As someone who vaguely knows there way around the console, this is puzzling me. I’ve installed Kernel-source, and everyother dependency and still I get compiling errors on some header file. I would take a screenshot, but yet, I have to be in the console to do anything.
I see the many benefits of Linux, and would really like to migrate over but really you guys are asking for alot.
Alright so here is how to install the nvidia driver manually, in case the one in the repo doesn’t work or u just want to use the latest.
Go to Yast>Software>Software Management
Search for and install if you don’t have these
make
gcc
kernel-source
Now download the latest Nvidia driver:
Place the file in your /home/username
Now restart and at the boot screen, pause the boot by moving the down button, then move back up and clear any text in the boot arguments by holding backspace. Then just type the number: 3
At the login
Type “root” then enter and then your root password and press enter.
now type
cd /home/username
*Now remember you can use the {TAB} key to auto complete
so type:
sh NVIDIA{TAB}
and the whole file name should auto complete
eg: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-185.18.36-pkg1.run
Follow the installer and let it compile the kernel module for you.
Say Yes to everything
Use TAB to move around
reboot
which look very similar to yours. Also, Thanks for telling me about the {TAB} trick, didn’t know that. I’m gonna install the 32bit of opensuse and take that route, as I feel I might have a few more problems with software, such as Flash, not opensuse’s fault; I understand that.
Thanks for your help,
and I apologize for my post.
Dekkon0 wrote:
> caf4926;2041930 Wrote:
>> Not impressed with your post
>>
>> Here you go:
>
> Neither was I. rotfl!
>
> I was following the instructions here: ‘NVIDIA/The hard way - openSUSE’
> (http://en.opensuse.org/NVIDIA/The_hard_way)
>
> which look very similar to yours. Also, Thanks for telling me about the
> {TAB} trick, didn’t know that. I’m gonna install the 32bit of
> opensuse and take that route, as I feel I might have a few more problems
> with software, such as Flash, not opensuse’s fault; I understand that.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> and I apologize for my post.
The real problem is nVidia’s refusal to make their specs/code open
source. Do you really need 3D acceleration? I have two machines with
nVidia grachics cards. One needs acceleration - the second does not. I
do kernel development on the latter and change kernels regularly
without a single problem.
give yourself the time and patience to work though the process with
deliberate ease…
i’m no technical guru (but i have been using non-MS software for years
and therefore find following instructions not so terribly frightening
or difficult and therefore say) in my opinion, the ‘hard way’ is not
so hard…
tedious, muti-stepped and lots different places to make a
mistake…but, “hard” nope…digging a ditch with a hand shovel is
hard work, but not “hard”…
you can do it…don’t rush…and, maybe you don’t actually need to do
it “the hard way”
try it…it has the added advantage of NOT having to go through all
the pain every time the kernel changes…a GREAT advantage in my
experience…[if you search the fora on black screen kernel update
you will see all the horror that can happen when you elect either the
‘easy way’ or the ‘hard way’…]
I’m gonna install the 32bit of opensuse and take that route, as I feel I might have a few more problems with software, such as Flash, not opensuse’s fault; I understand that.