If you’re new to Linux in general & Opensuse in particular this How to is for you.
Now the 1st thing to read this first: SDB:Configuring graphics cards - openSUSE
However if you’re impatient as I was when I started here’s the How To.
Introduction:
This how to will have screenshots so you’ll know what to expect. It is from my own experience at installation, so you 'll have a good idea of how it’s done.
This is done in 3 parts.
When you need to bring up a terminal (Konsole in KDE Terminal in Gnome,xfce) it’ll have this:
CLI stuff here
DO NOT copy & paste directly from any code as your username won’t be the same as mine, I’m robbie you very likely are not.
If you haven’t already get the Nvidia drivers from here: Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers
In this case we’re getting the 256.35 drivers. Save it to Download, leave it there.
3.Open a terminal type in “su” without the quotes. As you type in your root password you’ll see no dots after Password,this is a security feature not a problem.
The font will turn red after you’ve entered your password. Red for root get it? what you’ll get will look like this:
robbie@dapc:~> su
Password:
Now to blacklist nouveau once you are in as root that’s what this means “#” as root do not type # into terminal!, now type this:
press Enter close Terminal
4.Open Yast go to System then go to the /etc/sysconfig Editor find then click the plus on System to expand it then find then click the plus on Kernel it should look like this: http://a.imageshack.us/img25/4862/yastshot1.th.jpg](http://img25.imageshack.us/i/yastshot1.jpg/)
5.When you get there you’ll see the value set to “no” just click on the no & delete it by backspacing
then type in yes just like in the picture click through the OK’s.
6.With Yast still open Go to Software Management in the Search type then check to install the following: gcc
make
kernel
After you type kernel in search in the pane to the right check to install kernel-source,kernel-sym,kernel-desktop & kernel-desktop- devel
After step 7 this part is done on a black screen
Hi! I am a beginner, of course I had troubles with X (skype and more :d ) in this version of suse, but this tutorial works for me.
Thank you! My desktop cube is spinning now
It doesn’t work for me, after reboot all I get is a black screen. I’ve tried installing older versions and with the repo, which is now working, and still get the same. I installed it from the failsafe entry, editing menu.lst to write “nomodeset”, in GRUB, Yast,… and still nothing. Nouveau works but can’t use desktop effects.
My nvidia is 9600GT and worked in opensuse 11.2 with the nvidia driver. Is there any other way I could try? Thanks.
Thanks, but I followed that and couldn’t make it work. Anyway, when I saw the new driver I also downloaded it for my Windows partition, I tried to install it and got the same behaviour. I think it must be some trouble with my BIOS settings, I’ve been playing with the BIOS configuration with no luck for now. I’ll reach the nvidia people if I can’t make it work. Thanks a lot for your help!
Thanks for all the good info you supply on these forms, really appreciated. A request for smaller image files please (links). I’m on a very slow dial-up and it will take all night to load all those 2.9mb pics. I’ve been looking for days for an article like this. Very new to SuSE and just trying to find info is very frustrating at times. Thanks again.
First I have to thank you for your nearly idiot-proof instruction,for me,it works!
Nethertheless,there are some little points left to go over.
If you assume,the new users have no meaning about working on the console,it would
be better,to link them to a special “First steps on a console”-thread,like you did
with the “SDB:Configuring graphics cards”.
And what is about after success,do I have to change-back the setting in the sysconfig?
For the future,I would suggest,to store each NVIDIA-version from their repo in a local
repo.Then you have the option,to install the actual best fitting version easily with Yast!
Works for me… But it is bit of work >:(
Thanks!
