Suse 10.3 No Luck Installing Nvidia Driver for 8800GTS

[sirmille]

Nothing seems to work, Easy install, hard Install just can't figure this one out, I saw some documentation that says one of the drivers will work with the 8800's but I couldn't get either to work, sucks without 3d support, need help!!!

[techieMoe]

Could you be more specific with what you've tried? I assume by the "easy" way you mean you tried to install Nvidia drivers through YaST?

[sirmille]

Yeah that's right the hard way is with terminal but I'm not curtain that was for me because none of the commands worked This is what Yast (Easy Button) is telling me, it might as well be speaking Martian.

# YaST2 conflicts list - generated 2008-03-20 15:10:54 ####

x11-video-nvidiaG01 cannot be installed due to missing dependencies
There are no installable providers of nvidia-gfxG01-kmp for x11-video-nvidiaG01-169.12-0.1.x86_64[http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.3]
=== x11-video-nvidiaG01-169.12-0.1.x86_64[http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.3] ===
x11-video-nvidiaG01-169.12-0.1.x86_64[http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.3] will be installed by the user.
3ddiag-0.740-85.x86_64 is needed by x11-video-nvidiaG01-169.12-0.1.x86_64[http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.3] (3ddiag == 0.740-85)
glibc-2.6.1-18.x86_64 is needed by x11-video-nvidiaG01-169.12-0.1.x86_64[http://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.3] (libc.so.6()(64bit))
18 more...
Conflict Resolution:
( ) do not install x11-video-nvidiaG01
( ) Ignore this requirement just here

#### YaST2 conflicts list END ###

[gogalthorp]

This seems like a generic problem with 8800's

Use the hard way, but firs you must install (via Yast) the kernel-source and the gcc compiler.

Note you may see in Yast that 3-d is not set but it really is.

[sukalyan_g]

You might give a try to

NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.09-pkg1.run - which is downloadable from NVIDIA site

sukalyan_g

[DAB]

Please forgive this intrusion, if that is what it is? This is my first posting in my first forum so please forgive me if I have transgressed any rules. Also this is my first attempt with Linux and I am struggling.

I too have the same problem with my 6200 card as Sirmille. I have followed the instructions for SuSe users as provided by the Nvidias Web site and Yast returns the the same error (though it lists fewer conflicts), I also tried the one click method offered by Opensuse.org with exactly the same results.

gogalthorp, you advise the hard way how do I do that, where will I find the kernel source and compiler. You also state that 3D is set, yet SaX2 on my MC states that it is not and indeed no 3D services are available. Are there adjustments I can make somewhere?

sukalyan_g, I have downloaded the file you mentioned but have no idea how to proceed, and would appreciate some help on that.

Many thanks DABPlease forgive this intrusion, if that is what it is? This is my first posting in my first forum so please forgive me if I have transgressed any rules. Also this is my first attempt with Linux and I am struggling.

I too have the same problem with my 6200 card as Sirmille. I have followed the instructions for SuSe users as provided by the Nvidias Web site and Yast returns the the same error (though it lists fewer conflicts), I also tried the one click method offered by Opensuse.org with exactly the same results.

gogalthorp, you advise the hard way how do I do that, where will I find the kernel source and compiler. You also state that 3D is set, yet SaX2 on my MC states that it is not and indeed no 3D services are available. Are there adjustments I can make somewhere?

sukalyan_g, I have downloaded the file you mentioned but have no idea how to proceed, and would appreciate some help on that.

Many thanks DAB

[ironduke]

It is annoying that the kernel source and gcc compiler are not installed as a default when one installs opensuse because you always need them eventually.

Before you start playing with drivers and graphics (as fun as that is) get your repositories sorted (and run an online update.)
that way when you come up with dependency issues you can easily fix them by installing the required packages.
Add Package Repositories to YaST - openSUSE
Additional YaST Package Repositories - openSUSE

make sure you have a large download quota with your ISP, though :^)

[sirmille]

No intrusion Dab, the more we ask the more we'll eventually know, hopefully. I am at the point of total frustration with just about every distro I have installed, at one point I had 3D working in Suse but it got all F'ed up, reinstalled and back to ground "0". Installed Ubuntu 8 and can't seem to figure out what it is exactly I need to install to get 3D, nothing seems to work. This is a turn off for new users if you ask me, what a PITA!!! I'm trying to be as patient as I can but it's getting a little difficult. I wish someone would post a detailed tutorial on how to install video drivers for nvidia cards (8800 is what I got), that make sense!!! I have no confidence in what I've read on how to do just about anything Linux from installation to adding software, it shouldn't be this hard, sometimes I feel like I'm reading Greek.

[ironduke]

I agree, Sirmille.
It is difficult. the problem is a combination of factors but the main one is that the developers can't write software that works for every single piece of hardware - there's no way to test it except to let the users find out what doesn't work and hopefully report it so that the developers can fix it. Windows is different because if you make hardware it absolutely has to work with windows or you'll starve. The more people who use Linux the more hardware makers will have to think about helping the Linux community to use their goods. Really nvidia have done quite well. I mean, what other hardware manufacturer gives you such a lovely, large logo splash screen when you use them?

have you read this: Compiz-fusion On Suse 10.3 Nvidia Cards No Xgl - SuSE Linux Forums

[hophop28]

I had the same problem, what helped me is update the kernel source and the use of the "official driver" released from Nvidia.

1) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means
installing the 'kernel-source', 'make' and 'gcc' packages with YaST2.

2) Use the nvidia installer for 1.0-9746.

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run -q

3) Configure X.Org with

sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia (0 is a digit, not a letter!)