How to make nvidia-settings sticky

[chaoswings]

Here is what worked for me.

Step 1: rebuild the xorg file

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sudo nvidia-xconfig

Step 2: Restart

Step 3: run nvidia settings

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sudo nvidia-settings

Step 4: set everything up and click on apply.

Step 5: Click on "Save to X Configuration File" under "X Server Display Configuration" section and save your new settings.

Step 6: Go to the taskbar menu > Preferences > Startup Applications

Click on "Add" and fill in the following

Name:

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Nvidia Settings

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/usr/bin/nvidia-settings --load-config-only

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Loads the Nvidia settings

click on "save".

Step 7: restart

Your settings should now stick.

[soryu]

Here is what worked for me.

Step 1: rebuild the xorg file

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sudo nvidia-xconfig

Step 2: Restart

Step 3: run nvidia settings

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sudo nvidia-settings

Step 4: set everything up and click on apply.

Step 5: Click on "Save to X Configuration File" under "X Server Display Configuration" section and save your new settings.

Step 6: Go to the taskbar menu > Preferences > Startup Applications

Click on "Add" and fill in the following

Name:

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Nvidia Settings

Command:

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/usr/bin/nvidia-settings --load-config-only

Comment:

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Loads the Nvidia settings

click on "save".

Step 7: restart

Your settings should now stick.

Done and done. thanks

[pokemoncatdog]

This worked for me.
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[DimitrisRHO]

thanks a lot chaoswings.

that worked on my LG-R500 laptop using debian squeeze and the driver from unstable repos.

[m4nt4]

I have to revive this old topic because i just had the same problem on my new 18.2 installation.

The problem was a xrandr Startup Application that overwrote my own settings.
After deactivating it everything worked fine.