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====== Proprietary Graphics Drivers ====== | ====== Proprietary Graphics Drivers ====== | ||
- | Although the X.Org X11 graphical system provides many drivers, supplying at least 2D video acceleration for most video cards, if a system is equipped with a GPU from AMD (ATI) or nVIDIA, | + | The X.Org X11 graphical system provides many drivers, supplying at least 2D video acceleration for most video cards; however, if a system is equipped with a GPU from AMD (ATI) or nVIDIA, proprietary binary drivers can be downloaded from the web sites of both these vendors and installed. |
The aim of this article is to outline the various methods of installation and configuration of these proprietary drivers in Slackware. | The aim of this article is to outline the various methods of installation and configuration of these proprietary drivers in Slackware. | ||
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===== AMD (ATI) Catalyst Driver Installation and Configuration ===== | ===== AMD (ATI) Catalyst Driver Installation and Configuration ===== | ||
- | AMD are dropping support | + | AMD are dropping support |
=== Download ==== | === Download ==== | ||
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After downloading, | After downloading, | ||
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Next, switch to root with: | Next, switch to root with: | ||
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CD to the folder which contains the ' | CD to the folder which contains the ' | ||
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# sh amd-driver-installer-VERSION-x86.x86_64.run | # sh amd-driver-installer-VERSION-x86.x86_64.run | ||
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- | The installer will collect data about your system and will prompt for either an automatic installation or to create a distribution-specific package. Select distribution-specific package here as it can be managed by Slackware' | + | The installer will collect data about your system and will prompt for either an automatic installation or to create a distribution-specific package. Select distribution-specific package here, as it can then be managed by Slackware' |
When prompted to select a distribution, | When prompted to select a distribution, | ||
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After rebooting, you can test the drivers by running: | After rebooting, you can test the drivers by running: | ||
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This should display rotating gears that run smoothly without glitches. | This should display rotating gears that run smoothly without glitches. | ||
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=== Downloading the Appropriate nVIDIA Driver Binary Installer === | === Downloading the Appropriate nVIDIA Driver Binary Installer === | ||
- | The first step is to download the appropriate driver from the [[ http:// | + | The first step is to download the appropriate driver from the [[ http:// |
=== Disabling the nouveau Module === | === Disabling the nouveau Module === | ||
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* After building the module on x86_64 systems, the installer will prompt about installing nVIDIA' | * After building the module on x86_64 systems, the installer will prompt about installing nVIDIA' | ||
* Next, in the case of a previous version, the installer will uninstall the module. | * Next, in the case of a previous version, the installer will uninstall the module. | ||
- | * Once no conflicting X and, should this option be chosen, OpenGL files are found, the module will be installed. | + | * Once no conflicting X and (should this option be chosen) OpenGL files are found, the module will be installed. |
* The program will then offer to use the nvidia-xconfig utility to modify the xorg.conf file to reflect the change in video drivers. This utility often works, but could possibly change other values in xorg.conf. It does, however, back-up the original file to "''/ | * The program will then offer to use the nvidia-xconfig utility to modify the xorg.conf file to reflect the change in video drivers. This utility often works, but could possibly change other values in xorg.conf. It does, however, back-up the original file to "''/ | ||
* A prompt confirms that the driver installation is complete and was a success, at which point the program exits to the console. | * A prompt confirms that the driver installation is complete and was a success, at which point the program exits to the console. | ||
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