On 05/05/12 18:03, George Olson wrote:
On 05/05/2012 11:36 AM, Robin Klitscher wrote:
But, to repeat, a prerequisite has always been the nVidia proprietary drivers - and, to boot, I've also always used the install packages from nVidia installed "the hard way", rather than the repository version(s). And apart from very occasional stutters which have been easily fixed by backlevelling the packages temporarily to an earlier version, it has all worked smoothly and well.
Where do you get the "hard way" versions, and why do you prefer them over the repository versions?
www.nvidia.com, select "Download Drivers" and then search for your particular model and platform. One of the objections that some have to installing this way is that it builds a specific kernel module, and if the kernel is later updated then you have to re-install. Some say that's a pain, but I've not found it difficult to accommodate - and I'm no geek. As to the reasons for doing it this way, I guess one of them would be habit, since the process always works, whereas earlier on I had troubles with the repository versions. I acknowledge, however, that that approach may now be outdated - I haven't tried the repo versions in several years. Another reason would be that the repo versions can lag the ones on the nVidia site. -- Robin K Wellington "Harbour City" New Zealand -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org