No GUI after NVIDIA Driver install

bholzhauser · 02-13-2007, 12:54 PM

still no luck, said something about "cc" in my path?

bholzhauser · 02-13-2007, 04:45 PM

Your instructions were correct, my inability to follow them was the problem. Thanks a lot bottled leaf. Helpful people like you take the fear out of converting.

bottled leaf · 02-13-2007, 08:39 PM

No problem dude. Glad you got it to work.
cheers

jasondodd · 02-13-2007, 11:28 PM

just make sure that you have installed "kernel-source" from Yast before you do it or it will error out. Also make sure you backup your xorg.conf file as I've found that to be a life saver when something goes wrong and X wont start.

After you've typed init 3 and logged in as root make sure you first:

>cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.backup

Then if it wont start up again, chose failsafe boot and when at terminal, do the opposite to restore previous X settings.

mattyoly · 02-14-2007, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottled leaf

after i installed the nvidia drivers through yast like the nvidia site said so:
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.

^^^^^ i did all that except for sax2 -r
in which i got sax2: command not found
but i was like whatever and i restarted and now im in text mode
so when i try to start x server when startx
i get an error
Fatal Server Error:
no screens found
X10: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by user) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (o known processed) with 0 events remaining.

I know everything works for you now, but just out of curiosity when you changed the installation source and installed the NVIDIA drivers trough YaST2, were you in init 3 ? or init 5?

bottled leaf · 02-14-2007, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattyoly

I know everything works for you now, but just out of curiosity when you changed the installation source and installed the NVIDIA drivers trough YaST2, were you in init 3 ? or init 5?

ummm i dont remember too well, but i dont think so
just when i rebooted it didnt work

mattyoly · 02-21-2007, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bottled leaf

ummm i dont remember too well, but i dont think so
just when i rebooted it didnt work

Well what i was trying to say, is make sure you shut down the x server before you start installing the nvidia drivers. Or but into init 3 .

bholzhauser · 03-08-2007, 12:58 PM

Help, I installed clam antivirus and dazuko, It recompiled kernel, som went to do the nvidia ~ .pkg1.run thing and now driver wont load, Any ideas?