Big CRASH with NVIDIA.

[darknez]

I just installed NVIDIA drivers to my openSUSE 10.2. And now i get FATAL ERROR. I installed just like in Wiki. Can someone help me to install them. I need Beryl, XGL.

[netstrider]

Press ALT+F1 then log in as root:
nano /etc/X11/xorg/conf

Under the "Device" section change "nvidia/nv" to "vesa".
startx
Download nvidia, as root in konsole type init 3 then
sh NVIDIA-version-etc.sh -q
After following the prompts and after the drivers have been installed do
sax -r -m 0=nvidia

[darknez]

Press ALT+F1 then log in as root:
nano /etc/X11/xorg/conf

Under the "Device" section change "nvidia/nv" to "vesa".
startx
Download nvidia, as root in konsole type init 3 then
sh NVIDIA-version-etc.sh -q
After following the prompts and after the drivers have been installed do
sax -r -m 0=nvidia

The thing is I'm in Kernel terminal. And what NVidia do I need to download? There is 5 rpm's. Which one? Look at the NVIDIA - openSUSE.

[netstrider]

I know you are in the "Kernel Terminal" just log in as root and follow the instructions above after downloading the drivers from HERE

[darknez]

I know you are in the "Kernel Terminal" just log in as root and follow the instructions above after downloading the drivers from HERE

Latest Version: 100.14.11

Only this one?

[netstrider]

Yes, that should do it.

[darknez]

Yes, that should do it.

Nope.

FATAL: error inserting nvidia (/lib/modules/2.6.18.2.34-default/weak-updates/nvidia.com): No such device
Failed to load the Nvidia Kernel module!

And when i press alt+F1 nothing happens and when i type nano nothing happens too.

So I think an only way to sort out this **** is to reinstall OS. Damn how I hate to do that.

[netstrider]

Try using pico instead of nano.

You need the kernel sources, which you can get by inserting your CD/DVD and running yast as root from the terminal.

[gogalthorp]

Here is the full NVIDIA instructions use the second method. The Yast method is unreliable.
Also note that these are older instructions there may be newer drivers use the latest build number.

It is recommended to use YaST for installation of the NVIDIA
driver. There are several reasons for this. First, it's
simple. Second, and this is the most important one, you won't need to
recompile the nvidia kernel module after a kernel update.

Update your Kernel via YOU (YaST Online Update). Use

  YaST -> Software -> Change installation Source -> Add

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

to add the NVIDIA ftp server as additional installation source.
Now use

  YaST -> Software -> Install and Delete Software

to install the NVIDIA driver. Select the following packages:

  x11-video-nvidia
  nvidia-gfx-kmp-"kernel-flavor"

"kernel-flavor" depends on your installed kernel. Check with 
"uname -r" for installed default/smp/bigsmp kernel. Use "sax2 -r"
for X.Org configuration.

People who aren't afraid of recompiling the nvidia kernel module or
even reinstalling the nvidia driver each time the kernel has been
updated and want or need to use the latest and greatest nvidia driver
can use the following steps 1-3. The others should use the
instructions above using YaST and skip the steps below.

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!)

NOTE: There is no need to try to enable 3D support. It's already
      enabled, when the nvidia driver is running.

IMPORTANT: You need to recompile and install the nvidia kernel module
           after each kernel update.

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

Also note if you change back to the vesa driver as per the instructions above you should be able to restart the xserver and your GUI.