Following the 1-click install from:
NVIDIA - openSUSE
I get a success message. But on reboot I get “Failed to start X Server…not set up correctly.”
openSUSE 11.0 with an nVidia 6600 card, so I used the first link for geForce 6 and later.
Any suggestions?
try failsafe boot
if you get to the CLI login
enter your user name and password
then type:
startx
If that fails go su and run
sax2 -r
If you still get nothing, to get a GUI back you could do:
If graphics driver gets messed up, clear all text in the boot arguments line at the green boot screen, type 3 in the boot line and hit enter- to get runlevel 3 -
login as root
type
sax2 -r -m 0=vesa
reboot
this should enable a display using vesa
I would then remove the nvidia drivers via yast software management, then remove the nvidia repo’s. Go to nvidia and manually download the driver and:
Alright so here is how to install the nvidia driver manually, in case the one in the repo doesn’t work or u just want to use the latest.
Go to Yast>Software>Software Management
Search for and install if you don’t have these:
make
gcc
kernel-source
Now download the latest Nvidia driver:
Place the file in your /home/username
Now restart and at the boot screen, pause the boot by moving the down button, then move back up and clear any text in the boot arguments by holding backspace. Then just type the number: 3
At the login
Type “root” then enter and then your root password and press enter.
now type
cd /home/username
*Now remember you can use the {TAB} key to auto complete
so type:
sh NVIDIA{TAB}
and the whole file name should auto complete
eg: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.09-pkg1.run
Follow the installer and let it compile the kernel module for you.
Say Yes to everything
Use TAB to move around
reboot
When the manual installation finished before rebooting type:
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia
Then reboot.
Thanks, all. I had to leave for the day but will try these fixes tomorrow.