SuSE 10.1 update to 10.2

[mercilessqtip]

my nvidia card works fine in 10.1 but when i updated to 10.2 it said something like i couldnt use the graphical interface due to my unistalled card driver m running a nvidia 256mb 6200 card.. agp if that matters what am i doing wrong? also is 10.2 worth the upgrade? im running a 500 mhz machine with 768 mb ram and 160 gig hd i really wanna use the Beryl program so i can do the neat litle cube effect or can i do that in 10.1
-signed a frustrated n00b ;(

[techieMoe]

SuSE 10.2 has a newer version of the Linux kernel. Every time your kernel gets updated you have to reinstall the Nvidia driver, because the driver is compiled against that particular version.

If you reinstall your Nvidia driver it should work fine in 10.2. If you need to know how to do this, here's one way:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...d-drivers.html

[mercilessqtip]

right i but do i install before update or after, ive got my drivers working fine now .. but when i update to 10.2 it takes me to a text based yast screen then exits to let me login via the konsole i guess is what its called and nothing else so.. im not able to redownload it.. how would i access a cd with that driver on it?? or do i just update again the boot from cd and begin10.2 update?? im confused ;p! but i refuse to use windows ever again i have vista installed and it blows.
only thing cool about it is the 3d flip and glass

[techieMoe]

right i but do i install before update or after

You need to reinstall the driver after you update.

how would i access a cd with that driver on it??

You should be able to get your graphical display back by changing the driver from "nvidia" to "vesa". You can do this by editing your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Once your GUI is back up you can download the Nvidia drivers from wherever you like.

To edit your xorg.conf file, you need root privileges. From the command line type:

su <enter>
Password: <enter your root (Administrator) password>

This gives you temporary root privileges. Now open the file in a text editor such as nano:

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf <enter>

Scroll down toward the bottom of the file using your arrow keys and look for a section that looks similar to this:

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Nvidia Geforce 2"
    Driver      "nvidia"
EndSection

Change the "nvidia" to "vesa", and exit with CTRL+X (answer Yes when it asks if you'd like to save). Now exit out of your root privileges and restart your graphical environment:

exit <enter>
startx <enter>

If you see any errors, copy them down and post them here.

[mercilessqtip]

ok so i tried the ctrl alt f1 option to get to the cmd prompt. i am not reall sure what im doing im scared of this part :9 i dont wanna mess up my system ha! but hell nothing really to important on here has of right now so the worst that could happen is 2 hours of my day go to a 10.1 re install lol! but the function you speak of is that available in 10.1 i tried to open the /etc/x11/corg.conf nothing happend
and yes i did log in as root.. im not sure what im doing sorry for me newbieism.

[techieMoe]

but the function you speak of is that available in 10.1 i tried to open the /etc/x11/corg.conf nothing happend
and yes i did log in as root.. im not sure what im doing sorry for me newbieism.

Did you follow my above examples? What was the exact command you entered?

[mercilessqtip]

well i dont believe i have the xorg.conf file i enter
cd /etc/X11/ to get to the directory
then tried entering nano /etc/X11/corg.conf

it said something like files does not exist if my memory serves correctly
but im on suse 10.1 right now havent updated again yet..

also is 10.2 a huge diff then 10.1 ??

[gogalthorp]

well i dont believe i have the xorg.conf file i enter
cd /etc/X11/ to get to the directory
then tried entering nano /etc/X11/corg.conf

it said something like files does not exist if my memory serves correctly
but im on suse 10.1 right now havent updated again yet..

also is 10.2 a huge diff then 10.1 ??

I assume that corg.conf above is a typo you did enter "nano xorg.conf" yes!

note if you are in the directory it is not needed to include a full path to the file.

Ok maybe you don't have nano installed. Try just nano at the command prompt to see if you get an editor. ctrl-x will exit it if you are successful.

If you don't have nano for some odd reason you can use vi. vi is a much more complicated editor and is more diffacult to use initially. After moving to the /etc/X11 directory by the cd (Change Directory) command

make sure there is a xorg.conf file there. type

dir xorg.conf

you should see the file listed

If you don't you need to run sax2 to create it.

If you do edit it and change the line as per techieMoe's instruction in the vi editor or if you find you have nano use it it is easier. I'll give instruction on vi

type
vi xorg.conf

you should now see the file. make the changes then type
:w
to write the changes
then
:q

Also be sure you are root when you make do the above.

Also Linux is case sensitive unlike windoz so be sure you get the case of all the letters in the file names and directories right.

[mercilessqtip]

nano isnt on my current setup.
so what now.. also when i open sax 2, in gnome because i dont know how to open it in KDE
but it says my gfx card is not availbe for 3d acceleration.. i actually open up xgl to get to sax2
i dunno im confused but the more i look at beryl the more i cant wait to upgade to suse 10.2

[mercilessqtip]

yay 10.2 upgrade im finally there, seems to be running a lot quicker than 10.1 lol