On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:32:49 +0530, Marcus Meissner
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:38:16AM +0530, phanisvara das wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:47:36 +0530, Ken Schneider - openSUSE
wrote: kerned 2.6.34 is the official release version for 11.3. If you choose to use a newer kernel from elsewhere you need to compile the nvidia driver from source.
...or install it using the *.run file from the nvidia website. this will also compile the module according to your installed kernel, but it'll do all the work for you. it's sometimes called "installing nvidia proprietary driver the hard way," even though it isn't very hard. you have to have your kernel's source installed though, and need a few basic development packages. you find information about the process in this list & on the openSUSE wiki.
Please do not give bad advice.
The Kernel modules on NVIDIAs website should still work fine with the latest 11.3 Update kernel.
(KMPs do not require to be updated everytime we release a new kernel, there is KMP symlinking magic making this unnecessary.)
i don't understand what's so bad about this advice. using rpm packages from a repo is easier, but in this case it doesn't work for me. i'm running the latest kernel from Kernel:/HEAD, the latest nvidia driver, and KDE 4.5.3 without any problems -- sounds pretty good to me. this may or may not work for others, depending on their hardware or system specifics, but that's the same with any advice re. nvidia & co. recompiling kernel modules each time i install a new kernel takes 5-10 min, which i find acceptable. -- phani. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org