I have just installed Open SUSE Leap 15.4.
The software seems to be displaying to a virtual screen bigger than my actual screen, so that text is missing from the left, right, top and bottom. In some programs I can get by zooming out, but this does not always help.
I went into system settings and was told that the only screen resolution available is 640 X 480, though my monitor works fine in 1280 X 1024.
I eventually found this web page: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
which leaves me baffled. I have previously got Fedora and Debian working OK, without having to visit the Nvidia website or install any drivers.
SUSE got very good reviews, but if I had known about the NVIDIA problem, I would have tried KUBUNTU. So is it worth it? If I spend a day or so figuring it all out, is there a good chance that I will end up with a solid system?
Did everything go as expected starting and completing the installation itself, or were adjustments or retries necessary in order to proceed to completion? Please provide the details as best you can remember if there were issues.
What is your hardware? From a GUI terminal, ideally run inxi -Gaz, then copy and paste the input/output here for analysis please using the pre-formatted text </> button above the input window for preserving the original formatting of the command’s output. If the small screen makes this too difficult, and least let us know the specific NVidia model you have. Output from # lspci -v | grep -A17 VGA ; cat /proc/cmdline would be better than nothing. Either of these commands can be redirected to a file to ease the copy and paste process. Simply append > filename.txt to either command.
OK I like the look SUSE enough that I am going to stick with it.
Usually when booting a distro from CD I have to add ‘nomodeset’ to the command line. That did not work, so I tried the suggestion to pick the ‘No ACPI’ option and everything worked fine.
Meaning the infrastructure behind the openSUSE distribution rather than the “eye-candy”?
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Your inxi output appears to be from Leap’s broken old inxi version. Please run sudo inxi -U to update it, then provide inxi -Gaz input/output again. driver: N/A in yours is particularly troubling. Here’s approximately what it should look like:
It’s possible there are missing packages, or package(s) that need reinstalling after NVidia driver removal that was incomplete. Here’s what I have that should or may be relevant:
On Leap for each kernel to support NVidia GPUs with FOSS drivers, the matching kernel-*-extra must be installed as well. It’s not a requirement for those using NVidia’s proprietary drivers, but for nouveau to work you need it installed. Is kernel-default-extra-5.14.21-150400.24.46.1 installed?