NVIDIA FAILS....

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Hello,
I searched the whole internet to configure my nvidia driver (installed using YAST) but I couldn’t run the KDE desktop on my Laptop after configuring the driver. the graphics is GEFORCE GT 635M- and my Laptop: Asus N56VJ-DH71
at first, I blacklisted nouevau, and I blocked the Intel drivers to load at the startup. Then I opened the terminal and entered: nvidia-xconfig. I hadn’t any xorg.conf in my computer, so it made a new one for me. by restarting the computer, only black screen comes up. and by pressing ctrl+shift+f1 and entering to console login, I entered the command statrx, and this is the result of the log file:

39.400]

X.Org X Server 1.13.2
Release Date: 2013-01-24
39.400] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
39.400] Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
39.400] Current Operating System: Linux linux-z295.site 3.7.10-1.16-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 31 20:21:23 UTC 2013 (97c14ba) x86_64
39.400] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.10-1.16-desktop root=UUID=2c47bc64-577a-4bc6-b4a7-a0c79506ead6 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST1000LM024_HN-M101MBB_S2TTJ9CC820000-part7 splash=silent quiet showopts
39.400] Build Date: 15 July 2013 12:22:00PM
39.400]
39.400] Current version of pixman: 0.28.2
39.400] Before reporting problems, check xorg
to make sure that you have the latest version.
39.400] Markers: (–) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
39.401] (==) Log file: “/var/log/Xorg.0.log”, Time: Fri Jul 26 07:40:30 2013
39.401] (==) Using config file: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
39.401] (==) Using config directory: “/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d”
39.401] (==) Using system config directory “/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d”
39.402] (==) ServerLayout “Layout0”
39.402] () |–>Screen “Screen0” (0)
39.402] () | |–>Monitor “Monitor0”
39.402] () | |–>Device “Device0”
39.402] () |–>Input Device “Keyboard0”
39.402] () |–>Input Device “Mouse0”
39.402] (==) Automatically adding devices
39.402] (==) Automatically enabling devices
39.402] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
39.402] (WW) The directory “/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi” does not exist.
39.402] Entry deleted from font path.
39.402] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/ghostscript/,
/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/,
built-ins
39.402] (==) ModulePath set to “/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates,/usr/lib64/xorg/modules”
39.402] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers ‘kbd’, ‘mouse’ or ‘vmmouse’ will be disabled.
39.402] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
39.402] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
39.402] (II) Loader magic: 0x801c20
39.402] (II) Module ABI versions:
39.402] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
39.402] X.Org Video Driver: 13.1
39.402] X.Org XInput driver : 18.0
39.402] X.Org Server Extension : 7.0
39.403] (–) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0166:1043:1477 rev 9, Mem @ 0xf7400000/4194304, 0xd0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000f000/64
39.403] (–) PCI: (0:1:0:0) 10de:0de3:1043:1477 rev 161, Mem @ 0xf6000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xf0000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000e000/128, BIOS @ 0x???/524288
39.403] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
39.403] Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
39.403] Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
39.403] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XTEST
39.403] Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
39.403] Initializing built-in extension SYNC
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
39.403] Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
39.403] Initializing built-in extension RENDER
39.403] Initializing built-in extension RANDR
39.403] Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
39.403] Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
39.403] Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
39.403] Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
39.403] Initializing built-in extension RECORD
39.403] Initializing built-in extension DPMS
39.403] Initializing built-in extension X-Resource
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XVideo
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
39.403] Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
39.403] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
39.403] (II) “glx” will be loaded by default.
39.403] (II) LoadModule: “dri2”
39.403] (II) Module “dri2” already built-in
39.403] (II) LoadModule: “glamoregl”
39.403] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so
39.409] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libglamoregl.so: undefined symbol: _glapi_tls_Context
39.409] (II) UnloadModule: “glamoregl”
39.409] (II) Unloading glamoregl
39.409] (EE) Failed to load module “glamoregl” (loader failed, 7)
39.409] (II) LoadModule: “glx”
39.409] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/extensions/libglx.so
39.415] (II) Module glx: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
39.415] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
39.415] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
39.415] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module 319.17 Thu Apr 25 21:41:50 PDT 2013
39.415] Loading extension GLX
39.415] (II) LoadModule: “nvidia”
39.415] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/updates/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
39.416] (II) Module nvidia: vendor=“NVIDIA Corporation”
39.416] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
39.416] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
39.416] (II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 319.17 Thu Apr 25 21:23:57 PDT 2013
39.416] (II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
39.416] (–) using VT number 2

