[opensuse] 10.3, Geforce FX5500 +nvidia driver
hi Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas? regards Ian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 October 2007 01:14:17 pm ianseeks wrote:
hi
Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas?
Have you tried starting sax2 to reconfigure xorg.conf? So it fits the new driver ;) Try this and let me know how it's going -- chEErs Ron -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 Oct 2007, Ron Eggler wrote:
On Saturday 06 October 2007 01:14:17 pm ianseeks wrote:
hi
Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas?
Have you tried starting sax2 to reconfigure xorg.conf? So it fits the new driver ;) Try this and let me know how it's going
thanks, i've not tried that. I will once i swap the 10.3 hdu back into my pc - i thought it best not to update in-place - just as well i did that. I thought that this problem wouldn't have arisen in 10.3 - it seemed so much easier in ver 8/9 days - it seemed to work it out all by itself. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 Oct 2007, Ron Eggler wrote:
On Saturday 06 October 2007 01:14:17 pm ianseeks wrote:
hi
Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas?
Have you tried starting sax2 to reconfigure xorg.conf? So it fits the new driver ;) Try this and let me know how it's going
-- chEErs Ron
I've got it working by following Lior's advice and check out the opensuse website for help. Here's what it says for installing Nvidia on openSUSE 10.3 "You can use 1-Click-Install in openSUSE 10.3. For all new NVIDIA cards, click here: nvidia.ymp For all NVIDIA Legacy cards, click here: nvidia-legacy.ymp" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 October 2007 22:14:17 ianseeks wrote:
hi
Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas?
regards
Ian Look for the reccommended way to installl the nvidia drivers at thier website, They usually work well. The instruction there are very specific to the OS and version of OS.
Speart -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 Oct 2007, Lior Avital wrote:
On Saturday 06 October 2007 22:14:17 ianseeks wrote:
hi
Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas?
regards
Ian
Look for the reccommended way to installl the nvidia drivers at thier website, They usually work well. The instruction there are very specific to the OS and version of OS.
Speart
Thanks - i did that now its working beautifully. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 06 October 2007 22.14.17 ianseeks wrote:
hi
Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas?
I have the same problem. I added the nvidia repo by selecting it in yast. It installed. I see that /etc/X11/xorg.conf had the driver changed from nv to nvidia (no X until I changed back to nv - I always keep a copy of xorg.conf when fiddling here). However, none of the kernel drivers were made or loaded. Even after a reboot. I see a few programs (nvidia-bug-report.sh nvidia-settings nvidia-xconfig). I don't think I saw the install script that I am used to using. I usually install the nvidia driver from the command line. I thought I would try the YAST method in 10.3. I still want this to work so it keeps up-to-date when I (via Yast or smart) update the kernel. Otherwise. 10.3 seems like a keeper. When I sort out a few compile issues with our product (v4l2 and MSVC++ via CrossOver Office), I think we will start testing for moving from 10,0 to 10.3. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Kapellgränd 7 P.O. Box 4205 SE-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: Int +46 8-615 60 20 Mobl: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 07 Oct 2007, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Saturday 06 October 2007 22.14.17 ianseeks wrote:
hi
Has anyone managed to get X running when installing the closed Nvidia driver? I installed all (driver and kerner sources) via the community repo's etc and every time i load up after installed in the driver i end up at the command prompt. I assume the driver is not matched to the kernel. Any ideas?
I have the same problem. I added the nvidia repo by selecting it in yast. It installed. I see that /etc/X11/xorg.conf had the driver changed from nv to nvidia (no X until I changed back to nv - I always keep a copy of xorg.conf when fiddling here). However, none of the kernel drivers were made or loaded. Even after a reboot. I see a few programs (nvidia-bug-report.sh nvidia-settings nvidia-xconfig). I don't think I saw the install script that I am used to using.
I usually install the nvidia driver from the command line. I thought I would try the YAST method in 10.3. I still want this to work so it keeps up-to-date when I (via Yast or smart) update the kernel.
Otherwise. 10.3 seems like a keeper. When I sort out a few compile issues with our product (v4l2 and MSVC++ via CrossOver Office), I think we will start testing for moving from 10,0 to 10.3.
I followed Lior's advice and went to the opensuse site and put "nvidia" into the search and it gave a very helpful page, this is the text for what to do for openSUSE 10.3 "You can use 1-Click-Install in openSUSE 10.3. For all new NVIDIA cards, click here: nvidia.ymp For all NVIDIA Legacy cards, click here: nvidia-legacy.ymp" There are links in these 2 lines. It worked perfectly and it now looks wonderful. So it begs the question, why have the communiy repos for nvidia if you can;t install it that way. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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