Can no longer boot into OpenSuse 11.4 after updating NVIDIA Drivers

English Install/Boot/Login
#1

Greetings, I am relatively new to OpenSuse, migrated here from ubuntu.

Basically everything was going fine, and i was enjoying the OpenSuse experience, then downloaded djl (Games Launcher) , installed some games and found that i had a very very very bad frame rate (about 1FPS), and my GPU is a NVIDIA GTS250 (1GB), and runs most games flawlessly under m$, so i went about installing the graphics drivers for my card. I followed the instructions and was under the assumption that i installed the correct ones, but now i cannot boot into any graphical interface.

I think that it should be a graphics issue, as this was one of the few things done before rebooting.

I have tried booting into the normal mode, and the failsafe,
I have read many other "Not booting’’ posts, and have tried their solutions without success, there include:
Changing the boot parameters
Logging in and manually trying to boot up the gui (init 3… init 5… etc)

When the computer tries to load up OpenSuse in normal mode, it comes up with the normal loading screen, and then about 90% of the way it stops for about 30 seconds, and then switches over to a CLI, asking for a login, going through the log a couple of things fail, did have these noted down (but cannot find and will post along with other commands that i am asked to do)

I want to try and avoid a reinstall as it took me a long time to get the WiFi card working.

If someone could please try to help me solve this problem, either by walking me through reverting the new driver, or helping me diagnose then solve the problem

#2

so i went about installing the graphics drivers for my card

just what did you install?
the kmod rpm? or the nvidia.run?
and
did you fallow the instructions ?
SDB:NVIDIA drivers - openSUSE
and/or
SDB:NVIDIA drivers - openSUSE

SDB:NVIDIA the hard way - openSUSE

you MUST blacklist the open Nouveau driver !

#3

Hi John,

I am pretty sure i installed the .rpm, i followed the instructions on the NVIDIA page, explicitly for OpenSuse.

How do i blacklist the open Noeveau Driver? I have access to a console, and can login as root.

Thanks so far!

#4

How do i blacklist the open Noeveau Driver

READ the opensuse nvidia guides i posted!

and if you used the instructions on the nvidia web site YOU INSTALLED the .run drier
so use the instructions for " the HARD way"

#5

On 2011-04-25 00:36, JamesWatling wrote:

> but now i cannot boot into any graphical interface.

Huh??

You don’t have a booting problem, your system is booting correctly. You
have a graphical system problem. Please use the correct terminology.

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)

#6

Yeah! I’m having exactly the same problem! No GUI after installing nvidia drivers!

openSUSE 11.4 with nvidia gforce 6600 GT and crt monitor which needs at least 85 Hz, not 50 or 60 Hz

This was my xorg.conf before the attemp to install nvidia drivers:

Section “Device”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Driver “vboxvideo”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Device “vboxvideo”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vmware”
Driver “vmware”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vmware”
Device “vmware”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “cirrus”
Driver “cirrus”
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “cirrus”
Device “cirrus”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “fbdev”
Driver “fbdev”
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “fbdev”
Device “fbdev”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vesa”
Driver “vesa”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vesa”
Device “vesa”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout”
Screen “vboxvideo”
Screen “vmware”
Screen “cirrus”
Screen “fbdev”
Screen “vesa”
EndSection

The easy way to get NVIDIA - “When installation is complete reboot.” - and you will have a problem!

This is the xorg.conf after! The system isn’t booting into the GUI. I’m left alone at the DOS Prompt.

nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig

nvidia-xconfig: version 260.19.44 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-04.nvidia.com) Sun Feb 27 21:50:39 PST 2011

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout”
Screen “vboxvideo” 0 0
Screen “vmware” 0 0
Screen “cirrus” 0 0
Screen “fbdev” 0 0
Screen “vesa” 0 0
InputDevice “Keyboard0” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse0” “CorePointer”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
# generated from default
Identifier “Keyboard0”
Driver “keyboard”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
# generated from default
Identifier “Mouse0”
Driver “mouse”
Option “Protocol” “auto”
Option “Device” “/dev/psaux”
Option “Emulate3Buttons” “no”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
Identifier “Monitor0”
VendorName “Unknown”
ModelName “Unknown”
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option “DPMS”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vmware”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “cirrus”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “fbdev”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vesa”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Device “vboxvideo”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vmware”
Device “vmware”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “cirrus”
Device “cirrus”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “fbdev”
Device “fbdev”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vesa”
Device “vesa”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

For comparison purposes: This was the xorg.conf from the previous installation, openSUSE 11.2, well running:

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2011-04-13T18:28:25+0200.

Version: 8.1

Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005

Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>

Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Speedo”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
Option “ZapWarning” “on”
EndSection

Section “Module”
Load “dri”
Load “dbe”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”

Driver “kbd” will be disabled unless ‘Option “AutoAddDevices” “off”’

is set in “ServerFlags” section.

Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Keyboard[0]”
Option “Protocol” “Standard”
Option “XkbLayout” “de”
Option “XkbModel” “microsoftpro”
Option “XkbRules” “xfree86”
Option “XkbVariant” “nodeadkeys”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”

Driver “mouse” will be disabled unless ‘Option “AutoAddDevices” “off”’

is set in “ServerFlags” section.

Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
Option “CalcAlgorithm” “XServerPool”
DisplaySize 305 230
HorizSync 31-82
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “MCM1702”
Option “DPMS”
Option “PreferredMode” “1024x768”
VendorName “SIEMENS NIXDORF”
VertRefresh 50-120
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection

Section “Device”
BoardName “GeForce 6600 GT (0x00F2)”
Driver “nv”
Identifier “Device[0]”
VendorName “NVidia”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[0]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection

Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section “Extensions”
Option “Composite” “off”
EndSection

nvidia-xconfig was launched by yast2, but if I start it manually at the DOS Prompt, the result is always the same.

nvidia-xconfig kills the whole system, and sax2 ist simply “dropped”. How can I configure my machine for running 1024 x 768 at 87 Hz? The hardware is the same, except the mouse. I had to buy a new one, beause the old doesn’t work since openSUSE 11.3 It’s now a Logitech RX 250.

May anyone write an xorg.conf that will work?

#7

Yeah! I’m having exactly the same problem! No GUI after installing nvidia drivers!

openSUSE 11.4 with nvidia gforce 6600 GT and crt monitor which needs at least 85 Hz, not 50 or 60 Hz

This was my xorg.conf before the attemp to install nvidia drivers:

Section “Device”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Driver “vboxvideo”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Device “vboxvideo”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vmware”
Driver “vmware”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vmware”
Device “vmware”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “cirrus”
Driver “cirrus”
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “cirrus”
Device “cirrus”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “fbdev”
Driver “fbdev”
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “fbdev”
Device “fbdev”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vesa”
Driver “vesa”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vesa”
Device “vesa”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout”
Screen “vboxvideo”
Screen “vmware”
Screen “cirrus”
Screen “fbdev”
Screen “vesa”
EndSection

The easy way to get NVIDIA - “When installation is complete reboot.” - and you will have a problem!

This is the xorg.conf after! The system isn’t booting into the GUI. I’m left alone at the DOS Prompt.

nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig

nvidia-xconfig: version 260.19.44 (buildmeister@swio-display-x86-rhel47-04.nvidia.com) Sun Feb 27 21:50:39 PST 2011

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout”
Screen “vboxvideo” 0 0
Screen “vmware” 0 0
Screen “cirrus” 0 0
Screen “fbdev” 0 0
Screen “vesa” 0 0
InputDevice “Keyboard0” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse0” “CorePointer”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
# generated from default
Identifier “Keyboard0”
Driver “keyboard”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”
# generated from default
Identifier “Mouse0”
Driver “mouse”
Option “Protocol” “auto”
Option “Device” “/dev/psaux”
Option “Emulate3Buttons” “no”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
Identifier “Monitor0”
VendorName “Unknown”
ModelName “Unknown”
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option “DPMS”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vmware”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “cirrus”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “fbdev”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Device”
Identifier “vesa”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vboxvideo”
Device “vboxvideo”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vmware”
Device “vmware”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “cirrus”
Device “cirrus”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “fbdev”
Device “fbdev”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section “Screen”
Identifier “vesa”
Device “vesa”
Monitor “Monitor0”
SubSection “Display”
Modes “nvidia-auto-select”
EndSubSection
EndSection

For comparison purposes: This was the xorg.conf from the previous installation, openSUSE 11.2, well running:

/…/

SaX generated X11 config file

Created on: 2011-04-13T18:28:25+0200.

Version: 8.1

Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005

Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>

Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!

Section “Files”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/local”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/URW”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/Speedo”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/PEX”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/kwintv”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/truetype”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/CID”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled”
FontPath “/usr/share/fonts/xtest”
FontPath “/opt/kde3/share/fonts”
InputDevices “/dev/gpmdata”
InputDevices “/dev/input/mice”
EndSection

Section “ServerFlags”
Option “AllowMouseOpenFail” “on”
Option “ZapWarning” “on”
EndSection

Section “Module”
Load “dri”
Load “dbe”
Load “extmod”
Load “glx”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”

Driver “kbd” will be disabled unless ‘Option “AutoAddDevices” “off”’

is set in “ServerFlags” section.

