I am trying to access nvidia-settings, and when I type ‘nvidia-settings’ into terminal, I get the follwing error:
“You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run ‘nvidia-xconfig’ as root), and restart the X server.”
What am I supposed to edit?
You need to exit graphical env.
either, boot to runlevel 3 like this:
type 3 in the boot line at the green boot screen to get runlevel 3 -
login as root
type
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia
reboot
Hi
So have you installed the nvidia driver?
http://en.opensuse.org/Nvidia
Now I’m not a fan of the ‘easy way’ aka 1-click install and always use
the proprietary driver…
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-default
up 6:38, 1 user, load average: 0.09, 0.16, 0.17
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12
EDIT: says “sorry could not start configuration server”
This probably means you were not logged in as root and level3
make sure:
at login prompt type:
root
‘root password’
to make sure
type:
init 3
wait and press enter
now run the command for nvidia
Ok new problem, now im trying to set up multiple dislplays, but it wont let nvidia settings overwrite the old xconfig file… how do i give it permission to do so?
some info here
NVIDIA - openSUSE
I’ve never done this myself, so can’t really comment
lol all i had to do was run it from root… im such a noob
Hi
Use Sax2 to do this.
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-default
up 7:50, 1 user, load average: 0.08, 0.45, 0.37
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12
I nearly suggested that, but thought you would probably have learned that one.
Just so you know, you will probably never login as root with GUI, only CLI or su from user account. It’s part of what makes linux more secure
Malcolm schreef:
> Now I’m not a fan of the ‘easy way’ aka 1-click install and always use
> the proprietary driver…
Chris Maaskant
For some the only way is to run the installer from level 3
I had to do so in 10.3
It’s easy once you have the hang of it.
Hi
For me it’s just so much easier (being doing it a while now on earlier
releases), normally I have the kernel-source, devel tools etc
installed. Old habits die hard 
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.16-0.1-default
up 19:50, 1 user, load average: 0.20, 0.13, 0.08
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12
I have not done too many kernel updates, but my impression was that if you use “the hard way” (AKA “the installer method”) and you later update your kernel, you still have to run the installer again.
Whereas, if you use the one-click method and then update your kernel, you simply lose your desktop without any explanation the next time you boot up. And then you have to try to somehow find an updated Nvidia driver that matches your updated kernel (without being able to access your desktop).
Correct?
I also prefer “the hard way” mostly because I’m used to it.
foresthill schreef:
> Whereas, if you use the one-click method and then update your kernel,
> you simply lose your desktop without any explanation the next time you
> boot up. And then you have to try to somehow find an updated Nvidia
> driver that matches your updated kernel (without being able to access
> your desktop).
>
> Correct?
I can’t really say, because i don’t use the one-click install method.
I just add the nvidia repositorie and then install the nvidia driver.
The difference between these methods is iirc that after you installed something via one-click the repository containing the package you want to install is enabled during the install and after that it gets disabled.
So you won’t see any updates for the nvidia driver after that.
Maybe this also causes problems after a kernel update.
It could be that the system wants to reinstall the nvidia driver after a kernel update but it can’t because the nvidia repositorie is disabled.
Chris Maaskant
If you have installed both x11-video-nvidiaGO1 from the NVIDIA repository and xgl from openSUSE-11.0-Updates or Compiz and XGL repositories, remove the xgl and restart the X.
After that just try again. Good luck. 
maybe i am not late with my suggestion
i suggest install nvdock it pretty good working for me… your have something like windozze nvidia tray icon…
and also i install drivers from nvidia repo
also is very important that topicstarter discribe his videocard… because legasy card’s must be intalled some different…
so if you have one from this list NVIDIA/Legacy - openSUSE
you may have problems…
i keep getting the “You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run ‘nvidia-xconfig’ as root), and restart the X server” i tried to login as level 3 but cant figure it out.
All you have to do is run nvidia-xconfig in a console as su (root) or do it at level 3 by typing root > root pass then nvidia-xconfig then exit and reboot