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diff --git a/system/nvidia-driver/README b/system/nvidia-driver/README index 27a2d6c793..bf4903ba11 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-driver/README @@ -1,38 +1,38 @@ This is the proprietary binary video driver from NVidia for the X.Org -X-server. This package does not include the kernel-module - it is a part -of the nvidia-kernel package at SlackBuilds.org. +X-server. This package does not include the kernel-module - it is a +part of the nvidia-kernel package at SlackBuilds.org. -NOTE: 64-bit x86_64 support ONLY for Slackware64. For x86 32-bit support, -use nvidia-legacy390-{driver,kernel} +NOTE: 64-bit x86_64 support ONLY for Slackware64. For x86 32-bit +support, use nvidia-legacy390-{driver,kernel} + +The Wine libraries are now installed by default. To disable, pass + WINE="no" to the script. + +Installing the 32-bit compatibility libraries is available: +if desired, do: -Installing the 32-bit compatibility libraries is available: if desired, do: COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild - -If you plan to test this buildscript on current (15.0 EXPERIMENTAL), to -avoid stomping on the installed libglvnd, do: - CURRENT="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild - -Several useful utilities are included: nvidia-xsettings, nvidia-smi, and -nvidia-settings. Please refer to the Nvidia documentation and man pages -for details and usage. - -For CUDA/OpenCL to work after reboot, and for utilites such as nvidia-smi, -you might need to include the following line in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local: --------------8<--------------- -# Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot -/usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u -------------->8--------------- + +This script now gives the option of installing the nvidia-persistenced +daemon. For details, see README.nvidia-persistenced. + +Several useful utilities are included: nvidia-xsettings, nvidia-smi, +and nvidia-settings. Please refer to the Nvidia documentation and +man pages for details and usage. + +For CUDA/OpenCL to work after reboot, and for utilites such as +nvidia-smi, you might need to include the following line in your +/etc/rc.d/rc.local: +(This is REQUIRED if you plan on running nvidia-persistenced) + + # Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot + /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u Notes: -1. You still need to blacklist the opensource nouveau driver. This is - easily done by installing xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-noarch-1.txz - in extra/xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist on the distibution DVD. -2. If nvidia-driver is already installed, there may be extraneous - "unable to find installed file..." messages on the console and log. - This is benign and due to the nvidia installer not being very smart. -3. If you want to revert back to the open source drivers, - 'removepkg nvidia-driver' "should" work in most cases. If not, simply - reinstall the orginal Mesa and xorg-server packages. -4. With the deprecation of nvidia-switch, 'upgradepkg nvidia-driver' - "should" work in most cases. If not, follow #3 above and then install - the new package. +1. You still need to blacklist the open source nouveau driver. + This is easily done by installing xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist in + extra/xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist on the distibution DVD. + +CAUTION! Please DO NOT USE this script for Slackware(64) versions 14.2 +or older as it WILL corrupt the mesa and xorg installations. +Please use the scripts from those repos instead. |