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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] New NVIDIA drivers available
From:       Amuraritei Andrei <sirdeiu () bydeiu ! net>
Date:       2014-01-28 11:54:14
Message-ID: 2887832.t8jmFO6rU3 () deiu
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On Tuesday 28 January 2014 22:27:24 Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 28/01/14 19:23, Rodney Baker wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:34:01 Markus Ko�mann wrote:
> >> Am Dienstag, 21. Januar 2014, 19:07:31 schrieb Amuraritei Andrei:
> >>> Short procedure for installing 331.38 is:
> >>> 
> >>> Get the 331.38.run install file.
> >>> 
> >>> 0. Boot with kernel param 3 or in terminal as root do systemctl stop
> >>> xdm.
> >>> 1. sh NVIDIA...331.38.run -x to extract.
> >>> 2. cp nvidia_3.13_kernel.patch to NVIDIA...331.38 folder
> >>> 3. Apply patch with patch -p 1 -i ./nvidia_3.13_kernel.patch for
> >>> example.
> >>> 4. ./nvidia-installer -a
> >>> 5. Reboot.
> >>> 6. Profit.
> >> 
> >> Just one addition : Don't delete the unpacked nvidia driver sources after
> >> installation. If you install a new kernel version,  you can run
> >> ./nvidia-installer -aK -k <new kernel version>
> >> to build the nvidia kernel driver  module for the new kernel version
> >> before
> >> booting the new kernel.
> >> No need to boot into textmode first to reinstall the nvidia drivers any
> >> more.
> > 
> > Or, install DKMS, run the Nvidia install script and allow it to register
> > with DKMS. No more manually building kernel modules after kernel updates.
> > Works for Nvidia and VirtualBox drivers here. :-)
> 
> "Nvidia install script" - do you mean 'sh nvidia........." or the
> "./nvidia-installer" thingie?
> 
> BC

He means nvidia-installer and to be sure use the --dkms option on it. Also 
have dkms installed and enabled( systemctl enable dkms).

Deiu






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