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Diffstat (limited to 'system/nvidia-driver/README')
-rw-r--r-- | system/nvidia-driver/README | 20 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/system/nvidia-driver/README b/system/nvidia-driver/README index 326efcdaeb..bf4903ba11 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-driver/README @@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ 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} +The Wine libraries are now installed by default. To disable, pass + WINE="no" to the script. + Installing the 32-bit compatibility libraries is available: if desired, do: COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild -This script now gives the option of installing the nvidia-persitenced -daemon. For details, see README.nvidia-persitenced. +This script now gives the option of installing the nvidia-persistenced +daemon. For details, see README.nvidia-persistenced. Several useful utilities are included: nvidia-xsettings, nvidia-smi, and nvidia-settings. Please refer to the Nvidia documentation and @@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ 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 nvidia-persistenced) +(This is REQUIRED if you plan on running nvidia-persistenced) # Create missing nvidia device nodes after reboot /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u @@ -30,17 +33,6 @@ Notes: This is easily done by installing xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist in extra/xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist on the distibution DVD. -2. If nvidia-driver is already installed, the script will abort with - a prompt to remove the existing driver (it is not necessary to - remove the kernel module). - -3. With Slackware 15.0, nvidia-switch has been dropped once and for - all as there are no longer any conflicts. - -4. Beginning with the 495 series, support for Geforce 6xx/7xx GPUs - is dropped. For these GPUs, please use the nvidia-legacy470 or - nvidia-legacy390 SBo scripts. - CAUTION! Please DO NOT USE this script for Slackware(64) versions 14.2 or older as it WILL corrupt the mesa and xorg installations. Please use the scripts from those repos instead. |