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[Question] NVIDIA: DRM kernel mode setting obsolete for newer drivers #968

@Dashyyy

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@Dashyyy

In the wiki at the DRM kernel mode setting section it is stated that

Since NVIDIA does not load kernel mode setting by default, enabling it is required to make Wayland compositors function properly. To enable it, the NVIDIA driver modules need to be added to the initramfs.

However when reading the Arch Wiki page for Nvidia which is also linked in the Hyprland wiki it says

Starting from nvidia-utils 560.35.03-5, DRM defaults to enabled. For older drivers, set the modeset=1 kernel module parameter for the nvidia_drm module.

Also on my fresh install I checked if DRM is actually enabled with cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset and it seems to be the case.

Does that make this section in the Hyprland wiki irrelevant for newer drivers or am I misunderstanding something?

I'll happily update the wiki and create a MR if it needs to be changed :)

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