39.419] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
39.419] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
39.420] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
39.420] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
39.420]     compiled for 1.13.2, module version = 1.0.0
39.420]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
39.420] (WW) Unresolved symbol: fbGetGCPrivateKey
39.420] (II) Loading sub module "wfb"
39.420] (II) LoadModule: "wfb"
39.420] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
39.421] (II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
39.421]     compiled for 1.13.2, module version = 1.0.0
39.421]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
39.421] (II) Loading sub module "shadow"
39.421] (II) LoadModule: "shadow"
39.421] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
39.421] (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
39.421]     compiled for 1.13.2, module version = 1.1.0
39.421]     ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
39.421] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
39.421] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
39.421] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
39.422] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
39.422] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
39.422] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
39.422] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
39.422] (**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling 2D acceleration
39.594] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce GT 635M (GF108) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
39.594] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 2097152 kBytes
39.594] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 70.08.bd.00.14
39.594] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
39.598] (--) NVIDIA(0): Valid display device(s) on GeForce GT 635M at PCI:1:0:0
39.598] (--) NVIDIA(0):     DFP-0
39.598] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: 165.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
39.598] (--) NVIDIA(0): DFP-0: Internal Single Link TMDS
39.598] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to assign any connected display devices to X screen 0
39.602] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failing initialization of X screen 0
39.614] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
39.614] (II) UnloadSubModule: "shadow"
39.614] (II) UnloadSubModule: "wfb"
39.614] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fb"
39.614] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
39.614]

Fatal server error:
39.614] no screens found
39.614] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at xorg
for help.
39.614] (EE) Please also check the log file at “/var/log/Xorg.0.log” for additional information.
39.614] (EE)
39.621] Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

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Dunno if this is any help
https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/hardware/484188-setup-bumblebee-primus-opensuse-12-3-a.html#post2534451

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Actually, I’m not using Bumblewee driver. I’m using the Nvidia proprietary Driver…

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Sorry, I thought you were using Hybrid Graphics?

Have you successfully installed nvidia before?

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That’s a resounding NO from me!! … and before i go on a ‘trial-n-error’ rampage … something tells me i might be pushing it trying to find a linux driver for my ‘NVIDIA Corporation GF116 [GeForce GTS 450]’ card, because of the listing at this site under the ‘Supported Products’ tab …

… anyone had any luck with the GeForce GTS 450 card?? :\

EDIT: Disregard … my ‘domestic blindness’ has come online with me!!!

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GeForce 400 series:
GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460, GTS 450

Is this not you?

I have a GTS450 see my sig

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Yes! … that is me :shame: … and after i put on my glasses i thought “beudy … this should be a breeze!”

I chose the zypper method and it appeared everything went smoothly … but when i rebooted i get this:

and when i try to perhaps change the settings … all i can get throught the GUI is this …

which doesn’t give much joy …

… any suggestions???

Thanks caf!!

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That’s kde

Maybe you have something mixed up with the sessions ans window manager

Did you install gnome or kde first?

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gnome first, from installation disk … and it was that way for a week or so as i struggled with installing brother print/scan via network … media server … LAMP … etc. Then had to come to these forums for something and realized KDE was the preferred GUI … so installed that via YaST pattern. So do not have a lot of experience with KDE … but must say after all this is sorted i will be spending more time there … as am quietly impressed!! The other GUI session i really like is iceWM!! … so simple and quick!! So all in all i am really impressed with this OS Distro … and am determined to make it all work!!

