-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday, 2009-11-20 at 14:08 +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 20/11/09 01:09, Carlos E. R. wrote:
*** New style. ********* (suse 9.3)
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/X/XFree86/nvidia-installer-HOWTO.
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:15:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Carlos E. R. <> To: SLE <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] New kernel and nVidia
* If new kernel update, edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf --> nv instead of nvidia (safeguard) reboot. If reboot with nvidia, level 5, crash.
* runlevel 3 * Change to /usr/src/linux, and run: make cloneconfig make prepare-all * cd /usr/share/doc/nvidia/ ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7664-pkg1.run --accept-license --no-network * edit xorg.conf, back to nvidia * Test with 'startx'
The procedure just after updating the kernel would be:
1) Edit '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'. Change line
Driver "nv"
for
Driver "nvidia"
(I use customized device sections instead). Reboot. The new kernel will be active, but X will use the open driver, without 3D.
2) Log-off your X session. Open a text terminal (ctrl-alt-f1), login as root, type "init 3".
3) Change to /usr/src/linux, and run:
make cloneconfig make prepare-all
cd whatever (probably /usr/share/doc/nvidia/) ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7664-pkg1.run
(the '-q' option in the readme is for "no questions").
4) Edit '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' again, undo the previous change (put 'nvidia' now).
5) Test with 'startx'.
6) Works? Exit session, type init 5 again. Doesn't work? Probably reboot, make sure to enter runlevel 3. Think what could have gone wrong...
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Guess I'll have to add a "newer" section O:-)
One more thing to do:
if the kernel has been updated/upgraded/replaced, REBOOT the computer before running make cloneconfig etc and compiling the nvidia driver.
I forgot to do this the other day when I installed the desktop kernel and the driver would not compile - until I realised my mistake.
The "reboot" is up there in my notes, with the extra precaution of setting xorg to use the plain opensource driver after the reboot, instead of the propietary one which will not work ;-) - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAksMT9QACgkQtTMYHG2NR9UA0ACfdXNOwmCRH0T5/dJSg5NcLsS6 vr0An2YfoOIHVZwBdWWK0+4RAcR8outz =23/5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org