nvidia install and linux headers

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Hello everyone.

I just installed openSUSE 11.2 and think it’s fabulous. I just tried the manual installation of the nvidia legacy driver, and the install succeeded but I could not boot into the desktop. After a bit of research discovered that the linux headers I used are for an older version kernel. I can’t seem to update the headers to the correct version needed for a proper nvidia driver installation. Will the new headers be available soon? Is there a method to obtain the correct headers today? Thanks.

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Had the same problem. Take at look at my thread. But I figure it out. Look here!

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Thanks for the reply. I re-installed the nvidia driver with the proper headers, and the installation completed successfully. But I still cannot boot into the desktop. I must delete the new xorg.conf file in order to get a graphical display. Not sure how I should edit the xorg.conf file to make it work.

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Try this command xserver
to see errors

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the command is wrong
the command is startx

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Why, WHY are you trying to install it manually when the pre-packaged drivers have been available since launch?

Please add the nVidia repository and install the G01 package instead of trying to compile it yourself.

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I did install it from the repositories the first time and got no desktop at login. That is why I did the manual installation. The installer said it was successful… but no desktop, only a console login. I have uninstalled it, purged and re-installed a few more times and still get the same results. No desktop.

On a more positive note, the nv driver seems to work quite well, but I would still prefer using the glx driver.

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Please type: /sbin/lspci | grep -i VGA and copy paste the results here - it sounds as if you’re using the wrong nVidia display driver for your card.

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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX200] (rev b2)

I have been using the legacy 96.43.xx version for the past year in Ubuntu and Kubuntu with no problems. Maybe I should try the higher version driver, although it is not listed as suitable for my card?

There are no 96.43.11 G01 drivers available in Yast.

Thank you for your help.

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Ignore the G thing.

Could you please copy paste the results of;
**zypper sl -d
**
The nvidia driver is actually called x11-video-nvidia (this is the legacy driver).

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# | Alias          | Name                  | Enabled | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                                                        
--+----------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+----------+--------+----------------------------------------------------------------                                            
1 | NVIDIA_drivers | NVIDIA drivers        | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.2/  
2 | Packman        | Packman               | Yes     | Yes     |   90     | rpm-md | http://packman.jacobs-university.de/suse/11.2/
3 | repo-debug     | openSUSE-11.2-Debug   | No      | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/
4 | repo-non-oss   | openSUSE-11.2-Non-Oss | Yes     | Yes     |  120     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss/
5 | repo-oss       | openSUSE-11.2-Oss     | Yes     | Yes     |  120     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/
6 | repo-source    | openSUSE-11.2-Source  | No      | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/11.2/repo/oss/
7 | repo-update    | openSUSE-11.2-Update  | Yes     | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.2/

When I tick the “kmp default” or “kmp desktop” variant for installation, Yast automatically ticks the “video” version of the driver… and that video version is actually the only package installed.

I am running the openSUSE 11.2 KDE desktop, installed from the live cd.

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i would love to do that… can you please give me some hints???

what is the repo i should add??

i also found this: ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.2/ but i don’t know which one to download… i have a 9500GT nvidia chip

(sorry for messing with your Thread, ogantholl :shame: )

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In short, for 9500 and the “new” chips (GF6+), open a terminal and;

zypper ar ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.2 nVidia
zypper ref
If at this point it asks you accept the key, do so permanently by choosing a as the answer.
zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG02

And it should install the driver and necessary dependencies. Congratulations, you have the nVidia driver installed.

Remember, all commands are to be input as root - to switch to root privileges from a normal user shell; su -

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to get propitiatory nvida drivers working
rpm’s from download.nvidia.com or the pkg file
all you need is to add “nopat” to the kernel boot options
in yast->configure grub->edit the configuration and add “nopat” as a command line option for booting
after this the propitiatory drivers will work.
I have an old Geforce 2 MX400 and it’s working.
I’m not sure if yast or zypper tweak grub after installing the rpm’s but if your X server won’t start after installing nvidia’s driver just reboot add “nopat” as a boot option, edit grub (by adding nopat as a new parameter) and everything should work.
hope this helps :slight_smile:

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any way for more info google nvidia nopat
nvidia legacy nopat - Google Search