NVIDIA driver problem

[Fredczhy]

I got the NVIDIA drivers working properly after installing them with
Yast, while using kernel 2.6.25.5-1.1-default.
However, after I updated my kernel to 2.6.25.18-0.2 , I can only get to
Kde, by selecting failsafe. When I try to boot normally, x11 does not
start. It fails with loading the NVIDIA drivers (same as when trying to
load the NVIDIA drivers with the modprobe command) FATAL: Error
inserting nvidia
(/lib/modules/2.6.25.20-0.1-default/weak-updates/nvidia.ko): No such
device. I have looked, and the file is there, neither did I find
anything wrong in the xorg.conf. I can boot with failsafe normally, but
no 3d acceleration (as it does not load the NVIDIA drivers). I have
tried to fix it for 3 days now, searching on google, and trying
different kernel updates and NVIDIA drivers. I think, that downgrading
kernel to 2.6.25.5-1.1, and then reinstalling drivers could make it
work, but I haven't tried it yet. I have tried installing them with Yast
and the NVIDIA script.
I'm using Suse 11, and have a GeForce 8500gt (no other videocards show
up in any device listing).
If anyone can, then please help, as I'm running out of options here.


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[cybertaz]

You need to re-install the drivers when you install or update the
kernel.


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[Fredczhy]

I reinstalled the drivers every time I updated the kernel. I tried Yast
(worked with 2.6.25.5-1.1), and NVIDIA's script, but I couldn't get them
to work.


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[ram88]

Fredczhy;1930860 Wrote:
> I reinstalled the drivers every time I updated the kernel. I tried Yast
> (worked with 2.6.25.5-1.1), and NVIDIA's script, but I couldn't get them
> to work.
Are you reintalled or recompiled the nvidia driver after the kernel
update. Please specify what command you've used for doing this.


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[cybertaz]

you need to get the kernel-source for the kernel you are using. Yast
should have done that, I think.

I install by downloading from nvidia and running their install script.
If you grab the kernel sources for your current kernel and then run the
installer, it should work. You have to go into init 3 to install the
drivers this way.


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[Fredczhy]

I installed the kernel-source with Yast, and updated it every time, I
updated the kernel. And I installed the drivers with the script from
NVIDIA's site (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.22.pkg1.run is the file's name).
And for reinstalling the driver with the script, I used just a "sh
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.22.pkg1.run".


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[ram88]

Fredczhy;1930929 Wrote:
> I installed the kernel-source with Yast, and updated it every time, I
> updated the kernel. And I installed the drivers with the script from
> NVIDIA's site (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.22.pkg1.run is the file's name).
> And for reinstalling the driver with the script, I used just a "sh
> NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.22.pkg1.run".
Okay, now check what stays in the nvidia HOW-TO.


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[Fredczhy]

I couldn't find a solution there.


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[ram88]

Fredczhy;1930957 Wrote:
> I couldn't find a solution there.
Of course there is no solution - in how-to you don't have any problem.

Are you saw this line:
>
> IMPORTANT: You need to recompile and install the nvidia kernel module
> after each kernel update.
>
> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1.run -K
>
?


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[cybertaz]

When you ran the nvidia script, did you exit to console (ctrl+alt+f1)?
and then type init 3? before running the installer?

'NVIDIA - openSUSE' (http://en.opensuse.org/Nvidia#The_hard_way)


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