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diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy304-driver/README b/system/nvidia-legacy304-driver/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..497d9cc676 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/nvidia-legacy304-driver/README @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +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. + +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. + +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. + +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. +Here are the affected files: + /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 + /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/{libglx.so libglx.la} + +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. + +Requires: nvidia-kernel,libvdpau
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