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List:       opensuse-factory
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-factory] NVidia-problems with after snapshot 20180524
From:       Jogchum Reitsma <j.reitsma () hccnet ! nl>
Date:       2018-05-29 15:48:15
Message-ID: a174f64c-2ec6-7153-37b4-9bff9122c844 () hccnet ! nl
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Op 29-05-18 om 03:24 schreef Basil Chupin:
> On 28/05/18 20:18, Jogchum Reitsma wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> After installing snapshot 20180524, with kernel 4.16.10-1-default, I 
>> can only boot successfully in recovery-mode. When trying to boot 
>> kernel 4.16.10-1-default in standard mode, I get no graphical 
>> display, only  flashing text, and it is impossible to login.
>>
>> I have encountered this many times lately (and read the postings on 
>> this list about the root cause), but I could always repair it by 
>> installing the latest proprietary driver from NVidia, now 
>> NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-396.24.run.
>
> #396.24 driver is a BETA. The latest 'official' driver is 390.59.
This is the driver that I have installed now, with the effect: no 
problems anymore with flashing display, but wrong resolution, and no 
second monitor.
>
>   On one of my computers the beta 396.24 gave me problems (the 
> installation spat the dummy because the card either required a legacy 
> driver OR a driver of the 390.x variety -- never had this problem 
> until last week); but 390.59 installed without any problems.
>
> BTW, you do run 'mkinitrd' after compiling the driver? And then reboot?
Did not help.... But thanks for thinking with me!
>
>
> My command line for this is (abbreviated): sh ./<nvidia driver> -a ;; 
> mkinitrd ;; reboot
>
> That part about the Mesa driver... It's truly a Catch 22 situation, 
> isn't it? You can say NO ... but you really cannot say NO :-).   
> Whoever thought that one up must have been smoking some potent wacky 
> tobaccy that day :-D .
>
> <pruned>
>
> BC
>

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