[LAU] new laptop redux

[shane richards]

According to:

'/etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules'

permissions for '/dev/nvidia*' should be 'root.video'
meaning that you just add yourself to the 'video' group, and voila! BUT...
on my box they are 'root.root' as well! I haven't found this to be a problem, however.

If you really need these permissions, put a script in '/etc/init.d', there's
a template init script already in that directory called 'skeleton', you
would only need to fill in the "start" section.

You may want to keep these two URLS handy - essential reading:

NVIDIA Performance problems and workarounds:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=118088

NVIDIA Stability problems and workarounds:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=58498

- shane


Dave Phillips wrote:
> 
> Another question: I changed the ownership for /dev/nvidia0 and /dev/nvidiactl 
> to include myself, but on reboot the ownerships had reverted. How do I make 
> the change permanent ?
>