Nvidia driver problem in OS11.1

whschimmel · 04-30-2009, 06:46 AM

Hi,

Im running OpenSUSE 11.1 with KDE 3.5. I wanted to install the latest NVIDIA driver, so I downloaded the 32bit english display driver on their site.

I installed this file the following way

installed package "Kernel-source and gcc"
opened a terminal as "su"
gave command "init 3"
browsed to driver location
gave the command "sh NVIDIA-drivername.sh"
let the installation compile a driver for my kernel and/or x server
after installation gave the "init 5" command
system boots KDE 4.1??! WHY??

the driver is installed perfectly, only problem is that KDE 4.1 is started after installation, while I installed the system with KDE 3.5.

Is it possible to switch back to KDE 3.5, or do I need to reinstall my computer, if so how do I avoid making the same mistake again.

tnx, Wouter

colucix · 04-30-2009, 07:05 AM

What if you logout and select KDE3 from the Session Type menu in the bottom left corner of the login page?

whschimmel · 05-01-2009, 09:21 AM

system is working again after selecting "KDE3" as the session type while logging in to the system, when I reboot my system, KDE3.5 is started again.

Still it's very weird that KDE4.1 is installed, I never selected this in Yast (package manager), or while installing.

Thanks for the tip!

Wouter