Nvidia driver and kernel compiled to Slackware

Version

Nvidia driver: 555.58.02
Slackware 15.0 Kernel: 5.15.161

Last update: 21/06/2024

Tested in laptops with Nvidia GeForce 930MX and 940MX

# lspci -v | grep "NVIDIA"

$ nvidia-smi -L

Links

1. https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:hardware:nvidia_optimus
2. https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:hardware:nvidia_optimus#official_optimus_support_with_the_nvidia_proprietary_driver
3. https://docs.slackware.com/howtos:hardware:proprietary_graphics_drivers
4. https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/555.58.02/README/primerenderoffload.html
5. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA
6. https://wiki.debian.org/NVIDIA%20Optimus
7. https://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

Alternative - use Bumblebee

https://github.com/ryuuzaki42/24_Bumblebee-SlackBuilds-Packages/

How Install

1. Download the latest release version that matches with the kernel in use and extract:

14_Nvidia_Driver_Slackware_<driver version>_<kernel version>.zip

https://github.com/ryuuzaki42/14_Nvidia_Driver_Slackware/releases/

The latest update

https://github.com/ryuuzaki42/14_Nvidia_Driver_Slackware/releases/latest

2. Login as root and upgradepkg xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist

cd 14_Nvidia_Driver_Slackware*/final_packages/
su
upgradepkg upgrade/xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-1.0-noarch-1.txz

3. Install / Upgrade nvidia-driver and nvidia-kernel

upgradepkg --install-new --reinstall nvidia-driver-*z nvidia-kernel-*z

4. Add the configuration file

cp 21-LAR-nvidia-screens.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/21-LAR-nvidia-screens.conf

5. Reboot your system to take effect

Test

xrandr --listproviders

Should display a provider named NVIDIA-G0 (for “NVIDIA GPU screen 0”)

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL vendor"

Should display your integrated GPU's' vendor as opposed to NVIDIA (e.g., Intel)

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia glxinfo | grep "OpenGL vendor"

Should display: "OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation"

To run games on Steam

https://wiki.debian.org/NVIDIA%20Optimus#Using_NVIDIA_PRIME_Render_Offload

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia %command%

With mangohud

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia mangohud %command%

If you use slackpkg+, set nouveau to greylist:

https://slakfinder.org/slackpkg+.html

echo "xf86-video-nouveau" >> /etc/slackpkg/greylist

After a kernel update will need to rebuilt nvidia-kernel

Build using scripts based on:

https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/system/nvidia-kernel/

https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/system/nvidia-driver/ with COMPAT32="yes"