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diff --git a/system/nvidia-driver/README b/system/nvidia-driver/README index 5222c31dbd..e44212da19 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-driver/README @@ -1,18 +1,13 @@ 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 +X-server. This package does not include the kernel-module - it is a part of the nvidia-kernel package at SlackBuilds.org. Installing the 32-bit compatibility libraries is available: if desired, do: COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild - -This script installs the new GLVND versions of the libraries by default. If -this causes compatibility issues, you can switch back to the legacy -non-GLVND versions with: - GLVND="no" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild -Several useful utilities are included: nvidia-xconfig, nvidia-smi, -nvidia-settings, etc. 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, you might need to include the following line in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local: @@ -21,23 +16,34 @@ following line in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local: /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe -c 0 -u ------------->8--------------- -Due to the current complexity of the driver, it is currently no longer possible to -automate restoring the open source files. Here are the affected files: - - /usr/lib[64]/libGL.la - /usr/lib[64]/libGL.so.1 - /usr/lib[64]/libGL.so.1.0.0 - /usr/lib[64]/libGLESv1_CM.la - /usr/lib[64]/libGLESv1_CM.so - /usr/lib[64]/libGLESv1_CM.so.1 - /usr/lib[64]/libGLESv2.so - /usr/lib[64]/libGLESv2.so.2 - /usr/lib[64]/libEGL.so - /usr/lib[64]/libEGL.so.1 - /usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/libwfb.so - /usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so - /usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.la - -The simplest way, for now, to get all the files and symlinks into the right -place is to use pkgtools or slackpkg to reinstall the original mesa and -xorg-server packages *after* uninstalling this nvidia package. +Since this nvidia-driver conflicts with some files of xorg, it's a bit +complex to install/uninstall the driver. However, installation of the +nvidia-driver package itself backs up the conflicting files and puts +the nvidia-specific files into place. + +Included is a script called nvidia-switch, which is used to switch from +the xorg driver to the nvidia driver, but it will not edit xorg.conf +for you; you have to do that manually. The nvidia-switch script is +installed to /usr/sbin. NOTE: Although nvidia-switch is aware of a +COMPAT32 environment, its use therein is not supported. + +Usage of nvidia-switch: + nvidia-switch --install <--> install the nvidia files and save the + stock xorg files. + nvidia-switch --remove <--> remove the nvidia files and symlinks and + restore the stock xorg files. + +You do NOT have to run nvidia-switch after installing the package. + +Before uninstalling or upgrading this package, it is important that +you execute 'nvidia-switch --remove', which will switch back to the +stock xorg files and remove all links created by nvidia-switch during +installation. If you forget to do this, you might have to do the switch +manually, since 'nvidia-switch --install' may fail, resulting in xorg +not working. Here are the affected files: + + /usr/lib[64]/libGL.so.1.2 + /usr/lib[64]/xorg/modules/extensions/{libglx.so libglx.la} + +Simply remove the dead nvidia symlinks and rename the saved '-xorg' +appended files. |