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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:21:35 +0000Where to put Nvidia X Server Settings?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/The video settings in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file are not used when starting i3. So each time I restart I need to open up the NVIDIA X Server Settings and configure them from scratch. Is there a better way to do this? For instance, is there some way to load the settings that already exist in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, or is there some better place to put them?Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:02:29 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/Comment by Mori for The video settings in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file are not used when starting i3. So each time I restart I need to open up the NVIDIA X Server Settings and configure them from scratch. Is there a better way to do this? For instance, is there some way to load the settings that already exist in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, or is there some better place to put them? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3426#comment-3426Thanks @Adaephon, but there are no errors reported in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:57:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3426#comment-3426Comment by Michael for The video settings in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file are not used when starting i3. So each time I restart I need to open up the NVIDIA X Server Settings and configure them from scratch. Is there a better way to do this? For instance, is there some way to load the settings that already exist in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, or is there some better place to put them? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3420#comment-3420Why would they not be loaded? They should. This is not an i3 problem.Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:28:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3420#comment-3420Comment by Mori for The video settings in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file are not used when starting i3. So each time I restart I need to open up the NVIDIA X Server Settings and configure them from scratch. Is there a better way to do this? For instance, is there some way to load the settings that already exist in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, or is there some better place to put them? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3421#comment-3421@Michael, it does work when I don't use i3 (ubuntu 13).Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:31:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3421#comment-3421Comment by Adaephon for The video settings in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file are not used when starting i3. So each time I restart I need to open up the NVIDIA X Server Settings and configure them from scratch. Is there a better way to do this? For instance, is there some way to load the settings that already exist in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, or is there some better place to put them? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3422#comment-3422@Mori, the settings in the xorg.conf are loaded completely before a window manager is started. The difference in behaviour between i3 and Unity is, that Unity tries to do its own auto-configuration while i3 does not. Have a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log if any errors are reported. Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:39:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?comment=3422#comment-3422Answer by TonyC for The video settings in my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file are not used when starting i3. So each time I restart I need to open up the NVIDIA X Server Settings and configure them from scratch. Is there a better way to do this? For instance, is there some way to load the settings that already exist in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, or is there some better place to put them? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?answer=3428#post-id-3428This is ordinarily the job of the display manager (your login thing) so you will want to check the configuration options for whichever one you use. You can see what files are being loaded from the X log file usually located at `/var/log/Xorg.0.log`. Check for the lines that look like this: [ 39103.247] (++) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" [ 39103.248] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d" Be sure to put your config files in the config directory with something like `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia-settings.conf`. I don't think Ubuntu uses the standard path. It is more likely located at `/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d`. You can change the files that are loaded with arguments to Xorg. From `man xorg`: -config file Read the server configuration from file. This option will work for any file when the server is run as root (i.e, with real-uid 0), or for files relative to a directory in the con‐ fig search path for all other users. -configdir directory Read the server configuration files from directory. This option will work for any directory when the server is run as root (i.e, with real-uid 0), or for directories relative to a directory in the config directory search path for all other users. Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:21:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3419/where-to-put-nvidia-x-server-settings/?answer=3428#post-id-3428