2006-08-17, 08:08 PM
if you register with Novell, then the nvidia drivers will be automagically added to yast download sources, however if you don't register with novell then you need to do the following:-
start up yast by
* click on Computer/More applications/System/yast
now that you are in the yast tool (enter the root password when prompted)
* click on 'Software' and then 'Installation Source', then click on 'Add'
add the following to the dialog box
Quote:Protocol: FTPServer Name: : download.nvidia.comclick accept to make the changes.
Directory on Server: novell
Now take a wee pause, open up a terminal (console, try clicking on Computer/more applications/system/gnome terminal)
once in the terminal, lets find out what kernel we are running by typing
Code:
uname -rthe results should look like this (or similar, mine says SMP because of the hyperthreading CPU's)
Quote:anyweb@linux-j5hr:~> uname -r2.6.16.21-0.8-smp
Make a note of your kernel as next we want to get the nvidia drivers, so
* click on 'Software Management'
and search for the following
Quote:x11-video-nvidiaonce found, select it by putting a 'check' mark in the empty box beside it
next search for the following
Quote:nvidia-gfx-kmp-
Yast will probably list three kernels, choose the one that corresponds to the results from uname -r above (so in my case I chose the SMP kernel)
Select it, and click accept, then accept the nvidia license.
Once done, restart X (ctrl/alt/backspace) and notice any difference ? you can try and enable XGL now but remember to read the following first from [/url][url=http://en.opensuse.org/Xgl_Troubleshooting...er_.22nvidia.22]http://en.opensuse.org/Xgl_Troubleshooting...er_.22nvidia.22
Quote:NVIDIA / proprietary driver "nvidia"
* OpenGL acceleration does not work well with Composite being active. This option in /etc/X11/xorg.conf should be disabled if it had been enabled before. Note: Xgl supports Composite anyway, even if it is disabled in xorg.conf. FBO's can be used with this driver instead of pbuffers for XVideo acceleration. Enable this by changing
DISPLAYMANAGER_XGL_OPTS="-accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:pbuffer" to
DISPLAYMANAGER_XGL_OPTS="-accel glx:pbuffer -accel xv:fbo" in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager. (The Desktop Effects tool sets this option by default.)
see below :-) running xgl with Nvidia Geforce 6800GT and its so smooth :)
cheers
anyweb
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