Install OpenSuse 11.1 w/nvidia 6150e graphics adapter.

nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 3:01am

Hi all,

I’ve been thinking about trying OpenSuse for a while now and yesterday decided to give it a go. I have the iso downloaded and burned correctly and was able to install ok but when I rebooted, after the install process, I could not see anything but a black screen.

Now, when I first tried Kubuntu 9.04 I had the same issue and to resolve it needed to install in “safe mode” first then, after installing the OS, install the nvidia 180, I think it is, graphics driver. I’m assuming I’ll need to do something similar here.

So, when I get to the OpenSuse 11.1 boot screen is there a selection I need to check to invoke a ‘safe graphics’ mode? Or, is there another solution?

Thanks in advance!

caf4926 · May 29, 2009, 6:30am

Have you tried the Failsafe Boot option, it should do that.

nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 6:48am

Ok, I’ll try that. I assume if successful I can just update the video driver right after install?

caf4926 · May 29, 2009, 6:55am

There are lots of options, let us know what happens

nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 7:20am

Ok, I’m not seeing the failsafe boot option; did I miss the obvious lol?

I did try to change the video mode to 1600x1200 but that wouldn’t even get me to the first portion of the install screen. My monitor keeps giving me the “signal out of range” error and then putting itself to sleep. (Monitor = HP w2207h)

caf4926 · May 29, 2009, 7:24am

When you boot the green boot screen ShOuld have a option to boot Failsafe. If not try this:

Pause the boot by moving the down arrow, then back up to the default boot. But now press backspace, it should delete any text where you can see VGA=.
Remove all text and now type just the number:
3
and hit enter
at the login type your user name and then password
now type:
su
then the root password
now type this:
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa
(N.B. the 0 is a zero not a letter)
now reboot
if you don’t get a gui login
login as user and try this at the cli
startx

This should give a basic display to work from so as to install your diver:
http://en.opensuse.org/NVIDIA

nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 7:56am

All right, success! Before I saw your last reply I saw another post you’d made suggesting using x11failsafe in the boot options. I did this and have a clean install, woohoo!

Now, to get the grahics driver updated lol.

nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 8:32am

Ok, I cannot update at all as I keep getting a cannot connect to server error. Moreover, my internet connection in general is very spotty to say the least. Something isn’t right but I’m not sure how to correct it. So how do I a) get updated in terms of the OS and b) update my video driver?

Thanks for the help and your patience in working with a noob.

caf4926 · May 29, 2009, 8:45am

Open a terminal and go su then do the following:

lspci -v

Post the result and we’ll pick out your wireless?? and Video devices from there.

nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 9:00am

Thanks caf…

First, I have a wired connection though using a Linksys router within the home.

Second I tried opening the Gnome Terminal and entering the command you listed preceded by the su command and got an error. One thing that I thought was really weird with this was that my terminal prompt shows mike@linux-teny. Is that normal? In looking at my network settings I see the same thing for host name etc instead of the gateway being 192.168.yada.yada.

Not sure what else I can tell you but fire away and I’ll provide as much detail as I’m able lol. Thanks!

caf4926 · May 29, 2009, 9:07am

Open a terminal and do this exactly:
type: su (hit enter)
type: root password (hit enter) N.B. As you type no text displays!

If you are root there will be a # at the end

Now type

lspci -v

nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 9:11am

Ok, that worked.

Here’s the output;

linux-teny:/home/mike # lspci -v
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
	Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
	Capabilities: [dc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-

00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
	I/O ports at 1d00 [size=256]

00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel, IRQ 255
	I/O ports at fc00 [size=64]
	I/O ports at 1c00 [size=64]
	I/O ports at f400 [size=64]
	Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: nForce2_smbus
	Kernel modules: i2c-nforce2

00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel

00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
	Memory at fe02f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
	Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
	Kernel modules: ohci-hcd

00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
	Memory at fe02e000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
	Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=0098
	Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
	Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
	I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
	Memory behind bridge: fd700000-fd7fffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fde00000-fdefffff
	Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device cb84
	Capabilities: [8c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-

00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
	Memory at fe024000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
	Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Count=1/1 Enable-
	Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
	Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
	Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
	Subsystem: Device f03c:2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
	[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
	[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
	[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
	[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
	I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
	Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
	Kernel modules: amd74xx, pata_amd

00:07.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 220
	Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
	I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
	Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Count=1/8 Enable+
	Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
	Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
	Kernel modules: isp1760, forcedeth

00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
	I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
	I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
	I/O ports at d800 [size=16]
	Memory at fe02c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
	Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/4 Enable-
	Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
	Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
	Kernel modules: sata_nv

00:08.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
	I/O ports at 09e0 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 0be0 [size=4]
	I/O ports at 0960 [size=8]
	I/O ports at 0b60 [size=4]
	I/O ports at c400 [size=16]
	Memory at fe02b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
	Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/4 Enable-
	Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
	Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
	Kernel modules: sata_nv

00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
	Memory behind bridge: fdd00000-fddfffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fdc00000-00000000fdcfffff
	Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
	Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/2 Enable+
	Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-
	Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
	Memory behind bridge: fdb00000-fdbfffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fda00000-00000000fdafffff
	Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
	Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/2 Enable+
	Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-
	Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
	I/O behind bridge: 00008000-00008fff
	Memory behind bridge: fd900000-fd9fffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fd800000-00000000fd8fffff
	Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
	Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/2 Enable+
	Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-
	Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
	Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
	Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
	Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256]
	Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at c4000000 [disabled] [size=128]
	Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/1 Enable-
	Kernel modules: nvidiafb

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
	Flags: fast devsel
	Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
	Flags: fast devsel

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
	Flags: fast devsel

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
	Flags: fast devsel
	Capabilities: [f0] Secure device <?>

00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
	Flags: fast devsel

01:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
	Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
	Memory at fd7ff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2]
	I/O ports at bc00 [size=128]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
	Kernel driver in use: ohci1394
	Kernel modules: ohci1394

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caf4926 · May 29, 2009, 9:16am

So your ethernet is:

Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 220
Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4]
I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Count=1/8 Enable+
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
Kernel modules: isp1760, forcedeth
Use this to post question in the proper section if you can’t get it setup to work yourself.

Your Video is:

VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a6d
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256]
Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at c4000000 [disabled] [size=128]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/1 Enable-
Kernel modules: nvidiafb

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nolesfan66 · May 29, 2009, 9:21am

Will do caf…thanks for the help m8!

caf4926 · May 29, 2009, 9:22am

Try disabling IPv6 it may help the internet

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