I recently setup a new PC with OpenSuse 11.1 32bit with the Gnome desktop. The new system uses the Asus M2N68-AM SE2 motherboard with an intergrated Nvidia Geforce 7025 \ nForce 630a (MCP68 SE).
Using the G02 nvidia drivers wouldn’t work properly, was unable to change resolutions etc. I changed to the older G01 drivers meant for Geforce 6XXX and older and I was more succesfully, except I can not use any 3D enabled applcations such as 3D screensavers or games such as Holoracer. I recieve no errors, just no response. The 3D screen saver does not load and the games do not appear.
Using the command “hwinfo --gfxcard”, the system reports that it is using device "pci 0x03d6’, model “Nvidia VGA Compatible Controller”.
Under SAX2 , the card is reported as “VESA Framebuffer Graphics”. I’m using a LG L204WT monitor.
Does anyone have any advice on how to enable 3D applications?
Okay this is what you want to do. Go into Yast Software Repositories. Then delete any Nvidia repositories you see.
Next go to here NVIDIA - openSUSE and choose the first one-click For all new NVIDIA cards (Geforce 6 and newer)
Let that do its thing and wait for it to say it was successfully installed. Then, restart.
Choose to boot into failsafe mode. It will be a command prompt with no gui. Login as the root user and then put the root password in.
Then you’ll want to run sax2 to recognize the new driver by typing:
sax2 -r
You’ll get to test it to make sure the screen is right, and once everything is done then you’ll want to restart by typing:
shutdown -r now
Boot up regularly (not failsafe) and you should get the NVIDIA logo when you login, or if you have automatic login it will show before the desktop starts loading.
After you’re done with all that post back if 3d works. If not we’ll try enabling AIGLX.
Thanks for your suggestions, unfortuanetly there was no success.
I removed all the nvidia entries in the yast software repos config, then ran the one-click install.
I restarted after it had completed and started the failsafe mode. Failsafe mode did load a gui, so I logged in, opened a terminal and changed to runlevel 3.
I tried sax but my system doesn’t appear to have that command. So I used sax2 -r. It loaded it’s own x service and I went into the ‘change configuration’ window. When I attempted to change to a higher resolution, the screen messed up and I exited the system.
After the reboot I went back into normal mode, everything seems to be ok. I believe the system decided to use the G01 drivers instaed of the G02. There is still no 3D support.
I’m thinking maybe I should just get a Nvidia card for the pci express socket and not bother with the integrated one.
OK, I’m missing something. With the driver installed and sax2 not autodetecting the card, do this:
Logout
Hit Ctrl-Alt-F1
login with username and password
type: su -c ‘init 3’ (enter rootpassword)
type: su -c ‘sax2 -r -m0=nvidia’
This may take a while. In the sax2 screen pick ‘Change Configuration’.
Now, sax2 might still say your card is a VESA Frambuffer, ignore that, open it’s properties and tick RenderAccel and NoLogo.
After this enter the monitor properties, and look for a button ‘Utility disk’. Insert the disk that LG put with your monitor and click it, confirm by OK. Save and exit sax2. You’ll be back in the console.
Your xorg.conf should be ready for 3D acceleration now. Now
type: su -c ‘init 5 && exit’
You’ll be returned to the login screen. Log in, open a terminal window and type:
glxinfo | grep direct
This should return:
direct rendering: Yes
This should work. If the above output is OK and compositing effects don’t, check if /etc/X11/xorg.conf has these three last lines:
Section “Extensions”
Option “Composite” “on”
EndSection
No luck ijbreaky, still shows the VESA framebuffer
Knurpht, I tried what you said, I can only get as far as the the sax2 step, where I then get an error. In the sax2 log it says there is no nvidia module found, even though I’ve installed both the G01 and G02 drivers.
I’m thinking there is just a problem with the nvidia binary drivers understanding the intergrated video.
I apprciate the help everyone. I think i’ll look at getting a pci express card instead and see how that goes.
Just to add fuel to the fire, I’m in exactly the same situation with my new ASUS M2N68 board - none of the above worked.
I’m in the hunt now for a discrete PCIe video card with DVI-out’
Thanks for the valiant attempts lads!
Im going to give the beta driver it a try… Nevertheless, I am suspicous about the broblem being the driver itself since many people reported a correct behaviour of 185.18.36 working correctly in 3D mode in ubuntu. Has anyone tried that? Thank you.
It’s not that hard You know 
