonitor
If the driver does not properly detect a second monitor, you can force it to do so with ConnectedMonitor.
The duplicated device with
Screen
is how you get X to use two monitors on one card without TwinView
. Note that nvidia-settings
will strip out any ConnectedMonitor
options you have added.TwinView
You want only one big screen instead of two. Set the
TwinView
argument to 1
. This option should be used if you desire compositing. TwinView only works on a per card basis, when all participating monitors are connected to the same card.Example configuration:
Device option information.
If you have multiple cards that are SLI capable, it is possible to run more than one monitor attached to separate cards (for example: two cards in SLI with one monitor attached to each). The 'MetaModes' option in conjunction with SLI Mosaic mode enables this. Below is a configuration which works for the aforementioned example and runs GNOME flawlessly.
Manual CLI configuration with xrandr
The factual accuracy of this article or section is disputed.
Reason: Do these commands set up the monitors in TwinView mode? (Discuss in Talk:NVIDIA#)
If the latest solutions do not work for you, you can use your window manager's autostart implementation with xorg-xrandr.
Some
xrandr
examples could be:or:
When:
--output
is used to indicate the 'monitor' to which the options are set.DVI-I-1
is the name of the second monitor.--pos
is the position of the second monitor relative to the first.--mode
is the resolution of the second monitor.--rate
is the refresh rate (in Hz).
Vertical sync using TwinView
If you are using TwinView and vertical sync (the 'Sync to VBlank' option in nvidia-settings), you will notice that only one screen is being properly synced, unless you have two identical monitors. Although nvidia-settings does offer an option to change which screen is being synced (the 'Sync to this display device' option), this does not always work. A solution is to add the following environment variables at startup, for example append in
/etc/profile
:You can change
DFP-0
with your preferred screen (DFP-0
is the DVI port and CRT-0
is the VGA port). You can find the identifier for your display from nvidia-settings in the 'X Server XVideoSettings' section.Gaming using TwinView
In case you want to play fullscreen games when using TwinView, you will notice that games recognize the two screens as being one big screen. While this is technically correct (the virtual X screen really is the size of your screens combined), you probably do not want to play on both screens at the same time.
To correct this behavior for SDL, try:
For OpenGL, add the appropriate Metamodes to your xorg.conf in section
Device
and restart X:Another method that may either work alone or in conjunction with those mentioned above is starting games in a separate X server.
Mosaic mode
Mosaic mode is the only way to use more than 2 monitors across multiple graphics cards with compositing. Your window manager may or may not recognize the distinction between each monitor. Mosaic mode requires a valid SLI configuration. Even if using Base mode without SLI, the GPUs must still be SLI capable/compatible.
Base Mosaic
Base Mosaic mode works on any set of Geforce 8000 series or higher GPUs. It cannot be enabled from within the nvidia-setting GUI. You must either use the
nvidia-xconfig
command line program or edit xorg.conf
by hand. Metamodes must be specified. The following is an example for four DFPs in a 2x2 configuration, each running at 1920x1024, with two DFPs connected to two cards:Note: While the documentation lists a 2x2 configuration of monitors, GeForce cards are artificially limited to 3 monitors in Base Mosaic mode. Quadro cards support more than 3 monitors. As of September 2014, the Windows driver has dropped this artificial restriction, but it remains in the Linux driver.
SLI Mosaic
If you have an SLI configuration and each GPU is a Quadro FX 5800, Quadro Fermi or newer then you can use SLI Mosaic mode. It can be enabled from within the nvidia-settings GUI or from the command line with:
Driver persistence
Nvidia has a daemon that can be optionally run at boot. In a standard single-GPU X desktop environment the persistence daemon is not needed and can actually create issues [3]. See the Driver Persistence section of the Nvidia documentation for more details.
To start the persistence daemon at boot, enable the
nvidia-persistenced.service
. For manual usage see the upstream documentation.See also
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