Re: Problem: nVidia driver for SuSe 9.2 Pro on x86_64 - crash on exit, display garbled

<senthil@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I'm running SuSe 9.2 Pro x86_64 on an AMD Athlon 64 machine, kernel

> 2.6.8.x
> (I believe, I can check) with the default X.org and KDE 3.3 that
came with
> SuSe 9.2 Pro. I have a nVidia FX5500 AGP 8X card.
>
> I installed the nVidia driver (v. 6911) using Yast. Yast somehow
doesnt
> get
> the latest version yet - 7017 or something.


That's version 1.0-6111. It wasn't bad, but the new one is better,
version
1.0-7167. Unfortunately, if you install that by hand, you get a report
of a
known bug with kernels before 2.6.11. Since the released update
kernels for
SuSE 9.2 only go up to 2.6.9, that's a problem.

Fortunately for you, the updates for "9.2.9" also include a 2.6.11
kernel,
and the kernel-of-the-day site from SuSE provide 2.6.11 kernels.
You'll need
to update your mkinitrd and hwinfo to go with the new kernel, but if
you
really want the best performance out of your NVidia card, I recommend

spending the time to do the updates.

Do you need FTP site pointers for them?

> The problem is, whenever I exit X Windows, the display "crashes" -
the
> display becomes garbled, and the screen is filled with reddish
orange
> blocks. I cannot read anything anymore, and I need to reboot the
computer.
> Even Ctrl + alt + F2 shows a blank screen instead of a login prompt.

>
> I know many people have posted this on the nVidia Linux forums, but
no one
> know the cause or the solution.
>
> Does anyone know the reason and how to fix this? Please let me know
if you
> want more detailed information, error logs, etc.

See above. I think you should update the kernel first, then use the
latest
NVidia published update tool since the YaST one is invariably out of
date
within 2 months after the OS is published.

Thanks, I'll do that and see if it helps. Yeah, some FTP pointers,
and/or
a link to an official how-to from SuSe would help.

Thanks a lot.

>
> <senthil@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
> news:S6b1e.144$GG3.92@prv-forum3.provo.novell.com...
> > Hi all,
> > I'm running SuSe 9.2 Pro x86_64 on an AMD Athlon 64 machine,
kernel
> > 2.6.8.x
> > (I believe, I can check) with the default X.org and KDE 3.3 that
came with
> > SuSe 9.2 Pro. I have a nVidia FX5500 AGP 8X card.
> >
> > I installed the nVidia driver (v. 6911) using Yast. Yast somehow
doesnt
> > get
> > the latest version yet - 7017 or something.
>
>
> That's version 1.0-6111. It wasn't bad, but the new one is better,
version
> 1.0-7167. Unfortunately, if you install that by hand, you get a
report of a
> known bug with kernels before 2.6.11. Since the released update
kernels for
> SuSE 9.2 only go up to 2.6.9, that's a problem.
>
> Fortunately for you, the updates for "9.2.9" also include a 2.6.11
kernel,
> and the kernel-of-the-day site from SuSE provide 2.6.11 kernels.
You'll need
> to update your mkinitrd and hwinfo to go with the new kernel, but if
you
> really want the best performance out of your NVidia card, I
recommend
> spending the time to do the updates.
>
> Do you need FTP site pointers for them?
>
> > The problem is, whenever I exit X Windows, the display "crashes" -
the
> > display becomes garbled, and the screen is filled with reddish
orange
> > blocks. I cannot read anything anymore, and I need to reboot the
computer.
> > Even Ctrl + alt + F2 shows a blank screen instead of a login
prompt.
> >
> > I know many people have posted this on the nVidia Linux forums,
but no one
> > know the cause or the solution.
> >
> > Does anyone know the reason and how to fix this? Please let me
know if you
> > want more detailed information, error logs, etc.
>
> See above. I think you should update the kernel first, then use the
latest
> NVidia published update tool since the YaST one is invariably out of
date
> within 2 months after the OS is published.
>
>

<senthil.rocketmail@com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, I'll do that and see if it helps. Yeah, some FTP pointers,
and/or
> a link to an official how-to from SuSe would help.
>
> Thanks a lot.

You can poke around ftp.suse.com. Working from Boston, I go here to
get the
mkinitrd and other updates

ftp://mirror.etf.bg.ac.yu/pub/distri.../people/agruen

And I go here to get the latest x86_64 kernels of the day:


ftp://mirror.etf.bg.ac.yu/pub/distri...el/kotd/x86_64


And I go here to get the SuSE "9.2.9" updatesm, which include a very
nice
and working 2.6.11.2 kernel.

rsync://mirror.cs.utah.edu/suse/i386/update/9.2.9/