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diff --git a/system/nvidia-driver/README b/system/nvidia-driver/README index a72b5a904731a..a3897e2aa22d4 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-driver/README @@ -1,32 +1,33 @@ 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 +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} -Installing the 32-bit compatibility libraries is available: if desired, -do: - COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild +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: +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 This script now gives the option of installing the nvidia-persitenced daemon. For details, see README.nvidia-persitenced. -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: (This is required if you plan on running +/etc/rc.d/rc.local: (This is REQUIRED if you plan on using nvidia-persistenced) # Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot - /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u + if [ -x /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe ]; then + /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u + fi Notes: 1. You still need to blacklist the open source nouveau driver. This is @@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ Notes: prompt to remove the existing driver (it is not necessary to remove the kernel module). -3. On 14.2 ONLY, if you want to revert back to the open source drivers, - run 'nvidia-switch --remove' to restore the original libGL.la and - then 'removepkg nvidia-driver' "should" work in most cases. If not, - just go into /usr/lib64 (as root of course) and rename libGL.la-xorg - to libGL.la. (THIS STEP IS NO LONGER NECESSARY ON CURRENT.) +3. As of version 450.xx, Nvidia no longer includes libGL.la in their + distribution package. On 14.2 ONLY, if you want to revert back to + the open source drivers, run 'nvidia-switch --remove' to restore + the original libGL.la and then 'removepkg nvidia-driver' "should" + work in most cases. If not, just go into /usr/lib{,64} (as root of + course) and rename libGL.la-xorg to libGL.la. + (THIS STEP IS NO LONGER NECESSARY ON CURRENT.) |