[SWLUG] SuSE update

[Foeh Mannay]

Hmm,

Looks like it needs the kernel sources package installed :o)

One workaround could be to set your X config to use the generic "nv"
driver rather than the "nvidia" one, then upgrade your kernel (and
install the kernel sources for that version of the kernel and the rest
of the stuff in the nvidia faq), then re-run the nvidia installer and
let it do its thing.

That will (should) at least allow you to maintain a GUI while you fiddle
with getting the NVidia driver to install properly.

The amount of times I've lost X due to nvidia drivers not liking kernel
updates is silly. Re-running the nvidia wotsit has sorted it out every
time. As long as your kernel sources are there I don't see why it
wouldn't work for you too.

I use debian, but it shouldn't be all that different in SuSE I guess.

Foeh


On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 20:49, Peter Bradley wrote:
> Well...  Here's what the nVidia site says about installing the drivers
> under SuSE 8.2
> 
> II. SuSE Linux 8.2
>     SuSE Linux Desktop (SLD)
> ----------------------------
> 
> 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) and configure it then
> with the following commands:
> 
>  cd /usr/src/linux
>  make cloneconfig && make dep
> 
> 2) Use the nvidia installer for 1.0-6106.
> 
>  sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-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.
> 
> Point 1) worries me.  What's all that about?
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> 
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