If you have an nVIDIA video card, do you have 3D support enabled? If you look into the “My Computer” icon, what does the display info say there? Here is a look at mine:
Display Info
** Vendor: ** nVidia Corporation
** Model: ** GK104 [GeForce GTX 660 Ti]
**2D driver: **nvidia
**3D driver: ** NVIDIA 331.20
I always install the nVIDIA driver the Hard Way, which is not very hard using the most recent driver and I always run the 64 bit version. I go here and get the most recent driver and download it to my PC:
**nVIDIA driver ****331.20 (64 bit) has been released you can find here: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.20.run (README)
**
OR
**nVIDIA driver ****331.20 (32 bit) has been released you can find here: NVIDIA-Linux-x86-331.20.run (README)
Always take a look here for the present nVIDIA driver released versions:** Unix Drivers Portal Page & Nvidia Installer HOWTO for openSUSE users
Here is the article I would look at about installing the nVIDIA driver the hard way: SDB:NVIDIA the hard way - openSUSE
In order to allow the nVIDIA driver to compile, I suggest that you do the following:
Open YaST / Software / Software Management - Select the View Button on the top left and pick Patterns. Now, you will see several Patterns listed and you want to select:
Development
[X] Base Development
[X] Linux Kernel Development
[X] C/C++ Development
Then Press the Accept button on the bottom right and allow these applications to install.
I always add the nomodeset kernel load option to my grub menu.lst file (openSUSE 12.1) or grub.cfg file (openSUSE 12.2) for use by my normal openSUSE OS selection menu. I always restart openSUSE from the OS selection menu, I enter the kernel load option 3 to load the kernel and then switch to Run Level 3, thus not loading the desktop. The nomodeset command was already added to my grub menu before I did a reboot.
For information on How To switch to Run Level 3 to install this driver, have a look at the following Link:
How to Start openSUSE 12.3 with Grub 2 into Run Level 3 - Blogs - openSUSE Forums
I have a bash script file that can be used to install the nVIDIA proprietary video driver. You can find it here in my blog:
LNVHW - Load NVIDIA (driver the) Hard Way from runlevel 3 - Blogs - openSUSE Forums
For anyone wanting to use DKMS to install the NVIDIA driver automatically on a kernel update, have a look here:
S.A.N.D.I. - SuSE Automated NVIDIA Driver Installer - Blogs - openSUSE Forums
For all users of nVIDIA video cards and who are installing the nVIDIA Proprietary video driver, consider using YaST to find and install the nvidia-settings package and use it to setup your nVIDIA video card. I have found a very interesting site that listed all of the nVIDIA chips code names and Video cards used with here:
Let me know if you have any other questions with this procedure I have prescribed. For anyone who would like install the nVIDIA drivers using a different method, have a look here:
I highly recommended you go with the The repository way in the link provided above and stay away from the 1-Click install if you do not wish to use the “Hard-Way” as described above.
For anyone who has upgraded or installed openSUSE 12.2, now using the Grub 2 OS boot selector, may want to look at my bash script here:
GNU Grub2 Command Help/Config Editor - Blogs - openSUSE Forums
Good Luck!!!
Thank You,
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