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@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ 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.
-Installing the 32-bit compatibility libraries in 64-bit multilib is
-available. If desired, do:
+Installing the 32-bit compatibility libraries is available:
+if desired, do:
COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-legacy390-driver.SlackBuild
-This script now gives the option of installing the nvidia-persistenced
-daemon. For details see README.nvidia-persistenced.
+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
@@ -15,16 +16,14 @@ 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 for nvidia-persistenced to work
-properly)
+/etc/rc.d/rc.local:
- # Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot
- /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u
+# Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot
+if [ -x /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe ]; then
+ /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u
+fi
NOTES:
-It is now no longer required to remove the old driver before running
-this script.
-
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