Re: nVidia Driver problem

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:27:31 -0500, Gordon Darling wrote:

Actually that's not true. I just recently installed kernel 2.6.21.5
the
day it was released. I installed the NVidia driver the way it was
intended to be installed by running the binary installer which built the
module just fine.

You've got it wrong. Martin was referring to the precompiled modules on
the htpp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.2/ repository.

Better to be wrong with a working driver than right and have a blank
screen.

See http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/nvidia-installer-HOWTO.html

"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.
^^^^^^^

How many update their kernel ever? And wow, the Nvidia compile takes
almost 3 minutes, less time than it takes to read how to go through all
those gyrations.

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

YaST -> Software -> Installation Source -> Add

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

All of which makes a simple task overly complicated and fraught with
peril.

Fits in nicely with other "leaps in progress" like booting to runlevel
5, autoconfiguring X, and 1 kernel fits all.


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