Driver “kbd”
Identifier “Keyboard[0]”
Option “Protocol” “Standard”
Option “XkbLayout” “de”
Option “XkbModel” “microsoftpro”
Option “XkbRules” “xfree86”
Option “XkbVariant” “nodeadkeys”
EndSection

Section “InputDevice”

Driver “mouse” will be disabled unless ‘Option “AutoAddDevices” “off”’

is set in “ServerFlags” section.

Driver “mouse”
Identifier “Mouse[1]”
Option “Buttons” “5”
Option “Device” “/dev/input/mice”
Option “Name” “ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse”
Option “Protocol” “explorerps/2”
Option “Vendor” “Sysp”
Option “ZAxisMapping” “4 5”
EndSection

Section “Monitor”
Option “CalcAlgorithm” “XServerPool”
DisplaySize 305 230
HorizSync 31-82
Identifier “Monitor[0]”
ModelName “MCM1702”
Option “DPMS”
Option “PreferredMode” “1024x768”
VendorName “SIEMENS NIXDORF”
VertRefresh 50-120
UseModes “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Modes”
Identifier “Modes[0]”
EndSection

Section “Screen”
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection “Display”
Depth 15
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 16
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
SubSection “Display”
Depth 8
Modes “1024x768” “1024x600” “800x600” “768x576” “640x480”
EndSubSection
Device “Device[0]”
Identifier “Screen[0]”
Monitor “Monitor[0]”
EndSection

Section “Device”
BoardName “GeForce 6600 GT (0x00F2)”
Driver “nv”
Identifier “Device[0]”
VendorName “NVidia”
EndSection

Section “ServerLayout”
Identifier “Layout[all]”
InputDevice “Keyboard[0]” “CoreKeyboard”
InputDevice “Mouse[1]” “CorePointer”
Option “Clone” “off”
Option “Xinerama” “off”
Screen “Screen[0]”
EndSection

Section “DRI”
Group “video”
Mode 0660
EndSection

Section “Extensions”
Option “Composite” “off”
EndSection

nvidia-xconfig was launched by yast2, but if I start it manually at the DOS Prompt, the result is always the same.

nvidia-xconfig kills the whole system, and sax2 ist simply “dropped”. How can I configure my machine for running 1024 x 768 at 87 Hz? The hardware is the same, except the mouse. I had to buy a new one, beause the old doesn’t work since openSUSE 11.3 It’s now a Logitech RX 250.

May anyone write an xorg.conf that will work?

#8

Did you try just using the old xorg.conf file?

Did you try nvidia-xconfig without a xorg.conf file. Because the original one does not look right to me.

You should not have a xorg.conf file on a new install. It is no longer required in most cases.

#9

Yes, I did both. Always the same problem: no GUI.

xserver problems with installing and configuring nvidia driver openSUSE 11.4

#10

On 2011-04-25 19:36, QUOKA wrote:

> This is the xorg.conf after! *The system isn’t booting into the GUI.
> I’m left alone at the DOS Prompt.

At the DOS prompt? Hum, then you have to reinstall linux, I’m afraid.
We know nothing about that Microsoft DOS thing. >:-)

–
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 “Emerald” at Telcontar)
**

#11

Yes, I’m fed up with installing linux.

#12

please use the instructions that i gave for the nvidia driver and DO NOT use the OUTDATED and WRONG instructions on the nvidia website

those instructions DO NOT account for the opensource Noeveau driver

the Noeveau should be fine for most general use

uninstall any *.run driver by repeting the .run install but add uninstall at the end
for running gui –


su -
telinit 3 
-- relogin in text mode--
-- below is for gui and non gui ---
cd To/The/Location/That YOU /put the *.run 
( i put it in / )
sh *.run uninstall

then delete any and all copys of the xorg.conf
seeing as you are in TEXT only –

 
 cd /etc/X11
ls 
rm  xorg.conf

then reboot
the "very OLD - 2d only " nv " or the opensource -3d Noeveau will now be used

then USE the "oneclick "!!!
or READ and fallow the “hard way”

#13

I have the same problem.

Running OpenSuSE 11.4, kernel Linux 2.6.37.6-0.5-default i686, KDE: 4.6.00 (4.6.0) “release 6”
Graphic card is GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS

Was running fine with nvidia driver 260.19.44
Did a Yast online update to nvidia 270.41.06-5.1

After reboot GRUB goes to the login window OK. With a normal log in, the screen shows only the splash image with a thin, distorted line. The only way I have gotten past that is holding the power switch to turn off.

I can log in to failsafe mode, which uses 2D driver: fbdev

Where can I get the OpenSuSE 260.19.44 driver so I can revert to it?

Thanks,
Howard

#14

Are you certain that this is the 270.41.06 driver problem and not instead the update from the 2.6.37.1 to the 2.6.37.6 kernel that caused the problem ??

