unable to install nvidia 3d driver via 1 click or by compiling (the hard way)

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I have used opensuse for years and never had a problem with installing nvidia drivers until my experience with opensuse 13.1 64 bit. I did the update from 12.2. The stock driver did not like my nvidia geforce 6200 video card, so I had to open a second terminal because as soon as the gui loaded, the screen became useless. In a text terminal, I opened yast and installed the nvidia driver. Now I am trying to install the 3d driver. I tried 1 click install. I goes through the routine of installing fine, but no 3d. I then tried the hard way method of downloading the driver and running it in a root text terminal after booting to run level 3 (init 3). I made sure make, gcc compiler and kernel sources are installed. After running the installer, it stops and generates an error message. The following is a copy/paste from the end of the log file:

/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel/nv-i2c.c: In function ‘nv_i2c_del_adapter’:
/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel/nv-i2c.c:327:14: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
osstatus = i2c_del_adapter(pI2cAdapter);
^
make[4]: *** [/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel/nv-i2c.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [module/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file ‘/var/log/nvidia-installer.log’ for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

Thank you in advance for your help.
Jeff

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Did you install the correct packages? (especially the correct kmp package for your kernel)
x11-video-nvidiaG02, nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop (or whatever), nvidia-computeG02

The driver should work and support your card.

Maybe setting NO_KMS_IN_INITRD=“yes” and runing “sudo /sbin/mkinitrd” might help, although it shouldn’t be necessary.
To have an idea what could be wrong, the /var/log/Xorg.0.log would be helpful though.

I then tried the hard way method of downloading the driver and running it in a root text terminal after booting to run level 3 (init 3). I made sure make, gcc compiler and kernel sources are installed. After running the installer, it stops and generates an error message. The following is a copy/paste from the end of the log file:

/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel/nv-i2c.c: In function ‘nv_i2c_del_adapter’:
/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel/nv-i2c.c:327:14: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
osstatus = i2c_del_adapter(pI2cAdapter);
^
make[4]: *** [/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel/nv-i2c.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [module/tmp/selfgz3299/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.88/kernel] Error 2
make[2]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
NVIDIA: left KBUILD.
nvidia.ko failed to build!
make[1]: *** [module] Error 1
make: *** [module] Error 2
-> Error.
ERROR: Unable to build the NVIDIA kernel module.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file ‘/var/log/nvidia-installer.log’ for details. You may find suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

The 304.88 driver is too old and doesn’t work with 13.1’s kernel 3.11.

Download and install the latest version 304.121. But that’s the same version as available in the repo.
So if that driver version does not work with your card, you’re out of luck I’m afraid.

You could try the even older G01 driver (173.14.39) in that case though.
This should also support your card.
If you install that driver from the repo and it doesn’t work, you should do that “NO_KMS_IN_INITRD” trick though.

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I have to past the xorg.0.log file in two sections due to being rejected as too long. This is the first half:

44.506]

