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Nvidia Installer HOWTO for SuSE Linux users
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This document describes how to use the new nvidia installer on SuSE
Linux to install the latest nvidia driver (1.0-4363).
NOTE: Replace the occurences of "1.0-4363" below with the appropriate
number for later relases.
I. SuSE Linux 8.2 with original kernel from CD/DVD
II. SuSE Linux Desktop (SLD)
SuSE Linux 8.2 with update kernel or self-compiled kernel
III. SuSE Linux 7.3/8.0/8.1 with original kernel from CD/DVD
IV. United Linux 1.0 (UL1)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (SLES8)
SuSE Linux 7.3/8.0/8.1 with update kernel or self-compiled kernel
V. SuSE Linux 7.2
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 (SLES7)
VI. SuSE Linux 7.1
VII. SuSE Linux 7.0 or earlier
VIII. References
IX. Feedback
I. SuSE Linux 8.2 with original kernel from CD/DVD
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1) Use the nvidia installer.
2) Enable 3D support with SaX2.
II. SuSE Linux Desktop (SLD)
SuSE Linux 8.2 with update kernel or self-compiled kernel
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1) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means
installing the 'kernel-source' RPM with YaST2 and configure it then
with the following commands:
cp /boot/vmlinuz.config /usr/src/linux/.config
cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cd /usr/src/linux
make cloneconfig dep
2) Use the nvidia installer.
3) Enable 3D support with SaX2.
III. SuSE Linux 7.3/8.0/8.1 with original kernel from CD/DVD
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1) Download the according 'NVIDIA_GLX' and 'NVIDIA_kernel' RPMs from
nvidia ftp server and install these with YaST2.
2) Verify that 3D support is enabled with SaX2.
IV. United Linux 1.0 (UL1)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (SLES8)
SuSE Linux 7.3/8.0/8.1 with update kernel or self-compiled kernel
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1) Download the according 'NVIDIA_GLX' and 'NVIDIA_kernel' RPMs from
nvidia ftp server and install these with the following commands:
rpm --justdb -Uhv NVIDIA_kernel*.rpm
rpm -Uhv NVIDIA_GLX*.rpm
Use "ul1" packages for UL1/SLES8.
2) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means
installing the 'kernel-source' RPM with YaST2 and configure it then
with the following commands:
cp /boot/vmlinuz.config /usr/src/linux/.config
cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cd /usr/src/linux
make cloneconfig dep
3) Download nvidia installer and extract it with the following command
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run --extract-only
4) Compile and install the nvidia kernel module with the following
commands:
cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363/usr/src/nv
make install
depmod -a
5) Enable 3D support with SaX2.
V. SuSE Linux 7.2
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 (SLES7)
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1) Download 'NVIDIA_GLX' and 'NVIDIA_kernel' RPMs for SuSE 7.3 from
nvidia ftp server and install these with the following commands:
rpm --justdb -Uhv NVIDIA_kernel*.rpm --force
rpm -Uhv NVIDIA_GLX*.rpm --force
2) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means
installing the 'kernel-source' RPM via YaST2 and configure it then
with the following commands:
cp /boot/vmlinuz.config /usr/src/linux/.config
cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cd /usr/src/linux
make cloneconfig dep
3) Download nvidia installer and extract it with the following command
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run --extract-only
4) Compile and install the nvidia kernel module with the following
commands:
cd NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363/usr/src/nv
make install
depmod -a
5) Enable 3D support with SaX2.
VI. SuSE Linux 7.1
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1) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this
means installing the 'linux' RPM via YaST2 and configure it then with
the following commands:
cp /boot/vmlinuz.config /usr/src/linux/.config
cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h /usr/src/linux/include/linux
cd /usr/src/linux
make oldconfig dep
2) Try to use the nvidia installer.
3) Enable 3D support with SaX2.
VII. SuSE Linux 7.0 or earlier
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The nvidia driver does not work on SuSE 7.0 or earlier as the driver
needs XFree86 4.0.1 and SuSE 7.0 comes with XFree86 4.0.
VIII. References
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* nVidia driver website
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_ia32_1.0-4363
* nvidia installer
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree ... ux-x86-1.0-4363.run
* nvidia driver RPMs for SuSE Linux
ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-4363
IX. Feedback
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Please use "http://www.suse.de/feedback" for any feedback about this
document.
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