New X Display creation retains data after restart. (Nvidia Drivers)
New X Display creation retains data after restart. (Nvidia Drivers)
Just wanted to check how to properly save my settings. I configure AOC monitor to display on X screen 1, which asks me to save and restart. After clicking apply, it says: Could not apply all changes. Apply what it can? I click yes and then save to the X config file. This works fine. When I reboot, I notice the driver now has AOC monitor back on X Screen 0 again. I think this problem is causing screen tearing because the MSI monitor is set to 144Hz while AOC is at 60Hz. Also, forcing a full composition timeline doesn’t save, which seems like a fix for the tearing issue.
Hardware details are missing. It seems you likely have an MSI motherboard and an nVidia graphics card, but I can only see a few options. Check the nVidia Custom Resolutions to confirm compatibility. Skip MSI settings and focus on nVidia settings first. It’s unlikely your regular consumer card will handle the resolution and refresh rate you mentioned. Lower the resolution and set the refresh rate between 60-70, then follow nVidia's guidance. Please share your specs for better advice.
What are you even referring to? A recent GPU from the past five years can handle 1080p at 144Hz. That person mentioned a 2070 Super, which was listed in the Nvidia X Server Settings. How could someone think an average consumer card wouldn’t support such a low resolution? You can easily get 1440p at 165Hz on a much weaker GPU than the 2070 Super. That’s quite surprising.
Understand the basics first. You’re aware that without much extra effort, you won’t be able to shift your mouse between the two screens or drag windows across them unless they’re on different X displays. This essentially ruins the benefit of having a second monitor. To save “Force Composition Pipeline,” simply open the app, adjust your preferences, and then click the button labeled “Save current configuration” on the final tab. Store it at ~/.nvidia-settings-rc. Next, create a file named ~/.config/autostart/nvidia-settings.desktop with the provided content. This will ensure the settings load automatically on login. After that, access the Nvidia settings as the root user—separately from saving configurations. Navigate to the displays configuration and fine-tune everything. Finally, click “Save to X Configuration File” and reboot. All your changes will become permanent.
Similar to how some people aren’t sure about Debian (even confusing Ubuntu with it!) I don’t use current hardware and haven’t explored it. The OP didn’t provide enough details to start the conversation. From my perspective, your behavior seems a bit like trolling. Just my take. LOL