Nvidia Geforce 8600m GT problem

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Folks,

I have a Macbook Pro which i want to install Opensuse 11.2 64bit(Upgrades to 11.3)

The problem is that once i install opensuse and then boot via rEFIt, it loads up till the desktop is supposed to appear. All i get at this stage is darkness with a few coloured shapes in the background (Video driver not loaded).

I can however reboot and go in via the failsafe option. Once in here i can use the GUI.

I am a total noob with linux, can some one give me the instructions on how to install this driver. Its driving me insane.

When i run uname -r, the results are 2.6.33-6-default

I have added the following http repository (download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.2/)

I look forward to your reply.

Cheers

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I don’t think this is wise, given this:

openSUSE-11.3 with the 2.6.33 kernel is not ready for use. It is not ready for average users and it is MOST DEFINITELY NOT read for “noobs”.

Here is some theory if you wish to learn more about graphic card drivers (see post#2): openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users - openSUSE Forums … but in truth I think you are making a mistake trying to update to 11.3. This is going to cause you a lot of frustration and pain.

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OldCPU,

Thanks for the reply, i didint want to install 11.3 - i updated by mistake. I will reinstall the OS as takes less than 30 mins.

Can you give me details on how to go about getting the display video adaptor to work in 11.2.

I will also have a read of the documentation you suggested.

Cheers

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I think with 11.2 the information you need is in that post#2 here: openSUSE Graphic Card Practical Theory Guide for Users - openSUSE Forums

After 11.2 is installed, your computer will be running X window with either the VESA graphic driver or the “nv” (open Source) graphic driver.

You will be able to tell what driver, by looking at the contents of the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file.

If you see entries with:
(**) NV(0) … or
(==) NV(0): …
then it is using the open source “nv” driver.

If you see entries with:
(**) VESA(0) … or
(==) VESA(0): …
then it is using the VESA graphic driver.

The differences between those drivers is explained in the link I provided above.

If you wish the highest level of performance, albeit there will be a hiccup / minor problem almost every time the kernel or xorg is updated, then you will want to use the proprietary “nvidia” driver. For the proprietary driver there is guidance here: NVIDIA drivers - openSUSE I confess I always install using the method they call “the hardway” (which is not hard) : NVIDIA/The hard way - openSUSE