Hi Guys, The following should not in any way be taken as critism or moaning. I’m on my annual look at Suse. I DL 12.1 KDE DVD and installed it. As usual all went well. I then got the surprise of my life when after a little under three minutes I had the Belkin USB Wireless adapter working and cruising the Internet., first time ever.
I installed Flash , then took a deep breath and went for the Nvidia drivers. First try I went for the easy way ala 10.3/11.1, no go. Then tried the hard way, got to the Failsafe boot and lo and behold the correct resolution, but no Nvidia driver loaded, system showed
Vendor: nVidia Corporation
Model: GeForce 6100 nForce 430
2D driver: fbdev
3D driver: swrast (No 3D Acceleration) (7.11
I then tried the 1 click Nvidia and that gave what initially looked like a perfect install, system showed nvida drivers loaded + 3D drivers , but alas wrong resolution, default showed 1024 x 768.
I then tried uninstalling the current Nvidia driver and loaded the older version and ended up with
Vendor: nVidia Corporation
Model: GeForce 6100 nForce 430
2D driver: fbdev
3D driver: swrast (No 3D Acceleration) (7.11
I think I am going to run with this setting.
So, to all the people trying for Nvidia, good luck.
Did you
- In Yast > System > etc/Sysconfig editor go to System > Kernel > NO_KMS_IN_INTRID and change the default no
to yes
Have you
- In Yast > System > etc/Sysconfig editor go to System > Kernel > KMS_IN_INTRID and verified its set to no
Gentlemen, thankyou for your replies.
My: In Yast > System > etc/Sysconfig editor go to System > Kernel > NO_KMS_IN_INTRID and change the default no to yes, was at yes, I tried it with “no” saw no difference so changed it back to yes.
I have been running this all day and am pleasantly surprised at the speed, I don’t remember 11.4 being this fast.( I am using the new file system, sorry can’t remember the name).
Well slow down speedy 
You have 2 options here:
- install nvidia from the nvidia repo created for open suse, this way you only add nomodeset to your bootloader and then driver sets NO_KMS_IN_INTRID and blacklists nouveau
- the hard way… well is not that hard really, you have to do some manual work: adjust NO_KMS_IN_INTRID, add nomodeset to the bootloader, blacklist nouveau and after a reboot go in to init 3 and install the nvidia driver from the nvidia site (.run file). At the end update xorg.conf or run it manually with nvidia-xconfig .
I understood that the one-click installation worked in principle, but just had the wrong resolution. You did try to change the resolution with nvidia-settings, did you?
For me, the one-click installation worked for the last few Suse versions, but I usually have to setup (once) the right resolution for my TwinView setup.
The resolution I require is 1280 x 1024@75 ( yes 75 not 60 ) wasn’t available so I couldn’t change it. Max resolution available was 1024 x 780?
Try two cold boots and see if the information is the same.
Gentlemen, I have just had a troublesome morning with Suse. Although I am of the opinion that it is basically my own doing. I think what with the adding and deleting Nvidia drivers my Suse installation got confused. So, I have resorted to a fresh install. To which I utilised the " 1 click ", Nvidia . So, at this point in time I have 12.1 + Nvidia drivers loaded, however the incorrect resolution, i.e. 1024 x 768@50
I require 1280 x 1024@75. NB. the resolution at the moment is the default. No higher res is offered.
I will leave this as it stands till hopefully one of you kind gents will assist me.
A small request if I may, if advice consists of add something to the Bootloader ( or similiar ) could you point me to where the instructions for idiots are.
regards, Eddie
open Yast-> System → Bootloader → click on the line named “Desktop – openSUSE …” usualy first line → Edit → in the field “Optional Kernel Command line parameter” at the end off the line you add nomodeset → OK → OK again → reboot the pc.
Gentlemen, Update. 12.1 + nvidia drivers + nomodeset added as instructed. Still no higher resolution. Nvidia X server settings show max res unchanged.
xrandr:xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 240, current 1024 x 768, maximum 1024 x 768
default connected 1024x768+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1024x768 50.0*
800x600 51.0 52.0 53.0
640x480 54.0
512x384 55.0
400x300 56.0 57.0 58.0
320x240 59.0
…
After following creatura85 instructions the vga field was showing (1280x1024, 16 bits (mode 0x31a))…NO_KMS_IN_INTRID = yes.
I have also cold booted twice.
I will leave things as they stand till further instructions.
regards,
Eddie.
As requested…
eddie@linux-s80o:~> /sbin/lspci -nnk
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03ea] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge [10de:03e0] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus [10de:03eb] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: nForce2_smbus
00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller [10de:03f5] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
00:01.3 Co-processor [0b40]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMU [10de:03f4] (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f1] (rev a3)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller [10de:03f2] (rev a3)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge [10de:03f3] (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio [10de:03f0] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:06.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE [10de:03ec] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
00:07.0 Bridge [0680]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet [10de:03ef] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
00:08.1 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller [10de:03f6] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e8] (rev a2)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge [10de:03e9] (rev a2)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] [10de:03d0] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Device [1019:2609]
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103]
Kernel driver in use: k8temp
eddie@linux-s80o:~>
…
eddie@linux-s80o:~> rpm -qa | grep nvidia
nvidia-computeG02-285.05.09-15.1.x86_64
nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop-285.05.09_k3.1.0_1.2-14.1.x86_64
x11-video-nvidiaG02-285.05.09-15.1.x86_64
eddie@linux-s80o:~>
…
eddie@linux-s80o:~> rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-firmware-20111025git-1.7.1.noarch
kernel-desktop-3.1.0-1.2.1.x86_64
eddie@linux-s80o:~>
…
That looks OK
Have you tried the nvidia-settings ?
This is a likely EDID display issue. In this situation, it is a good idea to have a look at /var/log/Xorg.0.log for information about what may be failing.
Upload the output to SUSE Paste
then post the link to it here.
Sometimes, manual configuration is required. Here’s a thread that may be helpful to you in setting the desired display resolution
I created the xorg.cnf…
Section “Monitor”
Identifier “Monitor0”
HorizSync 31 - 81
VertRefresh 56 - 75
Modeline “1280x1024”
EndSection
Section “Device”
Identifier “Device0”
Driver “nvidia”
EndSection
Section “Screen”
Identifier “Screen0”
Device “Device0”
DefaultDepth 24
Monitor “Monitor0”
Option
SubSection “Display”
Depth 24
modes “1280x1024”
EndSubSection
EndSection
but alas no difference.
Gentlemen, can someone tell me how to get to the Desktop from a Black screen which has : Linux-s88o Login …on it?
I have done something wrong and cannot get to the Desktop at Boot up.
Try this:
Step 1
generate a /etc/X11/xorg.conf by running
su -c 'mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.old && nvidia-xconfig'
Step 2
Search Google for “YOUR_MONITOR_MODEL” and “xorg.conf”. Now search through the info, you’ll find posts where you can find the proper values for the monitor and screen. Replace the ones is the generated xorg.conf with the ones found and test. For testing I suggest you boot with sysvinit instead of systemd to allow changing runlevel 5 -> 3 -> 5 during testing,.
@dened: I saw your post after I posted. Can you login with username and password, then do:
rcxdm start
and report what happened?