Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3217 mails)

[Terry Eck <terry_eck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Pettigrew wrote:
> OK, I'm trying to install the 5336 NVidia drivers for my GeForceFX5200. I have
> an updated kernel (2.4.20-102) and the matching source (2.4.20.SuSE-102)
> installed.
>
> However, the nvidia installer fails when compiling the driver, complaining
> that nvidia.o can't be found and that this is probably because my kernel
> sources don't match the kernel.
>
> What is going on and how do I get it working? I don't remember anyone ever
> reporting this before :-(
>
> John

John,
What version of SuSE are you using? Have you looked at the HOWTO for
SuSE Linux users concerning the Nvidia Installer? There is a link to
it on the nvidia site. I'm using SuSE 8.2 and had to follow the
instructions for that version.
Terry

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