Install the latest non-free Nvidia driver¶

author:	jozee, linea, domcox

Required Reading¶

Handbook — Xorg Installation
Quickstart Guide — Build your own custom Linux Kernel for SliTaz

Prepare¶

Download the installer from the Nvidia website. Latest version 190.53
Install the Xorg server
```
# tazpkg get-install xorg-server
```
Install the linux-source package and development tools. See Build your own custom Linux Kernel for SliTaz
```
# tazpkg get-install linux-source
```

Install the driver¶

For this part you’re going to need a pencil and paper as we now have to work in text mode without a X-server running.

When you’re ready press Alt+Ctrl+Del, you should now see a command line:

Configure the X-server and copy the (generated) xorg.conf

# Xorg -configure
# cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Prepare the Kernel

# cd /usr/src/linux

# make oldconfig && make prepare

# make menuconfig  # (not required - but if you've come this far, you can take a peek)
# make bzImage
# make modules
# make modules_install

Now make executable and install the Nvidia driver, change to directory you installed to

# chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.80.pkg1.run
# ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-177.80.pkg1.run --kernel-source-path=/usr/src/linux

Copy the Kernel Image to /boot

# cd /usr/src/linux
# cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot

Restart¶

Reboot into text mode
```
# reboot                         # Hard drive users
# tazusb writefs gzip && reboot  # USB users
```
Don’t forget to pass the screen=text option at startup, (it may well boot into text mode anyway, if not just press Alt+Ctrl+Del again)
Load the nvidia module
```
# modprobe -v nvidia
```

Edit SLiM configuration file to load Xorg server

# vi /etc/slim.conf

default_xserver     /usr/bin/Xorg
#default_xserver     /usr/bin/Xvesa
#xserver_arguments   -ac -shadow dpms +extension Composite -screen 1024x768x24

Restart SLiM
```
# /etc/init.d/slim start
```

Err… that’s it

(If you want the nvidia module to persist, just add it to the LOAD_MODULES variable in /etc/rcS.conf)