As far a nVidia is concerned … i simply followed the zypper instructions … nothing too difficult … but as you can see the result is less that hoped for.

And YES … the nVidia config window was loaded under KDE as i switched sessions after getting the “Gnome 3 Failed to Load” error just to see if the nVidia driver was working under that session. So no … dont think there is a prob with the installation … however, i have always has a nagging question as to whether it is okay to have both KDE and Gnome installed in parallel??

Anyway …here is an lspci dump if that helps at all??

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>


00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
    I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
    Memory behind bridge: f8000000-fa0fffff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000e8000000-00000000f3ffffff
    Capabilities: [88] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [a0] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
    Capabilities: [140] Root Complex Link
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport


00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 53
    Memory at fa308000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [8c] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
    Kernel driver in use: mei


00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
    Memory at fa307000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
    Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
    Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
    Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd


00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8444
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 55
    Memory at fa300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
    Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
    Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
    Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
    Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link
    Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel


00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
    Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport


00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
    Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport


00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
    Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport


00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
    Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport


00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0
    Memory behind bridge: fa200000-fa2fffff
    Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport


00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0
    I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
    Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f4100000-00000000f41fffff
    Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport


00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev b5) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=00, secondary=08, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
    Memory behind bridge: fa100000-fa1fffff
    Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2


00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
    Memory at fa306000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
    Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
    Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
    Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd


00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Z68 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 844d
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
    Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
    Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich


00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
    Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 47
    I/O ports at f070 [size=8]
    I/O ports at f060 [size=4]
    I/O ports at f050 [size=8]
    I/O ports at f040 [size=4]
    I/O ports at f020 [size=32]
    Memory at fa305000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2]
    Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
    Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [a8] SATA HBA v1.0
    Capabilities: [b0] PCI Advanced Features
    Kernel driver in use: ahci


00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
    Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
    Memory at fa304000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
    I/O ports at f000 [size=32]
    Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus


01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF116 [GeForce GTS 450] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: LeadTek Research Inc. Device 2728
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
    Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32]
    Memory at e8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128]
    Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64]
    I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
    Expansion ROM at fa000000 [disabled] [size=512]
    Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
    Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
    Capabilities: [b4] Vendor Specific Information: Len=14 <?>
    Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
    Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
    Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
    Kernel driver in use: nvidia


01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF116 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
    Subsystem: LeadTek Research Inc. Device 2728
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
    Memory at fa080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
    Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
    Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
    Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel


06:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8488
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
    Memory at fa200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32]
    Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable- 64bit+
    Capabilities: [68] MSI-X: Enable+ Count=8 Masked-
    Capabilities: [78] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [80] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00
    Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
    Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd


07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 and other motherboards
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 54
    I/O ports at d000 [size=256]
    Memory at f4104000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4]
    Memory at f4100000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16]
    Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
    Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
    Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
    Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
    Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
    Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
    Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
    Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
    Kernel driver in use: r8169


08:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1083/1085 PCIe to PCI Bridge (rev 01) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
    Bus: primary=08, secondary=09, subordinate=09, sec-latency=32
    Memory behind bridge: fa100000-fa1fffff
    Capabilities: [c0] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8489


09:01.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7130 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev 01)
    Subsystem: LeadTek Research Inc. WinFast DTV1000S
    Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 16
    Memory at fa100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
    Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 1
    Kernel driver in use: saa7134

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@griadooss:
Please post the output of:

rpm -qa | grep kernel
rpm -qa | grep nvidia

And on a fresh 12.3 installation you have to add your user to the “video” group for the nvidia driver to work correctly.
See: https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/i386/openSUSE/12.3/RELEASE-NOTES.en.html#idm1265054156
This has been fixed via online updates in the meantime. Have you installed all updates? Especially this one:

rpm -q systemd

To see, if your nvidia driver is working properly, install the package “Mesa-demo-x” and run:

glxinfo | grep render

This should print (among other stuff): “direct rendering: Yes”. And the “OpenGL renderer string” should contain something with “NVIDIA”.

