[TIP/GUIDE] Make your nVidia GPU work (Reposted)

[freelancer81]

Finally got my Alienware X51 to work. It has the GTX 660 gpu.

Combine and try this boot flags and see which one works for you.

1. nomodeset
2. nouveau.modeset=0
3. nouveau.modeset=1
4. video=uvesafb
5. video=simplefb
6. i915.modeset=0
7. i915.modeset=1

My X51 works beautifully with nouveau.modeset=1 i915.modeset=0

Thanks to: winsock2 reddit user
source:

https://www.reddit.com/r/RemixOS/comments/42wylw/any_way_to_run_with_nvidia_gpu/

How do i enter this?
# Reboot/Boot and press ESC key to go to main grub menu
# Press E
# Highlight the line that says kernel, press E.
# Enter the above flag/flags right after "androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64" (Use the arrow keys to go left or right)
# There should be a space between each of the flags
# Optional: go to the end of the line and type DEBUG=1
# Press Enter......Press B to boot.

Okay. I finally got the right boot flags. How do I make it permanent?
# For EFI booters, navigate to X:\RemixOS\efi\boot and edit/add the flags to your grub.cfg
# For Legacy booters, navigate to X:\RemixOS\ and and edit/add the flags to your menu.lst
* Replace X:\ with the drive letter on which you installed your RemixOS
* You can open it in any text editor...but I prefer Notepad++
* Be sure to back up your grub.cfg or menu.lst before making any changes...so that you can always fall back to a working configuration if you mess up.

Happy Remixing!!!

 

[LEXX911]

Thanks. This seems to work and the MXPlayer is now playing all file formats.

 

[kushsingh]

where do i type this?

 

[freelancer81]

where do i type this?

Check the first post....i added the steps

 

[skitmos]

Is there any way to save the kernel settings so I don't need to write them every time?

 

[You_KS]

Is there any way to save the kernel settings so I don't need to write them every time?

in menu.lst file

 

[Ash110]

in menu.lst file

I'm sorry, I'm new to this. Can you be more specific on where I can find the file, and which part of it to edit, and how?

 

[You_KS]

I'm sorry, I'm new to this. Can you be more specific on where I can find the file, and which part of it to edit, and how?

It's in C:\RemixOS (assuming C is the drive where you installed) open the file as text and you'll find the kernel line you edit at boot

 

[AmoraRei]

Isn't this uefi? Legacy is different

 

[freelancer81]

I'm sorry, I'm new to this. Can you be more specific on where I can find the file, and which part of it to edit, and how?

Depends on whether you are using UEFI or BIOS

Isn't this uefi? Legacy is different

For LEGACY, edit the file found here: X:\RemixOS\menu.lst

For EFI, edit the file found here: X:\RemixOS\efi\boot\grub.cfg

Note 1: Preferably, use Notepad++ to edit those files
Note 2: Replace X with the drive letter where you installed RemixOS

 

[AmoraRei]

Can we change the DPI?

 

[freelancer81]

Can we change the DPI?

Put DPI=xxx (replace with any dpi value)

 

[Ash110]

Put DPI=xxx (replace with any dpi value)

And where would that be found?

 

[Houge_Langley]

Fermi may working great. But Maxwell may not. Need Linux kernel 4.6

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

 

[freelancer81]

And where would that be found?

A little googling would have answered your question....

common DPIs are 120, 145, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240....

play around....and see which works best for your monitor/screen.

 

[freelancer81]

Fermi may working great. But Maxwell may not. Need Linux kernel 4.6

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

I am not sure bro....
So for now, the only option is to try those boot flags and if it works....Great.
If it does not....we just have to wait for a better fix or upgrades to the 4.6 kernel.

 

[Houge_Langley]

I am not sure bro....
So for now, the only option is to try those boot flags and if it works....Great.
If it does not....we just have to wait for a better fix or upgrades to the 4.6 kernel.

Yes, i got this info from Phoronix News

http://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-Blobs-In-Linux-Firmware

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

 

[Ash110]

A little googling would have answered your question....

common DPIs are 120, 145, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240....

play around....and see which works best for your monitor/screen.

Oh no! I know what DPIs are, having played around with them on my phone. Idk where to change DPI in remix OS

 

[freelancer81]

Oh no! I know what DPIs are, having played around with them on my phone. Idk where to change DPI in remix OS

ah well.....your question confused me.

anyways....if you read the previous posts, you would know where or how to put it.

to test it first, go to the grub bootloader and edit the lines to add the DPI=xxx

if you find a dpi that works great on your display, you can permanently set it in your menu.lst or grub.cfg

 

[Ash110]

ah well.....your question confused me.

anyways....if you read the previous posts, you would know where or how to put it.

to test it first, go to the grub bootloader and edit the lines to add the DPI=xxx

if you find a dpi that works great on your display, you can permanently set it in your menu.lst or grub.cfg

I checked my menu.lst, but I really couldn't find the dpi thing. Maybe I deleted it or something? Where is it supposed to be?