Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4498 mails)

[Dave Howorth <dhoworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [11-02-06 08:13]:
>> Simply, in text mode, edit this line in the file "/etc/X11/xorg.conf":
> 
>  ....
> 
>> Not to forget:
>>
>> <http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/nvidia-installer-HOWTO.html#3>
>>
> 
> also quickly in runlevel 3, /usr/bin/switch2nv
> and no editing necessary.

Sorry, but I have to disagree with both of you on this occasion. For two
reasons.

First, AFAICT, the OP is still trying to install the nvidia driver, not
the nv driver. So I think the instructions you both gave are inappropriate.

Second, the OP says he has followed the *suse* instructions (as at the
URL above or rather at the equivalent for AMD64) without success. I also
had no success that way. I did have success when I followed the *nvidia*
instructions and used the *nvidia* installation and configuration tools
instead of the *suse* ones (yast, sax2).

Again, I am on 9.3 so YMMV.

Cheers, Dave