From 24d5aa80af0587f79f5956e44ecec9514c68ae15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: huchukato <huchukato@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:16:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify legacy requirements_cu12.txt usage and improve
 installation documentation

---
 readme.md             | 18 +++---------------
 requirements_cu12.txt | 11 +++++++++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 85822b3..2cf41e1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -66,28 +66,16 @@ install.bat
 python install.py
 ```
 
-**Manual requirements:**
+**Manual requirements files:**
 ```bash
 # For CUDA 13 (RTX 50 series)
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-# For CUDA 12 (RTX 30/40 series)  
+# For CUDA 12 (RTX 30/40 series) - LEGACY METHOD
 pip install -r requirements_cu12.txt
 ```
 
-### ⚠️ CUDA Version Selection
-
-This node defaults to **CUDA 13** (RTX 50 series, driver 580+).
-
-**For CUDA 12 (RTX 30/40 series):**
-```bash
-pip install -r requirements_cu12.txt
-```
-
-**For CUDA 13 (Default):**
-```bash
-pip install -r requirements.txt
-```
+> **💡 Note:** The `requirements_cu12.txt` is provided as a legacy fallback method. The automatic installation is strongly recommended as it handles CUDA detection and package installation seamlessly.
 
 ### 📦 CUDA Toolkit Required
 
diff --git a/requirements_cu12.txt b/requirements_cu12.txt
index cbf070d..a2bc172 100644
--- a/requirements_cu12.txt
+++ b/requirements_cu12.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
-# Legacy: CUDA 12 (RTX 30/40 series, CUDA 12.x)
-# For CUDA 13, use requirements.txt instead
+# LEGACY: Manual installation for CUDA 12 (RTX 30/40 series, CUDA 12.x)
+# 
+# NOTE: This file is provided for manual installation only.
+# The recommended method is to use the automatic installation:
+# - Clone the repo and restart ComfyUI (auto-detects CUDA and installs appropriate packages)
+# - Or run: python install.py
+#
+# For CUDA 13, the node will auto-install tensorrt_cu13 packages
+# For CUDA 12, the node will auto-install these tensorrt-cu12 packages
 tensorrt-cu12==10.13.3.9
 tensorrt-cu12-libs==10.13.3.9
 tensorrt-cu12-bindings==10.13.3.9