@mohamad_kav:
You don’t need to run nvidia-xconfig or create an xorg.conf. The nvidia driver is automatically used if installed.
An xorg.conf can even cause problems because it overrides Xorg’s auto-configuration. So better remove it.

BUT: AFAIK, on a hybrid system the normal proprietary NVIDIA driver doesn’t work.
You HAVE to use Bumblebee… (well, maybe not if you can switch off the intel graphics in the BIOS)

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Check the settings here
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10573557/Display_window_Manager/displayM_12.3.png

and
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10573557/Display_window_Manager/WindowM_12.3.png

Those are my settings in kde

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That’s for setting up kdm as login manager and KDE as standard session.

But that won’t fix his nvidia problem. :wink:

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Well, in the meantime I looked at your lspci output (missed that earlier, sorry), and the nvidia kernel module seems to be in use.
So that check should be unnecessary.

I think you just have that permissions problem, i.e. direct rendering is not possible.

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That’s for setting up kdm as login manager and KDE as standard session.

But that won’t fix his nvidia problem.
If you look he was loading a kde session and getting a gnome fallback notification

I was just hazarding a guess at possible solutions/causes etc…

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No he wasn’t. See here:

And I missed that last question…
Yes, it is ok to have as many Desktop Environments installed as you like (provided you have enough disk space of course… :wink: ).
And it is also possible to run KDE programs under GNOME and vice versa.

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rpm -qa | grep kernel:

kernel-desktop-devel-3.7.10-1.16.1.x86_64kernel-desktop-3.7.10-1.16.1.x86_64
kernel-firmware-20130114git-1.2.1.noarch
kernel-devel-3.7.10-1.16.1.noarch
kernel-desktop-3.7.10-1.1.1.x86_64

rpm -qa | grep nvidia:

x11-video-nvidia-96.43.23-20.1.x86_64
nvidia-gfx-kmp-desktop-96.43.23_k3.7.10_1.1-19.1.x86_64

And on a fresh 12.3 installation you have to add your user to the “video” group for the nvidia driver to work correctly.

griadooss : users video

Have you installed all updates? Especially this one:

rpm -q systemd

systemd-195-13.29.1.x86_64

To see, if your nvidia driver is working properly, install the package “Mesa-demo-x” and run:

glxinfo | grep render

This should print (among other stuff): “direct rendering: Yes”. And the “OpenGL renderer string” should contain something with “NVIDIA”
.

Soooo … looks like the driver eh??? Maybe is should step back and re-install it again??

Thnx wolf!

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You installed the wrong driver! This one is for 11 year old GeForce 4 cards.

Do the following:

sudo zypper rm x11-video-nvidia nvidia-gfx-kmp-desktop
sudo zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG03 nvidia-gfxG03-kmp-desktop nvidia-computeG03

Then reboot and it should work (check with “glxinfo | grep render”).

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Hmmm … okay … but according to nVidia:

**GeForce 400 series:
GTX 480, GTX 470, GTX 465, GTX 460, GTS 450
**

and the zypper installation instructions at SDB:NVIDIA say:

for GeForce 4xx/4xxx or older: <<<< Does this not mean this? >>>> **GeForce 400 series:
**do this:
zypper install x11-video-nvidia

which is what i did … so somehow i have mis-interpreted the instructions!

nvm … I have already gone back to the previous image and will do the following:

sudo zypper rm x11-video-nvidia nvidia-gfx-kmp-desktop
sudo zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG03 nvidia-gfxG03-kmp-desktop nvidia-computeG03

and reboot as you suggest, and it should work!!!

… back soon lol!

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I just noticed that you seemed to have run glxinfo as root (because of the red prompt in your picture :wink: ).
Don’t do that! It has to work as user, your user has to use direct rendering.
Also if you run it as root in your user’s session, it normally doesn’t have access to the display anyway.

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Okay … this looks more like it …

direct rendering: YesOpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on NVCF
    GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_AMD_conservative_depth,

But i should carry on as suggested??