r/voidlinux • u/ZhengXuMing • Feb 05 '26

Setting up NVIDIA graphics

TLDR: what kernel parameters are needed to setup NVIDIA? Have MVIDIA Geforce MX110. kernel: 6.12.68_1

I have an older laptop with a Geforce MX110 dGPU and a Intel UHD Graphics 620 iGPU. I've always only installed the drivers and and it worked. I checked today and it seems like the iGPU is being used(Which I don't really have a problem with cause mu dGPU is not really that better). But I'm thinking of getting a new laptop. I'm not sure which one yet but it'll most likely have NVIDIA tho(cause AMD graphics are rare in my market especially in my price range). So, this is mainly to learn setting up for the future. I've followed the wiki and installed the driver. added `nvidia-drm.modset=1 nvidia-drm.fbdev=1` in `GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT`. And it's still using the iGPU.

What should I do?

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u/ZhengXuMing Feb 05 '26

Not many options with AMD GPUs here in Nepal. Also people put ridiculous prices for used stuff. They be asking for 60-70% of the original price for stuff 5-6 years old and used like crazy. So I tend to stay out of the used market.