[PLUG] Setting up nVidia driver on Slackware

[Dick Steffens]

On 1/3/19 5:55 PM, Ben Koenig wrote:
> First, which nvidia card do you have? Model #?

 From lshw:


id: 	
display
description: 	VGA compatible controller
product: 	GF119 [GeForce GT 610]
vendor: 	NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 	
0
bus info: 	
pci at 0000:01:00.0
version: 	a1
width: 	64 bits
clock: 	33MHz
capabilities: 	pmmsipciexpressvga_controllerbus_mastercap_listrom


> Second, you want to make sure you have both nvidia slackbuilds installed
> $ ls -l /var/log/packages |grep nvidia
>
> You should see nvidia-driver and nvidia-kernel.
root at ENU-2:/etc/ssh# ls -l /var/log/packages | grep nvidia
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    6766 Jan  2 15:04 
nvidia-driver-410.78-x86_64-1_SBo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root    1133 Jan  2 14:50 
nvidia-kernel-410.78_4.4.157-x86_64-1_SBo
root at ENU-2:/etc/ssh#

> Third, make sure the nvidia kernel module is loaded.
> $ lsmod
>
> This will output all your loaded drivers, look through the list for the
> following modules:
> "nvidia"
> "nouveau"
>
> It's possible you see one, the other, both, or neither depending on what is
> going wrong here.

nouveau 1474958  3

nvidia not present

I must have missed a step.

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Regards,

Dick Steffens