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diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy390-kernel/README b/system/nvidia-legacy390-kernel/README index adb7c9d3fd..d31e2f0953 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-legacy390-kernel/README +++ b/system/nvidia-legacy390-kernel/README @@ -1,18 +1,21 @@ This is the kernel-module needed by the proprietary binary nvidia -driver. You also need the nvidia-legacy390-driver package from -SlackBuilds.org. +driver. You also need the nvidia-driver package from SlackBuilds.org. To build the package for a kernel different from the running one, start the script setting the KERNEL variable as in KERNEL=4.6.3 ./nvidia-legacy390-kernel.SlackBuild -A default config file is placed at -/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nvidia.conf to make sure that X loads -the nvidia module. If you need to make changes, copy that file to -/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and edit the copy. You do not need this file -at all if you have a proper and complete xorg.conf. - -This script now includes the patches to enable building on newer -kernels. (MANY thanks to willysr and Herecura for the fixes.) +A default config file is placed at + /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-nvidia.conf +to make sure that X loads the nvidia module. If you need to make +changes, copy that file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and edit the copy. +You do not need this file at all if you have a proper and complete +/etc/X11/xorg.conf. The xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist package from /extra is required. + +To build against the new 6.6.x kernel, pass KERNEL66=yes to the script. + +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. |