Nvidia Repo for openSUSE 12.1 missing

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Hi,

Just installed openSUSE 12.1 and went to add the nvidia repo to install their drivers but the operation failed. When I checked Nvidia’s website, the URL pointed to (ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.1/) is missing and only folders for 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4 exist.

Any idea when the new repo will be added for 12.1? Or is it safe to use the 11.4 repo instead?

Thanks.

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SIMPLE HOWTO INSTALL NVIDIA DRIVER OPENSUSE 12.1

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On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:06:02 +0000, funkypigeon wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just installed openSUSE 12.1 and went to add the nvidia repo to install
> their drivers but the operation failed. When I checked Nvidia’s website,
> the URL pointed to (ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.1/) is missing
> and only folders for 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4 exist.
>
> Any idea when the new repo will be added for 12.1? Or is it safe to use
> the 11.4 repo instead?

I would not use the 11.4 repo as 11.4 uses a different kernel release
(12.1 uses the newer 3.1 kernel release, 11.4 uses a 2.6 release).

Someone noticed that the community repos for nVidia weren’t ready (just
read a post on one of the mailing lists about this), so it should get
sorted out relatively soon.

Jim

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Thanks for the link Mahol, building the latest driver release looks like the way to go but, I’m not quite ready for that just yet - still new to the scene :stuck_out_tongue:

Jim, thanks for the heads-up, was hoping for the “simple method” to update the drivers so it’s good to know the 12.1 repo will materialise soon and it’s known about.

Although, it looks great to be able to create the latest drivers from Nvidia, I just need to do some reading up on whats involved before I go trashing a new install.

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Does anyone have any idea when the Nvidia repo will be up and running? Ta.

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Hi
Have a read here;
[opensuse-factory] Status of Nvidia drivers for 12.1?](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2011-11/msg00844.html)

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Thanks for that. So basically, “we have no idea”! :smiley:

I’ll hang fire till it’s working. Thanks for replying. :slight_smile:

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Hi
Pretty much :frowning: I’ve asked for an update in the Mailing List thread.

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Hope it wasn’t me you were referring to as “grumpy” there Malcolm…

:smiley:

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Hi
Yup… :wink:

Nooooo, not at all, there have been a few other posts on
this issues as well and I’m sure more until it’s sorted, unfortunately
it’s in the hands of third parties so just need to wait <sigh>.

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.37.6-0.9-desktop
up 1 day 22:29, 5 users, load average: 0.07, 0.06, 0.07
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 285.05.09

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Hi
It’s there now;
ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.1/

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.37.6-0.9-desktop
up 2 days 9:29, 4 users, load average: 0.03, 0.08, 0.13
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 285.05.09

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Oh that’s excellent! Thanks Malcolm. Installing this weekend. :slight_smile:

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Now that’s what I’ve been waiting for. I added the Nvidia repository for 12.1, however it use to automatically select the proper driver for me. All I have now is several drivers to choose from and I don’t know which one to select. I’m running the 64bit Opensuse 12.1 and have a GeForce GT 530 card. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Joe.