Hi.
I tried to install in the hard way nvidia drivers.
My so is 11.2 64bit and my gui is geforce 8500 gt.
I found this error:
unable to build kernel module.
I continued with the installation mode.
So now in system->configuration-> i can find nvidiasettings
But my resolution isn’t above 640*400.
Someone can help me? Thx
Remove that driver, use the installer
NVIDIA-Linux-(processor_type)-(Driver_version)-pkg.run --uninstall
Add the Nvidia repo Additional Package Repositories - openSUSE
to yast and install the 190.42.xx driver from yast or manualy via rpm (depending if U have a 32 or 64 bit pc)
for 64 bit get the files from:
for 64 bit pc’s install: x11-video-x11-video-nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default-190.42_2.6.31.5_0.1-8.2.x86_64.rpm
and
nvidiaG02-190.42-9.1.x86_64.rpm
download these files, open a terminal as root and type:
$rpm -Uvf x11-video-x11-video-nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default-190.42_2.6.31.5_0.1-8.2.x86_64.rpm nvidiaG02-190.42-9.1.x86_64.rpm
then start sax2 and edit your system settings.
the 173 driver is for MX cards and the 96 for GeForce2/3/4
I forgot to say about three days ago i try to modify manually resolution in the section “screen” of xorg.conf manually.
But never. At nvidia -settings ever appeared two display “acer” and GPU-0". with gpu0 fpr default (640400).
Since that day nothing changed. So i decided to write to you because i thought to reinstall drivers without the error of “build kernel”.
This morning i wanted to try your method but boot menu does t appear. I remembered position of windows, suse and failsafe, so i could move with directional touch on suse without see nothing. Infact after a bit, login menu appeared.
I don t know why, but now resolution is 1024768. What s happened?
Why one day i don t see boot menu, another one i see 600400, now 1024768?
I use _64 and a 8500GT
Works perfectly from the repos. All I did was add the repo, never even had to check to install the driver, updates did it all for me. Flawlessly executed - a massive improvement. 11.2 is so good. Dam it’s good:good: