On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:19:56 -0700, you wrote:
::Get the drivers, install them with "rpm -Uhv --nodeps --force", and if the ::links in /usr/lib ( /usr/lib/libGL* ) don't point to the nvidia glx ::sharedlibs, then run switch2nvidia_glx. Make sure again that the libs aren't ::pointing to some mesa lib...
I don't have much of an issue with the instructions below, but if you want to make sure everything is kosher then I would do this.
Get the 2880 tar.gz files from http://www.nvidia.com/drivers then put them in /usr/src/packages/SOURCES.
You should then just untar them like this...
tar -zxvf <tar file name>
Guys thanks for specific instructions on how to approach this. With Suse 8.0 in another week is it likely that Suse will recognize this card. Or should I get use to this procedure because of the nVidia license issue. I guess I'm trying to put off the inevitable, trouble is my gray hair count is getting high and was hoping to save some. Thanks..........John