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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] New NVIDIA drivers available
From:       Basil Chupin <blchupin () iinet ! net ! au>
Date:       2014-01-20 4:07:41
Message-ID: 52DCA10D.7090907 () iinet ! net ! au
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On 20/01/14 02:06, Alvin Beach wrote:
> I tried the RPMs from the nvidia repo (for 12.3) and I would get high CPU usage (80%+) while
> starting/playing L4D2. In fact, that was just starting the game. The game was unplayable as it would
> could not get past the menu (joining a game would freeze). Also, as soon as I started the game, and
> before the menu loaded, the CPU temps would climb above 65C and stay there until I force killed it.
>
> I tried other versions from other repos (some from in home:/), but the same thing.
>
> In the end, I just downloaded the .run from nvidia's site and installed it manually. No issues with
> CPU usage or temperatures.
>
> The .run does complain that it cannot build the CUDA support/driver. However, since AFAIK I don't
> use CUDA I just used "--no-unified-memory' (as per its log file instructs) to get around the error.
>
> Just thought I would just share my experience in case others see the same issues using the nvidia RPMs.
>
> My system:
> i7-3770
> 16 GB RAM
> Zotac GT 230, 2GB
> openSUSE 12.3
> KDE 4.12.1
> Kernel 3.12.7-2.g78b11e9-desktop
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alvin
>
> On 19/01/14 10:42, Robert Klein wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> there are new versions of the NVIDIA drivers available.
>>
>> The G03 driver is now version 331.38.
>>
>> Bug 858421 is supposed to befixed, there.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Robert

The driver released on 10 January - 319.82 - has no problem compiling 
and there is no need to use '-no-unified-memory'.

Are you suggesting that the new one (331.38, released 14 January) has 
regressed to not compile without the '-n-u-m' "fix"?

BC

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