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--- 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.