Hi Jürgen, I tried also an automatic/default installation setup with exception for neccessary custom partitioning for my multiboot setup. I'm not sure if my problem actually is caused by the Nvidia vs nv driver or some xorg-x11 error. It also looked like the installation wasn't quite complete or finished when I entered consol mode with Alt-F1, because of a waiting message 'Checking/Updating CPU microcode - loading CPUFreq modules' instead of the expected login promt. Now I'm downloading the full DVD iso to try this also instead of the NET CD iso install. In previous cases, 11.2 included, I think I had to manually install the Nvidia proprietary driver (kernel module) afterwards using the YaST2 package manager. Now I'm not sure which one, Nvidia or nv the 11.3M1 installation did use. By the way, how does one verify if Nvidia or nv is used by the installation program, and how to select or change to the free 'nv' during the installation or from command line afterwards (what is the 'nv' package name)? Did you have to manually edit the xorg.conf afterwards (it looked like I had only the the xorg.conf.install available)? Rgds, Terje Jürgen Radzuweit wrote:
Hi Terje, did you use the generic driver (nv) for the nvidia card or the vendor stuff? I myself have a problem using the Nvidia driver, but the generic driver works. In case you use the Nvidia driver you should file a bug against Nvidia and not against openSUSE. Additionally you can switch to a console (Ctrl-Alt-F1) and check /var/log/message and or /var/log/boot.msg for a hint.
Regards Jürgen
PS : The kdm server crashes with Signal 11 caught message
Am Sonntag 07 Februar 2010 23:36:14 schrieb Terje J. Hanssen:
Hi folks,
I've tried a couple of x86_64 installation on my hp 8714w with Nvidia 3600M, both default KDE and also Gnome using the NET CD and a usual installation procedure.
Up to now, this mobile workstation has run previous 11.x and sled 10/11 (certified) ok and some other distributions too. But this time with 11.3 I got a distorted and unreadable grahical display right after the first boot from hard disk. I was able to use the safe mode login (once), but as soon as I tried to change the resolution from the installation mode 1280x1024 to the correct 1920x1200 (yes, I know sax2 isn't supported longer), the bad test display occurred. Therefore this error is critical and prohibit me from real testing.
How should I address this issue further, throug the (confusing) Testopia (guide lines welcome) or to the normal Bugzilla?
Rgds, Terje J. Hanssen
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