Installing Nvidia Drivers (related to the sticky^^)

[Iniquity]

Im trying to download and install kernel-source from yast2, but it just freezes.. always. Anywhere else I can get it from and some instructions on how to install it manually?

Thanks.

[Iniquity]

Its in Open SUSE 10.2.
And YaSt seems to freeze anytime you want to download a file thats bigger then 50MB in size. Anything smaller is ok, just large files lock up the computer and it needs a cold boot..

[WorkingWriter]

First, for openSUSE 10.2, the install process for the nvidia driver is a little easier, as Nvidia has set up a YaST repository at

Protocol: HTTP
Server Name: : download.nvidia.com
Directory on Server: /opensuse/10.2

Add this information in Installation Sources. Then you can download the driver.

But the problem you're having now is that YaST is freezing up while downloading. Are you on a dial-up connection? Is the repository you're using geographically close? You might want to try running the YaST Online Update Configuration module. This finds an update server closer to you. That may help.

Best of luck. Keep us posted.

[Untit1ed]

Used that manual few hours ago to install 3D driver. Works fine to me.

http://en.opensuse.org/NVIDIA

[Iniquity]

First, for openSUSE 10.2, the install process for the nvidia driver is a little easier, as Nvidia has set up a YaST repository at

Protocol: HTTP
Server Name: : download.nvidia.com
Directory on Server: /opensuse/10.2

Add this information in Installation Sources. Then you can download the driver.

Yes I did this, says they are installed, yet everything is still laggy and choppy, even webpages and the desktop, i dont even want to know what games look like.

But the problem you're having now is that YaST is freezing up while downloading. Are you on a dial-up connection? Is the repository you're using geographically close? You might want to try running the YaST Online Update Configuration module. This finds an update server closer to you. That may help.

I downloaded every single patch and upgrade I could find and I am on 2MB cable. I gave up for the time being since WoW:TBC comes out tonight ;x
Thanks for the reply, I might try Ubuntu, see if that works for me properly.

[gogalthorp]

Yes I did this, says they are installed, yet everything is still laggy and choppy, even webpages and the desktop, i dont even want to know what games look like.



I downloaded every single patch and upgrade I could find and I am on 2MB cable. I gave up for the time being since WoW:TBC comes out tonight ;x
Thanks for the reply, I might try Ubuntu, see if that works for me properly.

Open a console and run glxgears. See what the frames per sec are

Did you reboot after installing NVidia driver??