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Here's how to run with the '''proprietary''' Nvidia driver on Wayland: | |||
=== | === Prerequisites === | ||
To use the Plasma Wayland session: | |||
Check our driver is running in modesettings mode | * Ensure that you are using Plasma 5.20.2 or later — preferably the latest stable release. | ||
* Ensure the NVIDIA driver is not older than version 495.44 — KWin is no longer compatible with previous versions. | |||
* You need an up-to-date Qt. Make sure you have >= Qt5.15.0 or [https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwayland.git/commit/?id=4bd13402f0293e85b8dfdf92254e250ac28094c7 4bd13402f0293e85b8dfdf92254e250ac28094c7] cherry-picked. | |||
* Make sure to have the Nvidia EGL library installed. For example on Ubuntu and Neon the relevant package is called <code>libnvidia-egl-wayland1</code> | |||
To use the Plasma Wayland session with hardware acceleration on XWayland apps, you need: | |||
* Xorg 1.20.12 or later. | |||
* XWayland 21.1.2 or later. | |||
* libxcb 1.1.7 or later. | |||
=== Use the modesetting driver=== | |||
Check our driver is running in modesettings mode: | |||
<code>cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset</code> | <code>cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset</code> | ||
It should print "Y" | It should print "Y". If not, modify your kernel command line and add the line <code>nvidia_drm.modeset=1</code>. | ||
Search for "kernel parameters" in your distribution; https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_parameters is a good starting point. | |||
It is also possible to pass the parameter via module configuration: | |||
<code>echo options nvidia_drm modeset=1 | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia_drm.conf</code> | |||
You need to regenerate the initramfs in case your distribution provides the graphics drivers in initramfs (e.g. <code>sudo update-initramfs -u</code>) | |||
=== Login === | === Login === | ||
* Select "Plasma (wayland)" from your login manager | * Select "Plasma (wayland)" from your login manager | ||
* Enjoy your beautiful super-fast accelerated wayland desktop! | |||
* | === Known Limitations === | ||
* Night Color is not applied to the mouse cursor: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479889 | |||
* Poor performance on external screens on hybrid GPU setups when using NVIDIA GPU as a secondary GPU because it requires CPU copying from the primary GPU to the secondary GPU (see https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/1031, https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452219) | |||
Latest revision as of 23:07, 26 February 2024
Here's how to run with the proprietary Nvidia driver on Wayland:
Prerequisites
To use the Plasma Wayland session:
- Ensure that you are using Plasma 5.20.2 or later — preferably the latest stable release.
- Ensure the NVIDIA driver is not older than version 495.44 — KWin is no longer compatible with previous versions.
- You need an up-to-date Qt. Make sure you have >= Qt5.15.0 or 4bd13402f0293e85b8dfdf92254e250ac28094c7 cherry-picked.
- Make sure to have the Nvidia EGL library installed. For example on Ubuntu and Neon the relevant package is called
libnvidia-egl-wayland1
To use the Plasma Wayland session with hardware acceleration on XWayland apps, you need:
- Xorg 1.20.12 or later.
- XWayland 21.1.2 or later.
- libxcb 1.1.7 or later.
Use the modesetting driver
Check our driver is running in modesettings mode:
cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
It should print "Y". If not, modify your kernel command line and add the line nvidia_drm.modeset=1.
Search for "kernel parameters" in your distribution; https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_parameters is a good starting point.
It is also possible to pass the parameter via module configuration:
echo options nvidia_drm modeset=1 | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia_drm.conf
You need to regenerate the initramfs in case your distribution provides the graphics drivers in initramfs (e.g. sudo update-initramfs -u)
Login
- Select "Plasma (wayland)" from your login manager
- Enjoy your beautiful super-fast accelerated wayland desktop!
Known Limitations
- Night Color is not applied to the mouse cursor: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479889
- Poor performance on external screens on hybrid GPU setups when using NVIDIA GPU as a secondary GPU because it requires CPU copying from the primary GPU to the secondary GPU (see https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/1031, https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452219)