If you installed drivers “the hard way” here is the command to uninstall them:
nvidia-installer --uninstall
You need to type su in the terminal first and then enter root password. However, you don’t need to exit the GUI.
Hi
It should just overwrite the existing files, the only reason to remove
the rpm’s if you install the manual way is to remove the references in
the rpm database so it (and you) don’t get confused. There is no file
difference between the rpm’s and the sh file, just the build and
install method.
The difference is the rpm modules are pre-built against a specific
kernel version, which may/may not be the one you have installed which
is the reason why things go wrong IMHO.
When you install manually with the sh file, it builds against the
kernel/kernel-sources you have on the machine.
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 x86 Kernel 2.6.27.7-4-default
up 2:48, 1 user, load average: 0.11, 0.22, 0.35
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 177.82
However, it’s probably a good idea to run the uninstall command for getting rid of the installer version of the driver before trying to install a repo driver.
Too many drivers installed over each other is gonna create problems at some point.
Hi
Very true, as I’ve always done the cli install, didn’t know of the
uninstall switch as I’ve never needed it 
I have the a copy of the nvidia spec file, just been busy doing other
building of applications I use, so maybe after Xmas I will have a
further look at it… Now back to getting the barry application
working…lol Then I might be in a position to upgrade from RC1
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 x86 Kernel 2.6.27.7-4-default
up 3:20, 1 user, load average: 0.32, 0.23, 0.19
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 177.82