NVIDIA

From openSUSE

The NVIDIA drivers cannot be integrated directly into openSUSE because of their license. Fortunately for new users, NVIDIA and openSUSE provide a very easy way to install NVIDIA drivers: NVIDIA makes RPMs for openSUSE and provides them in a repository.

Contents 1 The easy way to get NVIDIA 1.1 openSUSE 11.2, 11.1 and 11.0 1.2 SLED 10 2 The repository way 2.1 Prerequisites 2.2 Add NVIDIA Repository 2.3 Installation 3 The hard way 4 Troubleshooting 5 Problems with 1-click install 6 See also 7 External links

For the classical installation procedure please refer to: NVIDIA/The hard way

openSUSE 11.2, 11.1 and 11.0

Use 1-Click-Install:

• For all new NVIDIA cards (Geforce 6 and newer), click here:

• For Geforce FX cards (5xxx) click here:

• For all NVIDIA Legacy cards (Geforce 4 and older, TNT), click here:

When installation is complete, log out and log back in.

If you have problems with 1-Click install please see Troubleshooting section of this article.

SLED 10

• Add the YUM repository ftp://download.nvidia.com/novell/sle10sp1/ to the package manager (YAST or ZEN).
• Install the packages x11-video-nvidia and nvidia-gfx-kmp-default
• Restart X (Logout and press CTRL-ALT-Backspace).
• Done.

You will also get updated packages when NVIDIA publishes them on this site.

This is for people who prefer not using 1-click install can do it the direct way and actually see a bit of what is happening.

Prerequisites

• Being able to use yast-package manager or zypper
• Know the nvidia card you are using, use lspci | grep VGA in a console
• Know which kernel you use (default, pae, ...), use uname -r in a console

Add NVIDIA Repository

Choose the one corresponding to your openSUSE version: repository of NVIDIA drivers and add it to your system.

Installation

KERNEL is {pae, default, trace}, the one corresponding to your running kernel

• For all new NVIDIA cards (Geforce 6 and newer), install: x11-video-nvidiaG02, nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-KERNEL

• For Geforce FX cards (5xxx), install: x11-video-nvidiaG01, nvidia-gfxG01-kmp-KERNEL

• For all NVIDIA Legacy cards (Geforce 4 and older, TNT), install: x11-video-nvidia, nvidia-gfx-kmp-KERNEL

Restart and run sax2 -r or whatever you like to setup the new driver configuration

See: NVIDIA/The hard way.

See NVIDIA/Troubleshooting.

See: NVIDIA/Problems with 1-click install

• Laptops and external VGA
• NVidia Suspend HOWTO
• NVidia framebuffer console HOWTO
• Use Nvidia driver with Xen
• Beryl with nVidia drivers

• Nvidia Installer HOWTO