Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (1233 mails)

[Ben Kevan <ben.kevan@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 20 November 2008 08:53:21 pm Basil Chupin wrote:
> There is nothing easier to install nVidia drivers for ANY version of
> openSUSE than doing following:
>
> * make sure that you have 'kernel-source', 'make', and 'gcc' installed;
>
> * download the nVidia driver from nVidia site
> [http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html];
>
> * CTRL-ALT-F3 and login as root;
>
> * then "cd /usr/src/linux" and then "make cloneconfig";
>
> * init 3 and login as root (again);
>
> * cd to the directory into which you downloaded the new nVidia driver;
>
> * "nvidia-installer --uninstall" to get rid of the present driver (if
> there is one - still do this even if you do or don't know if one is
> installed [some will tell you to use "rmmod nvidia" but this doesn't
> always work]);
>
> * "sh NVIDIA<tab> [to get the full name of the latest driver] --- <RETURN>;
>
> * respond to the prompts which come up, and after SAX2 has altered your
> xorg.conf file....
>
> * type "init 5" and login normally into your system.
>
> Piece of cake.
>
>
> Ciao.
>
>
> --
> Understanding only begins with the act of perception.


sudo /sbin/init 3
login as you
sudo sh NVIDIA...... (the full file name
Follow the on screen instructions
sudo init 5

You're good to go .. shouldn't be a reason to do a cloneconfig. 

Ben


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