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This is the kernel-module needed by the proprietary binary nvidia
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-kernel.SlackBuild
This script now builds the open kernel module by default.
If you would prefer the proprietary module, pass "OPEN=no"
to the script. (See notes below.)
NOTE REGARDING CURRENT AND DRM: Because of all the changes to the way
DRM is handled in the 6.12 and later kernels, there have been reports
of display issues. To disable building nvidia-drm.ko, pass DRM=no to
the script. See README.nvidia-drm for details and workarounds.
If DRM=yes, 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.
The xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist package from /extra is required.
After installation, you will need to reboot your computer for the
changes to take effect.
NOTES ON THE OPEN vs. PROPRIETARY KERNEL MODULE
(taken from the Nvidia driver README.txt, section 45A)
"[Both] flavors support GPU architectures Turing, Ampere, Ada, and
Hopper. Blackwell and later are only supported by the open kernel
modules.
"The following features will only work with the open kernel modules
flavor of the driver:
o NVIDIA Confidential Computing
o Magnum IO GPUDirect Storage (GDS)
o Heterogeneous Memory Management (HMM)
o CPU affinity for GPU fault handlers
o DMABUF support for CUDA allocations
"We recommend the use of open kernel modules on all GPUs that support
it."
EOL NOTE: The 580.xx series will be the last to support the Maxwell
and Pascal GPUs (GTX 745,750; GT(X) 8xx,9xx,10xx cards) as well as
the Volta series. If you still use any of these cards, please use
nvidia-legacy580-{kernel,driver}.
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