diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml
index e7d66f391f5..3bcb288b5eb 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
NixOS’s default display manager (the program that
- provides a graphical login prompt and manages the X server) is LightDM. You can
- select an alternative one by picking one of the following lines:
+ provides a graphical login prompt and manages the X server) is LightDM. You
+ can select an alternative one by picking one of the following lines:
= true;
= true;
@@ -59,9 +59,16 @@
# systemctl start display-manager.service
+
+
+ On 64-bit systems, if you want OpenGL for 32-bit programs such as in Wine,
+ you should also set the following:
+
+ = true;
+
- NVIDIA Graphics Cards
+ Proprietary NVIDIA drivers
NVIDIA provides a proprietary driver for its graphics cards that has better
3D performance than the X.org drivers. It is not enabled by default because
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@
Or if you have an older card, you may have to use one of the legacy drivers:
+ = [ "nvidiaLegacy390" ];
= [ "nvidiaLegacy340" ];
= [ "nvidiaLegacy304" ];
= [ "nvidiaLegacy173" ];
@@ -78,16 +86,9 @@
You may need to reboot after enabling this driver to prevent a clash with
other kernel modules.
-
- On 64-bit systems, if you want full acceleration for 32-bit programs such as
- Wine, you should also set the following:
-
- = true;
-
-
- AMD Graphics Cards
+ Proprietary AMD drivers
AMD provides a proprietary driver for its graphics cards that has better 3D
performance than the X.org drivers. It is not enabled by default because
@@ -99,11 +100,8 @@
other kernel modules.
- On 64-bit systems, if you want full acceleration for 32-bit programs such as
- Wine, you should also set the following:
-
- = true;
-
+ Note: for recent AMD GPUs you most likely want to keep either the defaults
+ or "amdgpu" (both free).
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index c4d5b6a9cde..e767b0eda31 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ in
default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "vesa" "vmware" "modesetting" ];
example = [
"ati_unfree" "amdgpu" "amdgpu-pro"
- "nv" "nvidia" "nvidiaLegacy340" "nvidiaLegacy304"
+ "nv" "nvidia" "nvidiaLegacy390" "nvidiaLegacy340" "nvidiaLegacy304"
];
# TODO(@oxij): think how to easily add the rest, like those nvidia things
relatedPackages = concatLists
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ in
The names of the video drivers the configuration
supports. They will be tried in order until one that
supports your card is found.
+ Don't combine those with "incompatible" OpenGL implementations,
+ e.g. free ones (mesa-based) with proprietary ones.
+
+ For unfree "nvidia*", the supported GPU lists are on
+ https://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
'';
};