IIRC - I just check the following in yast in order to install:
xf86-video-nv
…but I’m not sure if I need to uncheck any of those other items, or if Yast recognizes that I’m installing the nv driver, and makes the correct selections by itself.
I’ve done this before and it worked fine, but it’s been so long I can’t find the forum thread.
Hi Malcom - thank you for this. I followed, but my display port (monitor) isn’t detected (the System Settings > Display Conf. applet doesn’t show it). I tried removing the Nvidia driver so the system would switch back to Nouveau, and it seemed to do so, but the system still isn’t detecting the external monitor. Is there a way to trigger a rescan to detect that port? I tried power cycling, power cycling the monitor (while connected) and disconnect/reconnect of monitor (while powered on).
At 15.3 install time a while back, the system detected this port fine. But something in the Nvidia G04 driver install seems to have stopped the detect.
Sorry - KDE desktop. I’m trying to figure out what your question means. I think the vanilla kde leap install means Xorg. I think that I’m somehow back to Nouveau at this point - at least partially.
:~> loginctl show-session 1 | grep Type Type=x11
:~>
I’m still trying to make sure I’m back to Nouveau so I can “start over…”
:/etc/openvpn/mullvad_config_linux_us_slc> loginctl show-session 1 | grep Type
**Type**=x11
:/etc/openvpn/mullvad_config_linux_us_slc>
Followed the instructions here to remove Nvidia: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers, so I’m back to displayport monitor working OK.
Somehow I botched that while trying to install Nvidia - that might be b/c of “Optimus?”
Maybe I’ll try again…
Yes, I was trying to understand Prime. The installation of Nvidia gets more and more confusing as the years pass! lol!
I don’t really want to switch back and forth between Nvidia and intel, I’m always plugged into power. My understanding is that power usage is the core of the issue - folks who want/need to switch between Intel+Nvidia and/or use both simultaneously.
I’m happy to use Nvidia alladatime. I was quite surprised when the Nvidia seemed to install OK, but it no longer seemed to detect my DisplayPort to my external monitor. So far I haven’t seen any talk about that particular kink.
Hi
Well there are options, but it depends on the hardware, as to whether offload is an option, offload is term used for running the discrete gpu for a specific application.
Yes, I saw that in those two references you gave.
The first trick is getting it installed without loosing the detection of the DisplayPort monitor.
Gotta try installing again, I guess… maybe I did a user error… https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
Also, I’m a little confused - is there a simple way to only use the NVidia card?
(I think the only reason for using the intel video is power-saving.)
IIRC - I need to put “nomodeset” in the boot sequence somehow (grub nowadays is confusing)