C wrote:
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 18:31, James Knott wrote:
issue... see the bugs I linked earlier in this thread: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678732 and https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664533
Yep, it's a known fault. However, I don't see any fix for it. Fortunately, this isn't my main system. That one also has a nVidia card, but it's connected with DVI.
Small update on this... I've now installed openSUSE 11.4 on my main computer, and am not seeing the screen flicker issue that's described in the linked bugs, and this thread.
- openSUSE 11.4 76 bit (default install, updated to standard 11.4 repos) - KDE4.6 (default install, updated to standard 11.4 repos) - nVidia proprietary drivers, version=270.30 (Nouveau driver blacklisted, nVidia driver manually installed)
A few things that may or may not be key here... 64 bit install vs 32 bit (I thought I saw something that suggested it may be a 32 issue?)... and using the latest nVidia Beta drivers instead of the older stable drivers from the openSUSE repository.
Maybe it's worth trying the latest Beta drivers? They seem to be working without fault for me. You can find info about the nVidia Beta drivers here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=122606
C.
My main (64 bit) system, uses DVI and apparently that connection type doesn't have this problem. I'm experiencing the problem on my test system, an old Compaq computer with nVidia Lanta video. There are no drivers on the nVidia site for that one. I'm not too worried (yet) about my main system, as I have spare drives, so I can remove the existing system and install 11.4. If it doesn't work properly, I can put the old drive back in to return to where I am now. I also have a Netfinity server with S3 video but my immediate concern is my ThinkPad. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org