Neil wrote:
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:57 AM, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
Neil wrote:
In addition to my last post, here is another post from the 18th for another in your situation (I know your now dwain, but I'm tired of editing): That's okay, I should have seen that post anyways
(Also install the 'findutils-locate' package either with yast or as root just 'zypper in findutils-locate', after installing run 'updatedb' go get a cup of coffee, when it's done, from the command line 'locate nv.ko' and we'll go from there) Nothing, it just returns to a new line. OK, that means the opensource nv kernel module isn't installed. In yast->software management->search "enable the provides option" and enter nv.ko. You will then get the package returned in the list that provides the module and
Neil wrote: then install that package.
I enabled the provides option. I entered nv.ko in the search window, but there was no result. I checked wether it had searched at all by going back to the search phrase enter field and pushing down. nv.ko was there. I tried "nv.", but to no avail. I entered "nv" and a lot of them apeared. I checked them for indications there may be a video driver installed there and installed a few (hmm, i should have written down wich, but that's to late now) The locate nv.ko command came back with a result it ended with sata_nv.ko. I didn't really expect that to work, but I ran a modprobe anyway. To no avail.
Am I missing a repo? I have:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0 cd:///?devices=/dev/sr0 http://download.nvidia.com/Opensuse/11.0 http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/debug/ http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/non-oss/ http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/
<snipped the rest. Tested it: same results>
Thanks for taking your time and helping me
Neil
Neil, Let's try something. First, let's look at your current information and put it in a form so I can see it too. From your home directory (just type cd and you'll get there), create a tmp directory to hold the files. We might as well organize it with a directory as well. (I recommend keeping the ~/tmp directory even after this exercise is over.) So: mkdir -p ~/tmp/nvcard Now cd into the directory: cd ~/tmp/nvcard I would have you just post all the information, but the log files and the xorgs are fairly long and would make a very messy email. So, let's collect the information we will need: lsmod > current_mods cp /etc/X11/xorg.* . cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log . rpm -qa | grep kernel > kernel-rpms rpm -qa | grep -i nvidia > nvidia-rpms ls -1 ls -1 /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/video > video-kos (**Note that is ls -one, the number 1, not the letter l) None of the information above holds any personal or confidential information, so don't worry. If you have a web site that you can post the information to, do that and send us the link. If not, then let's compress it and you can email it to me and I'll take a look and post it for you on my site. To compress it, lets create a bzipped tar file that can easily be attached to an email. So let's cd to the ~/tmp directory and create it: cd ~/tmp (or just cd ..) tar -cjf nvcard.tar.bz2 nvcard (you can use tar -czf to create a nvcard.tar.gz or .tgz gzip file) Either post the file or email it to me and I'll take a look at post it and we'll go from there. In the mean time, what were the results of your attempt to force the module to be created with (as root) sax2 -r -m 0=nv (I think I told you to use 0=nvidia initially, try nv) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 www.rankinlawfirm.com | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org