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  • Linux -- and the NVIDIA driver

    From vallor@vallor@vallor.earth to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sun Mar 1 09:46:19 2026
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    $ uname -a

    Linux lm 6.19.5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Feb 28 18:35:40 PST 2026 x86_64
    x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

    The 580.126.18 NVIDIA drivers work on the new kernels (including
    CUDA), but the blinking Xfce windows still happens, unless you
    turn off vblank.

    You can do this (permanently) with the following command:

    $ xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/vblank_mode -t string -s "off" --create
    --
    -v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 Mem: 258G
    OS: Linux 6.19.5 D: Mint 22.3 DE: Xfce 4.18 (X11)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090Ti (24G) (580.126.18)
    "I wake near the end of the day."
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  • From Chris Ahlstrom@OFeem1987@teleworm.us to comp.os.linux.advocacy on Sun Mar 1 07:22:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    vallor wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:

    $ uname -a

    Linux lm 6.19.5 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Feb 28 18:35:40 PST 2026 x86_64
    x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

    The 580.126.18 NVIDIA drivers work on the new kernels (including
    CUDA), but the blinking Xfce windows still happens, unless you
    turn off vblank.

    You can do this (permanently) with the following command:

    $ xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/vblank_mode -t string -s "off" --create

    You could edit

    ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfwm4.xml

    and change this line:

    <property name="vblank_mode" type="string" value="auto"/>

    Probably need to log out and in.

    Either way, it's so simple one might need to google and find
    this post :-)
    --
    We should start referring to processes which run in the background by their correct technical name... paenguins.
    -- Kevin M. Bealer, commenting on the penguin Linux logo
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