How do I remove the Nvidia logo on boot without using a xorg.conf?

Should work if you run

sudo nvidia-xconfig --no-logo

That will write a minimal xorg.conf file, which should be fine.

I am not sure there is a way to do this outside of xorg.conf


Ok found a nice way to do this:

Make a /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/nosplash.conf with this:

Section "Device"
    Identifier "Nvidia Card"
    Driver "nvidia"
    VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
    Option "NoLogo" "true"
EndSection

That way I don't need a minimal xorg.conf at all in /etc/X11.

Source: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/496880203075108061/