On Monday 08 December 2008 01:38:17 am Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 07, 2008 at 11:06:05PM -0500, Bob Stia wrote:
> > Hello Sluggers,
> >
> > I'm having nvidia driver problems.
> >
> > Running SuSE 10.3 64 bit. I have two active kernels that I can choose
> > from at
> > boot-up. I can install the latest nvidia driver on one kernel but not the
> > other. (using the nvidia-installer) I can then install the driver on
> > the "other" but it uninstalls it on the first kernel. How is this
> > possible? There is only one xorg.conf file and either of the kernels
> > should use that one xorg.conf.
> >
> > I must be missing something here or not understanding what is going on.
>
> Although draeath explained the situation adequately, I would add that
> there is an "nv" driver which comes with X which is older but adequate
> for most uses. I got tired of fighting with the NVidia installer some
> time back, and decided to try the built-in nv driver. It has worked fine
> for me. If it works fine for your purposes, it could save you the hassle
> of dealing with the NVidia installer.
>
Thanks Paul
Been using the "nv" driver since I lost the 3D support. Problem is that the
nvidia driver is needed for games, some videos and Google Earth.
Bob S
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