# Nvidia-settings / X server communication issue

**URL:** <https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-settings-x-server-communication-issue/196396>\
**Category:** Linux\
**Created:** [November 27, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-settings-x-server-communication-issue/196396 "2021-11-27T19:58:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-settings-x-server-communication-issue/196396/2 "2021-11-29T09:19:57Z")

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Did you check whether your .nvidia-settings-rc file is corrupted, e.g… delete/rename it, see if it gets recreated.  
You’re using a pre-Pascal syntax, see:  
[https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/solved-nvidia-settings-a-gpu-1-gpumemorytransferrateoffset-3-2000-doesnt-take-effect/178021/2?u=generix](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/solved-nvidia-settings-a-gpu-1-gpumemorytransferrateoffset-3-2000-doesnt-take-effect/178021/2)

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