I’m running into an issue here where Nvidia Settings isn’t reading my config files. First main issue is that in my xorg.conf file in /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf file I specifically set;
Option "Coolbits" "24"
in the config file, but it’s not reading the conf file and an application that I use to apply overclocking profiles and fan control profiles is unable to change the fan settings. It set the to allow me to use overclocking profile, but not fan control, which is should be, given the Coolbits option that I set, because you can enable multiple features.
ArchWiki - NVIDIA/Tips and tricks - Enabling Overclocking
This setting use to work properly before with the Coolbits value set to 24, I was able to adjust both clock speed, voltage and fan speeds.
I use GWE (GreenWithEnvy) for overclocking and fan control
Says here I need Coolbits 4 to be set, but I’ve already provided that in my xorg.conf but it’s being ignored. Value 24 should enable both the overclocking as well as fan control.
Further shown in the Nvidia Settings panel that it didn’t even read the Coolbits option that I set which should be read from the xorg.conf when its been set in the file.
Second to this issue is that Nvidia Settings seems to ignore any options I’ve saved for PowerMizer and OpenGL settings despite having a .nvidia-settings-rc file in my /home/user directory, it completely ignores the PowerMizer preferences for Preferred Mode by setting it to Auto instead of Prefer Maximum Performance mode. In the OpenGL settings I specifically set Sync to VBlank to Off and Image Settings to High Performance but keeps being force defaulted to Quality setting.
lastly here’s my config file from /etc/X11/mhwd.d/nvidia.conf
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 450.66
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
Option "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
# HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "AOC AG322FWG4"
HorizSync 160.0 - 160.0
VertRefresh 48.0 - 144.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
BoardName "GeForce GTX 1070"
Option "NoLogo" "1"
Option "Coolbits" "24"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
# Removed Option "metamodes" "1920x1080_144 +0+0"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "Stereo" "0"
Option "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-5"
Option "metamodes" "1920x1080_144 +0+0 {AllowGSYNCCompatible=On}"
Option "SLI" "Off"
Option "MultiGPU" "Off"
Option "BaseMosaic" "off"
Option "RegistryDwords" "PerflevelSrc=0x2222"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP-5"
Option "CustomEDID" "DFP-5:/etc/X11/dp2.bin"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "COMPOSITE" "Enable"
EndSection
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Keyboard Defaults"
MatchIsKeyboard "yes"
Option "XkbOptions" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"
EndSection
I’ve tried setting Coolbits option under both Device and Screen sections but neither worked.