[SOLVED] Can't install NVIDIA proprietary driver in Slackware 13.1
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Converting to use the 'generic-smp' (or just 'generic' on x86_64) kernel is a manual step you have to do post install. The details are in that README.initrd file I mentioned in my post above.
This is one of those little slackware quirks you have to get used to. Personally I wish Pat would just do away with the 'huge' kernels and have the install dialogs set this up for the user.
Folks, you were correct. All I had to do is switch to the SMP kernel and everything started to work.
I`m such a noob! I was choosing the wrong boot option in GRUB, which led me to the no-SMP kernel. Feel so hopelessly stupid now. Thanks everyone for your help and sorry for wasting your time.
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