I have two PCs running openSUSE-11.4 with nVidia hardware and using the proprietary nVidia driver:

  • nVidia GTX-260 (with 64-bit openSUSE-11.4) and the 270.41.06 driver
  • nVidia FX5200 (with 32-bit openSUSE-11.4) and the 173.14.28 driver

Prior to the kernel update from the 2.6.37.1 to 2.6.37.6 I did not need to black list the nouveau driver for the nVidia proprietary driver to work. But after the kernel update when I rebuilt the nvidia proprietary driver the manual way (also called "the hardway (which is not hard) " , the nvidia driver would not boot to X. I had to black list the nouveau driver, reboot, rebuild the nvidia driver the manual way (also called “the hardway (which is not hard)”, and reboot and I had X back. This was the case for BOTH of those different drivers on different hardware.

*Edit : I described in detail what I did in post#9 and post#10 in this thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/other-forums/community-fun/general-chit-chat/458958-kernel-update-goes-well.html
*
Black listing the noueavu driver is easy.

One way is to install the program ‘mc’ (known as midnight commander) and use it to edit the file /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf. Some command suggestions to do this in run level 3.


su -
zypper install mc
cd /etc/modprobe.d
mc

and then use the function keys to navigate to 50-blacklist.conf and add the line at the end:


blacklist nouveau

Or another quicker way to blacklist the nouveau driver in the 50-blacklist.conf file is to send this one command:


su -c 'echo "blacklist nouveau" >> /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf'
and enter root password when prompted.

Also note, when running full screen text mode, one can use commands to reboot and/or to shutdown (halt).

To restart


su - 
shutdown -r now

To shutdown (halt)


shutdown -h now
#15

I have a similar problem. I “upgraded with 1 click” to the NVIDIA driver for my laptop with 8800M graphics chip. I couldn’t boot to any gui. I recreated xorg.conf with nvidia-xconfig but that didn’t work. I edited the xorg.conf several times using nouveau and nv instead of nvidia, but none worked better than nvidia. Finally, i used the xorg.conf.install which got me a 800x600 GUI. this was increased to 1024x768 which is close to my laptops maximum of 1366x768. But the login process complains that it can’t find the right display. How can I set the Display to the correct settings and avoid the complains? I have downloaded the 270 run file but can’t install because it complains that the kernel-source is not compiled. Should I forget this option?

#16

And what graphic driver are you using currently?

If I had to guess, I would guess that by copying the xorg.conf.install to xorg.conf, you ended up booting to either the ‘nv’ or the ‘fbdev’ driver. Please check in your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file to see what video driver you are using !

Did you try blacklisting the nouveau driver like I noted so that the ‘nvidia’ driver could be properly built/installed after the kernel update ?

#17

I had trouble booting until I added “nomodeset” to the kernel boot line.

#18

oldcpu,
The update from the 2.6.37.1 to the 2.6.37.6 kernel was with nvidia driver 260.19.44 installed. The proprietary nVidia driver was installed during the new installation of 11.4. After the kernel update, the system rebooted normally.

I then did the proprietary nVidia driver update with Yast from repository ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.4/. Rebooting after that does not work correctly.

I blacklisted nouveau, deleted the nVidia driver with Yast, rebooted, installed the nVidia driver, and rebooted. The problem is still the same. With a normal log in, the screen shows only the splash image with a thin, distorted line. At that screen, ctrl+alt+del, then down arrow, then enter does a proper system halt, although nothing changes on the screen during the keystrokes.

The system does boot into failsafe KDE plasma, using 2D driver: fbdev.

Is nvidia driver 260.19.44 available somewhere so I can go back to it?

#19

In my experience on 4 PCs with nVidia hardware that is unusual. You are stating the 260.19.44 did not have to be rebuilt after upgrading from the 2.6.37.1 to the 2.6.37.6. I’m NEVER that lucky. I have to rebuild EVERY time the kernel updates.

Did you disable kms per the openSUSE-11.3 and per the openSUSE-11.4 release notes ? You did not mention it here, so I can only assume you did not.

??? Now I’m confused. I thought you previous were using the 260.19.44 and only recently tried the 270.41.06 ?? You mean you deleted it ?

No matter. Did you look/search in Google? I know, … search Google … its so obvious , but who would think ( to try) ? Many don’t bother. Try the obvious ! :slight_smile: Enter “260.19.44 nvidia” in Google.

#20

This is exactly what happened to me. Curiously, I had problem only with KDE. Gnome was fine.

Where can I get the OpenSuSE 260.19.44 driver so I can revert to it?

On the NVIDIA repository are the current RPMS. At NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Advanced Search you can find old drivers (not an RPM). Uninstall the nvidia RPMs, disable the NVIDIA repository, and, from console, run the install script. Save the script because it can be used for uninstall.