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the “xorg” product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
44.506]
X.Org X Server 1.14.3.901 (1.14.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2013-10-26
44.506] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
44.506] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
44.506] Current Operating System: Linux linux-cl7f 3.11.10-17-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 16 15:28:13 UTC 2014 (fba7c1f) x86_64
44.506] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.10-17-desktop root=UUID=bf37f63e-6b53-49b8-9489-6c4016495e38 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3320310CS_9TX3ATVX-part5 splash=silent quiet showopts
44.506] Build Date: 17 April 2014 05:37:34AM
44.506]
44.506] Current version of pixman: 0.30.2
44.506] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
44.506] Markers: (–) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
44.506] (==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Sat Jun 28 16:41:09 2014
44.507] (==) Using config directory: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d”
44.507] (==) Using system config directory “/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d”
44.507] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
44.507] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
44.507] () |–>Screen “Default Screen Section” (0)
44.507] (**) | |–>Monitor “<default monitor>”
44.508] (==) No monitor specified for screen “Default Screen Section”.
Using a default monitor configuration.
44.508] (==) Automatically adding devices
44.508] (==) Automatically enabling devices
44.508] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
44.508] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi” does not exist.
44.508] Entry deleted from font path.
44.508] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
built-ins
44.508] (==) ModulePath set to “/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules”
44.508] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
44.508] (II) Loader magic: 0x803c20
44.508] (II) Module ABI versions:
44.508] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
44.508] X.Org Video Driver: 14.1
44.508] X.Org XInput driver : 19.1
44.508] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
44.509] (–) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0161:1682:2142 rev 161, Mem @ 0xfa000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfb000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x???/131072
44.509] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
44.509] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
44.509] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
44.509] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
44.509] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
44.509] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
44.509] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
44.509] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
44.509] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
44.509] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
44.509] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
44.509] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
44.512] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
44.512] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
44.512] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
44.512] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
44.512] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
44.512] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
44.512] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
44.512] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
44.512] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
44.512] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
44.512] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
44.512] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
44.512] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
44.512] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
44.512] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
44.512] (II) “glx” will be loaded by default.
44.512] (II) LoadModule: “dri2”
44.512] (II) Module “dri2” already built-in
44.512] (II) LoadModule: “glamoregl”
44.564] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
45.361] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so: undefined symbol: _glapi_tls_Context
45.361] (II) UnloadModule: “glamoregl”
45.361] (II) Unloading glamoregl
45.361] (EE) Failed to load module “glamoregl” (loader failed, 7)
45.361] (II) LoadModule: “glx”
45.362] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/extensions/libglx.so
45.628] (II) Module glx: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
45.628] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
45.628] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
45.628] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 304.121 Tue Mar 4 20:08:25 PST 2014
45.628] Loading extension GLX
45.628] (==) Matched nvidia as autoconfigured driver 0
45.628] (==) Matched nouveau as autoconfigured driver 1
45.628] (==) Matched nv as autoconfigured driver 2
45.628] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 3
45.628] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 4
45.628] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 5
45.628] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
45.628] (II) LoadModule: “nvidia”
45.628] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
45.737] (II) Module nvidia: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
45.737] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
45.737] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
45.757] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
45.758] (EE) NVIDIA: system’s kernel log for additional error messages.
45.758] (II) UnloadModule: “nvidia”
45.758] (II) Unloading nvidia
45.758] (EE) Failed to load module “nvidia” (module-specific error, 0)
45.758] (II) LoadModule: “nouveau”
45.758] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
45.760] (II) Module nouveau: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
45.760] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 1.0.9
45.760] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
45.760] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
45.760] (II) LoadModule: “nv”
45.761] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nv_drv.so
45.761] (II) Module nv: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
45.761] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.1.20
45.761] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
45.761] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
45.761] (II) LoadModule: “modesetting”
45.763] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
45.764] (II) Module modesetting: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
45.764] compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 0.8.0
45.764] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
45.764] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
45.764] (II) LoadModule: “fbdev”
45.766] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
45.766] (II) Module fbdev: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
45.766] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 0.4.3
45.766] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
45.766] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
45.766] (II) LoadModule: “vesa”
45.767] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
45.767] (II) Module vesa: vendor=“X.Org Foundation”
45.767] compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.3.3
45.767] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
45.767] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
45.767] (II) NOUVEAU driver
45.767] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
45.767] RIVA TNT (NV04)
45.767] RIVA TNT2 (NV05)
45.767] GeForce 256 (NV10)
45.767] GeForce 2 (NV11, NV15)
45.767] GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)
45.767] GeForce 3 (NV20)
45.767] GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)
45.767] GeForce FX (NV3x)
45.767] GeForce 6 (NV4x)
45.767] GeForce 7 (G7x)
45.767] GeForce 8 (G8x)
45.767] GeForce GTX 200 (NVA0)
45.767] GeForce GTX 400 (NVC0)
45.767] (II) NOUVEAU driver
45.767] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :

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This is the second half of the log file:

45.767]     RIVA TNT        (NV04)
45.767]     RIVA TNT2       (NV05)
45.767]     GeForce 256     (NV10)
45.767]     GeForce 2       (NV11, NV15)
45.768]     GeForce 4MX     (NV17, NV18)
45.768]     GeForce 3       (NV20)
45.769]     GeForce 4Ti     (NV25, NV28)
45.769]     GeForce FX      (NV3x)
45.769]     GeForce 6       (NV4x)
45.769]     GeForce 7       (G7x)
45.769]     GeForce 8       (G8x)
45.769]     GeForce GTX 200 (NVA0)
45.769]     GeForce GTX 400 (NVC0)
45.769] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
45.769] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
45.769] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
45.769] (++) using VT number 7

