Nvidia driver wont install

**bakerboy26** · 24-Feb-2009, 03:03

Hi all,

Got a problem installing the Nvidia driver using one-click install. I have installed this before on this system but reinstalled the system this morning and now the nvidia driver just wont install in Yast or with one click install. Here is what I get:

#### YaST2 conflicts list - generated 2009-02-24 09:58:50 ####

nothing provides kernel(trace:mm) = 67506958a8c60f3c needed by nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-trace-180.29_2.6.27.18_0.3-0.1.x86_64

[ ] do not install x11-video-nvidiaG02-180.29-0.1.x86_64

#### YaST2 conflicts list END ###

Please help,

Thanks in advance,

Gordy

**carmalao** · 24-Feb-2009, 03:31

Did you reinstall the system in a fresh mode or upon the old one?
Did you remove the previously installed nvidia driver?
Do a try: remove them completely with YAST, in a konsole terminal as root give a "sax2 -r" to load the vesafb video driver, reboot the system in X and with YAST - after added the nvidia repository - reinstall both nvidia-your-matching-kernel-G02 and x11-.....
Regards

**PingooseCovert** · 24-Feb-2009, 05:23

Sorry I can't offer a solution but I can issue a warning to people who have the nvidia repository included in Yast. I noticed today that the nvidia repository was offering me an update from 180.29_2.6.27_9.1-0.1-x86_64 to 180.29_2.6.27.18_0.3-0.1_x86_64. I have not performed this update as I have checked that my kernel is still 2.6.27.7-9. Maybe this inappropriate kernel version in the nvidia repository for openSUSE-11.1 is the cause of people's problems?

**mgalex82** · 24-Feb-2009, 09:50

It is the cuase of alot of people's headaches.
I don't understand how something like this can happen.
The default kernel is 2.6.27.7 while in the official repository for the nvidia driver you only get the driver version for kernel 2.6.27.18.

Can you guys do soemthing about that , pls ?

**bakerboy26** · 24-Feb-2009, 10:42

Hi all,

I updated to the new kernel from the updates-testing repro Index of /update/11.1-test into Yast. I just added it to the configured software repositories. I updated the Kernel and then the Nvidia driver installed. Once I did that I disabled the update-test repository. I would like to thank PingooseCovert for pointing me in the right direction.

Gordy

**Monex** · 24-Feb-2009, 11:17

Hi,

this also happened in the last time when a kernel update is on the way. Nothing to worry about I guess tomorrow this issue should be solved and the new kernel appears in the update repo.

Hope this helps

**bakerboy26** · 24-Feb-2009, 11:28

Yeah, its just my luck that I decided to do a clean install today. Never mind, problem solved now,

Gordy

**forbore** · 24-Feb-2009, 17:36

Even a manual install won't work... It corrupted my dirvers! Now I can't even boot KDE. I tried deleting xorg.conf and I tried moving my backup xorg as the original and it still won't work... I hope the problem will be fixed soon 'cause I have to use Ubuntu now

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**drkurt** · 25-Feb-2009, 02:24

This is really an annoying issue. I wonder how long it will take to fix the repo problem.

Does anybody know if there are RPM packages of older nvidia drivers available?

cheers.

**FatTulip** · 25-Feb-2009, 02:27

The only older drivers I found were 170.xx in the Nvidia repository, but by updating my kernel to 2.6.27.18 as BakerBoy26 did I was able to one-click install the 180.xx drivers which are in there on my barebones 11.1 system.