Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (905 mails)

[Andreas Vetter <vetter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

> * Fred Miller <fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [06-19-08 22:43]:
> > Does anyone have a sage advice on getting the nvidia drivers to work 
> > properly? I added the site in the "community sites" added in Yast, but 
> > neither of the official nvidia drivers provide 3d.
>
> and you *know* this how?
>
> 1. Historically the nvidia drivers have denied to show 3d availability.
> 2. grep -i nv /ect/X11/xorg.conf
>          if result is nvidia, nvidia *is* installed
> 3. open a text window and run: glxgears.
>          if it runs you have 3d.

Well, glxgears also works with software 3d. You have to start it from a 
terminal window and compare the fps written there before and after 
installation of nvidia driver. The fps depends on hardware, but usually it 
increases from under 500 to over 1000.


> Really Fred, you know the drill.  You must give information for
> *anyone* to assist you.  Crystal balls do *not* work!
>
> Many use the repositories to install the nvidia drivers.  I perfer to
> download the bin file and install it.
>   sh ./NVIDIAxxxxxxxx -a
>   or
>   sh ./NVIDIAxxxxxxxx --update
>
> both work and require kernel headers to be installed


-- 
Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
 Andreas Vetter

Fakultaet fuer Physik und Astronomie
Universitaet Wuerzburg              
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