[Slackbuilds-users] [PATCH] nvidia-driver

[Robby Workman]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:44:18 -0700
King Beowulf <kingbeowulf at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 09/25/2012 07:26 PM, Robby Workman wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:49:19 -0700
> > King Beowulf <kingbeowulf at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > -install -m 755 libnvidia-wfb.so.$VERSION
> > $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/xorg/modules/ +install -m 755
> > libnvidia-wfb.so.$VERSION
> > $PKG/usr/lib$LIBDIRSUFFIX/xorg/modules/libnvidia-wfb.so.$VERSION-nvidia
> >
> > I could very well be missing something (I don't even have any nvidia
> > hardware), but are you *sure* this is correct?  It doesn't seem
> > right; i.e. why would there be a need to put the "-nvidia" suffix
> > on it?  I don't see why e.g. nvidia-switch would need to mess with
> > that one...
> >
> > -RW
> >
> As I understand it all, libnvidia-wfb is a replacement for libwfb 
> (libwfb is part of xorg-server, X module for wrapped software
> rendering for Geforce 8 series GPUs).  Supposedly, both can exist but
> I am trying to figure out why, sometimes, nvidia reports invalid
> framebuffer errors.  According to Chapter 5 of the readme.txt,  if
> libwfb exists, leave it, otherwise create link to libnvidia-wfb.so.
> Anyway, the '-nvidia' makes the bookkeeping easier if I have to
> fiddle with relinking lib*wfb* in nvidia-switch should libwfb be
> missing.
> 
> That's my story and I'm sticking  with it!  ;-)


Okay, then: applied.  Best wishes ;-)

-RW
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