45.769] (EE) [drm] KMS not enabled
45.769] (EE) [drm] KMS not enabled
45.769] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
45.769] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
45.769] (EE) open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
45.769] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
45.769] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
45.776] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
45.776] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
45.776]     compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 0.0.2
45.776]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 14.1
45.776] (**) FBDEV(1): claimed PCI slot 1@0:0:0
45.776] (II) FBDEV(1): using default device
45.777] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
45.777] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
45.777] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
45.777] (II) FBDEV(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
45.777] (==) FBDEV(0): Depth 24, (==) framebuffer bpp 32
45.777] (==) FBDEV(0): RGB weight 888
45.777] (==) FBDEV(0): Default visual is TrueColor
45.777] (==) FBDEV(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
45.777] (II) FBDEV(0): hardware: VESA VGA (video memory: 5120kB)
45.777] (II) FBDEV(0): checking modes against framebuffer device...
45.777] (II) FBDEV(0): checking modes against monitor...
45.777] (--) FBDEV(0): Virtual size is 1280x1024 (pitch 1280)
45.777] (**) FBDEV(0):  Built-in mode "current": 131.1 MHz, 80.3 kHz, 76.6 Hz
45.777] (II) FBDEV(0): Modeline "current"x0.0  131.09  1280 1312 1472 1632  1024 1028 1032 1048 -hsync -vsync -csync (80.3 kHz b)
45.777] (==) FBDEV(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
45.777] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
45.777] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
45.777] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
45.777] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
45.777]     compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
45.777]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
45.777] (**) FBDEV(0): using shadow framebuffer
45.777] (II) Loading sub module "shadow"
45.777] (II) LoadModule: "shadow"
45.778] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
45.778] (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
45.778]     compiled for 1.14.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
45.778]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
45.778] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
45.778] (II) Unloading vesa
45.778] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
45.778] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
45.778] (==) FBDEV(0): Backing store disabled
45.779] (==) FBDEV(0): DPMS enabled
45.779] (==) RandR enabled
45.825] (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)
46.076] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event3)
46.076] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
46.076] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
46.076] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
46.076] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
46.076] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
46.077] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
46.077]     compiled for 1.14.3, module version = 2.8.2
46.077]     Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
46.077]     ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 19.1
46.077] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
46.077] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
46.077] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
46.077] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
46.077] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
46.077] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
46.077] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input3/event3"
46.077] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
46.077] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
46.077] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
46.077] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
46.118] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event2)
46.118] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
46.118] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
46.118] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
46.118] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
46.118] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
46.118] (**) evdev: Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
46.118] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
46.118] (--) evdev: Power Button: Found keys
46.118] (II) evdev: Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
46.118] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input2/event2"
46.118] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD, id 7)
46.118] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
46.118] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
46.118] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
46.119] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event0)
46.119] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
46.119] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
46.119] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "LocalKeyboard"
46.119] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 2 keyboard'
46.119] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
46.119] (**) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
46.119] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
46.119] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
46.119] (II) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
46.119] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input0/event0"
46.119] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD, id 8)
46.119] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
46.119] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc104"
46.119] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
46.120] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse (/dev/input/event1)
46.120] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
46.120] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
46.120] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse'
46.120] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: always reports core events
46.120] (**) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
46.120] (--) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x6
46.120] (--) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found 9 mouse buttons
46.120] (--) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
46.120] (--) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found relative axes
46.120] (--) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
46.120] (II) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Configuring as mouse
46.120] (II) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
46.120] (**) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
46.120] (**) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
46.120] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input1/event1"
46.120] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse" (type: MOUSE, id 9)
46.120] (II) evdev: ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
46.120] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
46.120] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
46.121] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
46.121] (**) ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
46.121] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
46.121] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
46.121] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
46.121] (II) config/udev: Adding input device PC Speaker (/dev/input/event4)
46.121] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
46.121] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
46.126] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
58.827] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
58.827] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
58.982] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)

1797.828] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
1797.828] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
1797.831] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
2235.684] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)
2235.684] (II) FBDEV(0): FBIOBLANK: Invalid argument (Screen blanking not supported by vesafb of Linux Kernel)

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Well, you’re not using the nvidia driver. Reason:

Is this now with the packages from the repo, or with the .run installer?

