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Re: SPAM: Re: [SLE] Nvidia drivers cause blank screen loading X
- From: "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 16:30:09 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0611021724380.29958@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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The Thursday 2006-11-02 at 15:41 -0000, Dave Howorth wrote:
> I agree they describe two different ways of doing it, but neither of
> them worked for me. yast does not install the current version of the
> driver.
And very rightly so. SuSE policy has always been to use the version
available at shipment date. If you want the newest, use the other, manual,
method.
> Since there are several different ways and the OP has tried both suse
> ways and failed, I am simply suggesting that it's worth trying the
> nvidia way.
Perhaps. I don't know exactly what driver he has tried to install and how,
but never mind.
Notice that the NVidia driver can configure X by itself (last install
question, default is "no"). And it worked for me when I tried in 9.3
recently and also in 10.1
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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The Thursday 2006-11-02 at 15:41 -0000, Dave Howorth wrote:
> I agree they describe two different ways of doing it, but neither of
> them worked for me. yast does not install the current version of the
> driver.
And very rightly so. SuSE policy has always been to use the version
available at shipment date. If you want the newest, use the other, manual,
method.
> Since there are several different ways and the OP has tried both suse
> ways and failed, I am simply suggesting that it's worth trying the
> nvidia way.
Perhaps. I don't know exactly what driver he has tried to install and how,
but never mind.
Notice that the NVidia driver can configure X by itself (last install
question, default is "no"). And it worked for me when I tried in 9.3
recently and also in 10.1
- --
Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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