(Noob) Nvidia Driver Problem

[Idle_Handz]

Hello again,
I followed the instructions like the sticky thread on the driver installation said to install the nvidia drivers in order to enable 3D acceleration. Upon following the directions, following the Nvidia splash screen, the screen goes blank[well sort of, just mostly white and black, when you change your resolution]. I hear the beep that previously played when the log in prompt came up, and i was able to get into the GUI because i blindy typed my username and password. The thing is, im not able to see the log in screen nor the password prompt, so I do it blindly. I am currently using the GUI, and when i try to get into Sax2, it does not come up. I am wondering if i did anything wrong or what i can do to resolve the problem. Thank you very much and I apologize in advance if this is a trivial and recurring problem.
Specs:
Suse 10.1
Mobo: Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 XP X2 4600+
RAM: Corsais 2GB PC2-6400
HD: Seagate 500GB SataII
Display: 2x eVGA Nvidia 7600 GT

[Idle_Handz]

guess no one wants to help. thanks anyway.

[gogalthorp]

First it is xmas. allow some time

Nice machine

Are you sure you have the right driver for you card??

were you running as root???

[Idle_Handz]

Yes, you're right it is christmas, I can wait as long as I need to. Thank you btw, and yes, I did log in a root. I followed the instructions that the sticky thread has on top.

[rong]

Follow the instructions at nVidia site. Works for me.
nvidia

[Idle_Handz]

but i followed the instructions on the sticky thread...is there a way to undo what i've done? say to remove the drivers i unistalled and revert to the way it was before?

[gogalthorp]

Just re-install.

note any errors.


Just double sure

You entered a console by pressing ALT-CTRL-F1 or F2 etc

logged in as root.

then shutdown the GUi (init 3) before installing

type init 5 or startx to restart the gui

[dualboot]

I just installed the driver with Yast by adding the nvidia repository, once installed, just log out and log back in. Everything should work just fine. There should be an Nvidia icon in the Kmenu-applications-system-configuration. Hope this helps. My hardware in similar to yours, so, should wrok just fine. I'm using 10.2 though.

[gogalthorp]

but i followed the instructions on the sticky thread...is there a way to undo what i've done? say to remove the drivers i unistalled and revert to the way it was before?

Down load the RPM from NVidia follow their instruction. You can also use Yast. Be sure you get the right driver for your card(s)