On Thursday 01 January 2004 17:59, Felipe Leon wrote:
I. SuSE Linux 9.0 -----------------
1) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means installing the 'kernel-source' package with YaST2. Update it - if not already done - via YaST2 Online Update (YOU).
2) Use the nvidia installer for 1.0-5328.
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5328-pkg1.run
3) Configure XFree86 with
sax2 -m 0=nvidia (0 is a digit, not a letter!)
NOTE: There is no need to try to enable 3D support. It's already enabled, when the nvidia driver is running. Ignore the misleading error message, that 3D support can't be enabled. This problem will be fixed with SuSE > 9.0 and is related to the latest nvidia driver release.
Ok, I followed this indications exactly and everything worked perfect (try some 3d acceleration games) except when logging out. The X server exits in a wrong way: The normal SuSE blue screen with a status bar (which gives you the option of pressing F2 to see what is going on), is replaced by this broken screen (green and blue squares as out of resolution) on which I can do nothing. Eventually the shutdown or rebooting process continue and everything is then normal. This is not particularly important except that I assume something must be wrong with the installation of the driver. Has anybody experienced this? What do you guys recomend?
Yes, this sounds familiar. I had the same problem with the Nvidia 4496 driver. Have you tried to go to console with CTRL-ALT-F1 through -F6. I suspect that you will get the same garbled multi-color screen. Right ? As far as I know this has nothing to do with your installation process, but is a flaw in the Nvidia-coding, which depends upon the combination of this driver and the type of Nvidia-card you're using. As I said, I had the same problem with the 4496 driver, and the only "solution" was to go back to an older version of the driver (which was the 4363 driver). After release of the 5328 driver I tried to upgrade to that one, and luckily I appeared to belong to the happy few that have a good working combination now (using a GeForce4 488Go card). I know that many other people are suffering the same problem with the 5328 driver as you do. I'm afraid the only solution for you is to try to use an older version of the driver (so the 4496 or even the 4363) and wait till Nvidia releases a better version of the driver. Cheers, -- Jan Elders the Netherlands http://www.xs4all.nl/~jrme/ "Home of the Network Acronyms"