--- # The GT 750M (GK107M, Kepler) runs under the nouveau open-source driver on Linux. # Nouveau does not perform automatic GPU reclocking on Kepler — it boots at the # lowest power state (AC: ~405 MHz core / ~680 MHz memory) and stays there. # This causes severe lag under Wayland compositors (Hyprland) even on simple # tasks like switching windows, because the GPU is starved of bandwidth. # # The fix is to force the highest performance state (0f: 925 MHz core / 5016 MHz # memory) via the nouveau DRM pstate sysfs interface. We do this with a udev rule # that fires the moment nouveau initializes the GPU's DRM device. # # We intentionally do NOT install the proprietary nvidia-470xx-dkms driver because: # - nvidia-470xx + Wayland/Hyprland on Kepler has documented upstream instability # - External monitors are wired to NVIDIA outputs; without a working Wayland stack # the setup is unusable # - nouveau with forced pstate provides acceptable performance for desktop use - name: "Force nouveau pstate to maximum on GT 750M" become: true ansible.builtin.template: src: "99-nouveau-pstate-gt750m.rules.j2" dest: "/etc/udev/rules.d/99-nouveau-pstate-gt750m.rules" mode: "0644"