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diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy340-driver/README b/system/nvidia-legacy340-driver/README index c153444101..1ed005a5f2 100644 --- a/system/nvidia-legacy340-driver/README +++ b/system/nvidia-legacy340-driver/README @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ 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 -Several useful utilities are included: nvidia-xsettings, nvidia-smi, and -nvidia-settings. Please refer to the Nvidia documentation and man pages +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, include the following line in your @@ -17,29 +17,34 @@ For CUDA/OpenCL to work after reboot, include the following line in your ------------->8--------------- Since this nvidia-driver conflicts with some files of xorg, it's a bit -complex to install/uninstall the driver. However, installation of the +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 +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, +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. + 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. -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[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. + +Simply remove the dead nvidia symlinks and rename the saved '-xorg' +appended files. |