On 10/07/2010 01:06 PM, dwgallien wrote:
Many thanks. That worked well, and I can now change back to the nvidia driver after the next upgrade of kernel or nvidia driver :)
Bob
Just fyi, while using xorg.conf to switch to nv works without any further steps, that won't be true with nouveau. Because it conflicts with the nvidia driver, nouveau must be blacklisted; consequently, if you decide to switch to nouveau instead, you'll need to remove the blacklisting (which is probably in the file /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf).
Good point, I also forgot the manual unload of the nvidia driver (rmmod nvidia) and load of the nv driver (modprobe nv) prior to xdm restart, but the unload might not be advisable if your sound/sata/etc. is also nvidia. X (since 7.2) is smart enough to choose reasonable defaults and load the needed modules even *without* an xorg.conf. So if you ever get stuck with a hosed xorg.conf, you can mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.sav and restart X as well. (but you do need the xorg to specify/change the driver to a particular one) Glad it worked for you Bob. It also works the same way for radeon, radeonhd, and fglrx drivers on the ATI side :p -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org