Ben Kevan wrote:
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.
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