In the first case, please post a list of all nvidia and kernel packages you have installed:

rpm -qa | egrep "(kernel|nvidia)"

Check that the nvidia kernel module is there:

find /lib/modules -name nvidia.ko

This should hopefully tell why the module cannot be loaded:

dmesg | grep -iA5 nvidia

You might try to set NO_KMS_IN_INITRD=“yes” in /etc/sysconfig/kernel and run “sudo /sbin/mkinitrd” as mentioned. Maybe the nouveau module is being loaded by the initrd already (by plymouth f.e.) which would prevent nvidia from being loaded.

6

I have the copy/paste as per your request:

jeffrey@linux-cl7f:~> rpm -qa | egrep “(kernel|nvidia)”
kernel-devel-3.11.10-17.2.noarch
kernel-syms-3.11.10-17.1.x86_64
kernel-default-devel-3.11.10-17.2.x86_64
kernel-desktop-3.11.10-17.2.x86_64
nvidia-computeG02-304.121-32.1.x86_64
x11-video-nvidiaG02-304.121-32.1.x86_64
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default-304.119_k3.11.6_4-33.1.x86_64
patterns-openSUSE-devel_kernel-13.1-13.6.1.x86_64
kernel-desktop-devel-3.11.10-17.2.x86_64
kernel-desktop-devel-3.11.10-11.1.x86_64
kernel-source-3.11.10-11.1.noarch
kernel-devel-3.11.10-11.1.noarch
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default-304.121_k3.11.6_4-31.1.x86_64
kernel-source-3.11.10-17.2.noarch
kernel-xen-devel-3.11.10-17.2.x86_64
kernel-desktop-3.11.10-11.1.x86_64
kernel-default-devel-3.11.10-11.1.x86_64
kernel-firmware-20130714git-2.17.1.noarch
jeffrey@linux-cl7f:~>

jeffrey@linux-cl7f:~> find /lib/modules -name nvidia.ko
/lib/modules/3.11.6-4-default/updates/nvidia.ko
jeffrey@linux-cl7f:~>

jeffrey@linux-cl7f:~> dmesg | grep -iA5 nvidia
jeffrey@linux-cl7f:~>

I also did a kernel update and kernel source update via yast prior to this copy/paste.

7

You only have kernel-desktop installed, but the kmp for kernel-default.

Do this to install the correct one:

sudo zypper in nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop -nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default
8

I used the sudo zypper command. All went well. It recommended I run zypper ps to check for running programs that use the deleted files. This is my copy/paste from the shell:

linux-cl7f:~ # zypper ps
The following running processes use deleted files:

PID | PPID | UID | Login | Command | Service | Files
----±-----±----±------±--------------±--------±---------------------------------------------------
254 | 1 | 0 | root | systemd-udevd | | /lib/modules/3.11.10-17-desktop/modules.builtin.bin
| | | | | | /lib/modules/3.11.10-17-desktop/modules.alias.bin
| | | | | | /lib/modules/3.11.10-17-desktop/modules.dep.bin
| | | | | | /lib/modules/3.11.10-17-desktop/modules.symbols.bin

You may wish to restart these processes.
See ‘man zypper’ for information about the meaning of values in the above table.

I also need to know if a system reboot is going to solve the driver issue or do I need to reboot in init 3 and configure x window? (my next step?)

9

Hm, I never saw those particular files in a zypper “file in use” warning.
Anyway, zypper just wants to tell you that some running processes (systemd-udev in this case) use files that have been changed on disk. So you should restart those processes so that they get aware of the changes and/or use the changed files. Or reboot, which you need to do anyway to use the nvidia driver.

I also need to know if a system reboot is going to solve the driver issue or do I need to reboot in init 3 and configure x window? (my next step?)

You don’t have to configure anything.
Just reboot (to runlevel 5/graphical.target) and the nvidia driver should be used.

If not, please post the Xorg.0.log as before, and/or try with NO_KMS_IN_INITRD=“yes” as mentioned.
For posting the log, better use a sharing/pasting site like http://susepaste.org and only post the link here.

10

The 3d driver works! Thank you for your help! I learned from the experience, but not sure what the difference between the old and new drivers was that would cause the issue with the video card.

11

Well, maybe the 1-click install picked the wrong kmp package at the first try as well? This can happen under certain circumstances, but should be better in 13.2.

Hard to say now what really happened, of course.

The driver packages themselves have not been changed at all since 10. June, at least.