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	== Installing commercial Nvidia drivers in 64-bit Slackware 13.37 ==		== Installing commercial Nvidia drivers in 64-bit Slackware 13.37 ==
	This tutorial assumes you have a fresh '''full''' install of Slackware 13.37 '''x86_64'''.		This tutorial assumes you have a fresh '''full''' install of Slackware 13.37 '''x86_64'''.

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	agpgart 28874 1 nvidia		agpgart 28874 1 nvidia
	i2c_core 19769 2 nvidia,i2c_piix4		i2c_core 19769 2 nvidia,i2c_piix4

			You should now have a working commercial Nvidia driver and be able to start X11 without issue.

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	The following command should return nothing:		The following command should return nothing:
	lsmod \| grep nouveau		'''lsmod \| grep nouveau'''

	Now check for the nvidia driver:		Now check for the nvidia driver:
	lsmod \| grep nvidia		'''lsmod \| grep nvidia
			'''
	You should see something like:		You should see something like:
	root@slackbox:~# lsmod \| grep nvidia		root@slackbox:~# lsmod \| grep nvidia

Toymachine: Initial page for commercial nvidia drivers on Slackware 13.37 x86_64

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Initial page for commercial nvidia drivers on Slackware 13.37 x86_64

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== Installing commercial Nvidia drivers in 64-bit Slackware 13.37 ==
This tutorial assumes you have a fresh '''full''' install of Slackware 13.37 '''x86_64'''.

What you'll need:

*'''NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-270.41.06.run''' [Version from official nvidia website as of 4-28-11]
*'''xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-noarch-1.txz''' [This package can be found on the slackware 13.37 DVD in /extra]
*A reboot

Once you've obtained these files, stick them somewhere (for example, /tmp).

To get the Commercial Nvidia driver working you'll need to remove the nouveau driver, and for good measure, make sure it is blacklisted.

Do the following as root:

'''removepkg xf86-video-nouveau'''
'''installpkg /tmp/xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-noarch-1.txz'''
'''chmod a+x /tmp/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-270.41.06.run'''

Now it's time to install the NVIDIA Driver:

'''cd /tmp && ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-270.41.06.run'''

Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the install. Also be sure to include the 32-bit gl content. (Sorry for lack of detail here, I'll try and add more detail later)

If the driver builds successfully without error then proceed.

Invoke the following:
'''nvidia-xconfig'''

Allow it to make the change to /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Now reboot:

'''reboot'''

Once your system has rebooted ensure that the 'nouveau' driver is NOT present and that the 'nvidia' driver is.

The following command should return nothing:
lsmod | grep nouveau

Now check for the nvidia driver:
lsmod | grep nvidia

You should see something like:
root@slackbox:~# lsmod | grep nvidia
nvidia 10486926 40
agpgart 28874 1 nvidia
i2c_core 19769 2 nvidia,i2c_piix4