Problem with nvidia-drivers on a laptop

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Hi,

I just installed OpenSUSE 11.0 on a laptop and followed these intructions to install nvidia-driver, using the method “Install via click”.

After a nvidia-xconfig and a X11 restart, I got the error:

“Module Nvidia not found”

And X11 doesn’t start (so I went back to previous configuration to fix these problem).

The card is supported by nvidia-drivers (in so far as I’ve got it working on freebsd, and on other linux dritributions), I’ve tried to reinstall the drivers, and to update kernel sources (as I’ve seen these solutions on other topics), without success. I’d prefer no to install them by compiling it (don’t want to get bored by updating them each time there’s a kernel update).

Any ideas ? :slight_smile:

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Some NVIDIA Basics - openSUSE Forums

But you do with telling us what the nvidia device is exactly

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It’s a NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300M.

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I looked a nvidia and found no avail drivers, just check yourself too
Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

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I will try this if there’s no other solution, with this method, I have to reinstall the driver each time there’s a kernel update (that’s what is said on the doc). (they are available in Beta I think).

But if this is the case, I don’t understand how could I’ve installed these drivers on another distribution (using envyng), or on FreeBSD by compiling.

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aimxhaisse adjusted his/her AFDB on Thursday 16 Jul 2009 11:06 to write:

>
> I will try this if there’s no other solution, with this method, I have
> to reinstall the driver each time there’s a kernel update (that’s what
> is said on the doc). (they are available in Beta I think).
>
> But if this is the case, I don’t understand how could I’ve installed
> these drivers on another distribution (using envyng), or on FreeBSD by
> compiling.
>
>

There is support for that chipset with some beta drivers from 2007

ver. 169.04

from Nvidia, that is probably why the SuSE supplied ones will not work as
they do not support the legacy versions, not SuSE`e fault it is just a link
to the drivers on the Nvidia site and do not do any version checking on your
hardware same with the ATI drivers.

I would not bother about the re-installing problem after a kernel update as
kernel updates are very few and far between, also the latest Xorg, mesa
updates cause the same re-install so you are probably looking at about 2
maybe 3 re-install in 12 months, that ain`t bad.

I know this will not affect you but the frequency of driver updates far
outreaches the frequency of kernel updates.

HTH

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Mark
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