[olug] SuSE 9.0 problems w/X freezing SOLVED

[EmptyMM]

Okay, being new to the group I didn't catch this complete thread so go
easy on me but having two nvidia cards installed in one of my machines
I've had plenty of fun with them..

 From the looks, if you're using "vesa" or "nv" then you're not using
the driver that nvidia provides.  Although not opensource these drivers
do work well and the installer does a pretty clean compile and install.
The nvidia provided drivers will also give you the 3D acceleration as
well as the benefit of full OpenGL support..  The only downside is being
compiled against the kernel you'll need to rerun the installer after any
kernel update.

The install is as simple as
* download http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html
* kill X (su -; telinit 3; ctrl + alt + backspace)
* login as root and cd to the installer folder
* run the installer "sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run"
* edit XF86Config and change config to "nvidia"
* restart X ("startx" or just reboot)

-Ken
ken at macferrin dot com




Eric Pierce wrote:
> Got it!
> 
> Another list  suggested I replace 'nv' (in XF86Config) with 'vesa'.
> 
> That did the trick.  Then I used 'sax2-vesa' to enable NVidia's 3D
> acceleration.
> 
> Strange things... 'nv' was the ticket on this same box under SuSE 8.2.  Of
> course, now that I know I can swap out 'nv', I's be thinking I'll stick 'aa' in
> there next  ;)
> 
> I must say the network install was great... thanks to the post/copy on
> olug.org.
> 
> Thanks everyone for your time/patience and help on this!
> Eric Pierce
> 
> --- Daniel Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> 
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks Dan for the tips.  I believe I tried everything you suggested.
>>
>>Hate to say this, but can you take out all the extraneous cards (i.e.
>>firewire, network, USB, SCSI, etc) that your system doesn't need to boot
>>and see if the problem persists?  If possible, can you put in a different
>>video card?
>>
>>Have you tried running Memtest86 for a number of passes?  How about
>>under-clocking your systemboard?
>>
>>Now I'm just shooting in the dark and trying to find some stable base to
>>build upon... :)
>>
>>Dan
>>
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