I. SuSE Linux 9.0 -----------------
1) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means installing the 'kernel-source' package with YaST2. Update it - if not already done - via YaST2 Online Update (YOU).
2) Use the nvidia installer for 1.0-5328.
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5328-pkg1.run
3) Configure XFree86 with
sax2 -m 0=nvidia (0 is a digit, not a letter!)
NOTE: There is no need to try to enable 3D support. It's already enabled, when the nvidia driver is running. Ignore the misleading error message, that 3D support can't be enabled. This problem will be fixed with SuSE > 9.0 and is related to the latest nvidia driver release.
Ok, I followed this indications exactly and everything worked perfect (try some 3d acceleration games) except when logging out. The X server exits in a wrong way: The normal SuSE blue screen with a status bar (which gives you the option of pressing F2 to see what is going on), is replaced by this broken screen (green and blue squares as out of resolution) on which I can do nothing. Eventually the shutdown or rebooting process continue and everything is then normal. This is not particularly important except that I assume something must be wrong with the installation of the driver. Has anybody experienced this? What do you guys recomend? Felipe.