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diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy173-driver/README b/system/nvidia-legacy173-driver/README index 349a6bd214..0ecfd8d1da 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-legacy173-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-legacy173-driver/README @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ -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-legacy173-kernel package at SlackBuilds.org. +This is the proprietary binary video driver for legacy cards (Geforce 5) +from NVidia for the X.Org X-server. This package does not include the +kernel-module - it is a part of the nvidia-kernel package at +SlackBuilds.org. Since this nvidia-driver conflicts with some files of xorg, it's a bit complex to install/uninstall the driver. However, installation of the @@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ nvidia-driver package itself backs up the conflicting files and puts the nvidia-specific files into place. Heinz Wiesinger, the author of the build script, has written a script called -nvidia-switch, which can be used to switch between the stock xorg driver and +nvidia-switch, which is used to switch between the stock xorg driver and 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. @@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ Usage of nvidia-switch: nvidia-switch --cleanup <--> switch to the stock xorg file and remove all symlinks created by nvidia-switch +You do NOT have to run nvidia-switch after installing or upgrading the +package. ONLY if you want to explicitely switch to the xorg files, +afterwards switching back to nvidia files or before uninstalling the +package. + No special steps are necessary when updating nvidia-legacy173-driver from a previous package. If you update to a newer xorg, you do not have to reinstall nvidia-legacy173-driver either. Just run |