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diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy304-driver/README b/system/nvidia-legacy304-driver/README index 45706495ed..0bd7937151 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-legacy304-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-legacy304-driver/README @@ -1,31 +1,33 @@ 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-kernel package at SlackBuilds.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 -nvidia-driver package itself backs up the conflicting files and puts the -nvidia-specific files into place. +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. +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. Usage of nvidia-switch: nvidia-switch --install <--> install the nvidia files and save the - stock xorg files. + stock xorg files. nvidia-switch --remove <--> remove the nvidia files and symlinks and - restore the stock xorg files. + restore the stock xorg files. -You do NOT have to run nvidia-switch after installing the package. +You do NOT have to run nvidia-switch after installing the package. Note: x86_64 COMPAT32 enviroment is not supported. -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'll have to do the switch manually, or xorg won't work on next startup. +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'll have to do the switch +manually, or xorg won't work on next startup. + Here are the affected files: /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/{libglx.so libglx.la} @@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ or, for Slackware64, /usr/lib64/libGL.so.1.2 /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/{libglx.so libglx.la} -Simply remove the dead nvidia symlinks and rename the saved '-xorg' appended files. +Simply remove the dead nvidia symlinks and rename the saved '-xorg' +appended files. -Requires: nvidia-kernel,libvdpau +Requires: nvidia-kernel,libvdpau |