[speretz]

Cool, we are getting somewhere, but since we are going so far into the rabbit hole, I would like to describe what I did to install the drivers so nobody has to cover the same thing twice.

Let me start off by saying that I looked up this information from the opensuse nvidia page.

1. Install kernel sources (already had gcc and make, duh)
2. Downloaded the drivers from Nvidia
3. Went to runlevel 3 by opening a terminal and typing "init 3"
4. Logged in as root
5. sh <nvidia installer file>.run -q
The Nvidia software did its thing and compiled with the linux sources. After the installer was done:
5. Typed "sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia"
6. reboot

I didn't have any errors and I couldn't imagine why the driver wouldn't load with opengl acceleration. Also, if it means anything (which I don't think it does) in the sax2 screeen at the bottom "Activate 3d acceleration" is selected and grayed out.

Finally, I noticed that my monitor is, and always has been "LCD 1680x1050@60HZ" even when compiz was functioning, but when I look at the Nvidia config program that is loaded separately from sax, it knows I have an Acer AL2016W. I think that is the extent of my knowledge...