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diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy390-driver/README b/system/nvidia-legacy390-driver/README index e608bf4c96..e9d688e422 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-legacy390-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-legacy390-driver/README @@ -1,59 +1,56 @@ 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-legacy390-kernel package at SlackBuilds.org. +X-server. This package does not include the kernel module - it is a +part of the nvidia-legacy390-kernel package at SlackBuilds.org. -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-legacy390-driver.SlackBuild -GLVND GLX client libraries are now the default. If these cause any -compatibility issues with older GLX sofware, either upgrade your software -or try: - GLVND="no" ./nvidia-legacy390-driver.SlackBuild +This script now gives the option of installing the nvidia-persitenced +daemon. PLEASE read README.nvidia-persitenced before building with +perstistenced. -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. +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: -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--------------- - -Since this nvidia-legacy390-driver conflicts with some files of xorg, it's -a bit complex to install/uninstall the driver. However, installation of the -nvidia-legacy390-driver package itself backs up the conflicting files and puts -the nvidia-specific files into place. - -Included is a script called nvidia-switch, which is used to switch from -the xorg driver to the nvidia driver, but it will not edit xorg.conf -for you; you have to do that manually. The nvidia-switch script is -installed to /usr/sbin. NOTE: Although nvidia-switch is aware of a -COMPAT32 environment, its use therein is not supported. - -Usage of nvidia-switch: - nvidia-switch --install <--> install the nvidia files and save the - stock xorg files. - nvidia-switch --remove <--> remove the nvidia files and symlinks and - restore the stock xorg files. - -You do NOT have to run nvidia-switch after installing the package. - -Before uninstalling or upgrading this package, it is important that -you execute 'nvidia-switch --remove', which will switch back to the -stock xorg files and remove all links created by nvidia-switch during -installation. If you forget to do this, you might have to do the switch -manually, since 'nvidia-switch --install' may fail, resulting in xorg -not working. Here are the affected files: - - /usr/lib[64]/libGL.so.1.2 - /usr/lib[64]/libGL.la - /usr/lib[64]/libGLESv1_CM.so.1.0.0 - /usr/lib[64]/libGLESv2.so.2.0.0 - /usr/lib[64]/libEGL.so.1.0.0 - /usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/libwfb.so - /usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so - -Simply remove the dead nvidia symlinks and and reinstall the mesa and -xorg-server packages. See 'nvidia-switch --help'. +if [ -x /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe ]; then + /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u +fi + +NOTES: +Since nvidia-legacy390-driver conflicts with some files of xorg, it's a +bit complex to install/uninstall the driver. However, installation of +the nvidia-legacy390-driver package backs up the conflicting files and +puts the nvidia-specific files into place by automatically running +nvidia-switch --install in doinst.sh. + +This package now includes a douninst.sh script, so it is no longer +necessary to run nvidia-switch --remove before uninstalling or +upgrading. However, nvidia-switch is still included for use when +xorg-server is upgraded. Usage of nvidia-switch: + + nvidia-switch --install <--> save the stock xorg files and + install the nvidia symlinks. + nvidia-switch --remove <--> remove the nvidia symlinks + and restore the stock xorg files. +The affected files are: +/usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so (xorg-server) +/usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/libnvidia-wfb.so.1 (nvidia-specific symlink) + +If you forget to run nvidia-switch --remove before upgrading +xorg-server, all you need to do is run nvidia-switch --install and all +should be well. + +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 script from those repos instead. + +BIG FAT NOTE: The Nvidia 390.xx series is EOL as of December 2022. +Because of the ABI change from xorg-server 1.20 to 1.21, the Nvidia 390 +driver will no longer work on Slackware versions later than 15.0. |