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@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ 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-legacy470-kernel.SlackBuild
+ 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, move that file to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and edit the copy.
+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.
+/etc/X11/xorg.conf.
The xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist package from /extra is required.
-The Nvidia 390.xx series will be supported through December 2022.
+To build against the new 6.6.x kernel, pass KERNEL66=yes to the script.
-NOTE FOR -CURRENT: The script now includes a patch for the 5.18 kernel
-(BIG thanks to Archlinux for this one). It is NOT necessary to remove
-it for earlier kernels.
+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.