Install this version:
emerge -a =sys-power/nvidia-exec-9999If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =sys-power/nvidia-exec-9999Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =sys-power/nvidia-exec-9999| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit systemd
if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
inherit git-r3
EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/pedro00dk/nvidia-exec.git"
else
SRC_URI="https://github.com/pedro00dk/nvidia-exec/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
KEYWORDS="~amd64"
fi
DESCRIPTION="GPU switching without log out for Nvidia Optimus laptops under Linux"
HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pedro00dk/nvidia-exec"
LICENSE="GPL-3"
SLOT="0"
RDEPEND="
dev-lang/python
sys-apps/lshw
sys-process/lsof
x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
"
src_install() {
newbin "${S}/nvx.py" nvx
systemd_dounit "${S}/nvx.service"
newinitd "${FILESDIR}/nvx.initd" nvx
insinto /usr/lib/modprobe.d
newins "${S}/nvx-modprobe.conf" nvx.conf
insinto /etc/
newins "${S}/nvx-options.conf" nvx.conf
}
pkg_postinst() {
elog "To enable nvx at boot:"
elog " OpenRC: rc-update add nvx default"
elog " systemd: systemctl enable --now nvx"
elog ""
elog "The nvx service prevents nvidia modules from loading and turns off the graphics card during boot."
elog "It is not necessary to handle files, configurations, PCI buses, etc, all that is done automatically."
}