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Install Nvidia and ATI Video Drivers on openSUSE

ATI/Nvidia installation guide for openSUSE 10.2

By Marius Nestor, Linux Editor

28th of February 2007, 15:44 GMT

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Let's say you have chosen openSUSE 10.2 as your default Linux distribution and now you need to install your video card's driver, be it either Nvidia or ATI. This guide will teach you the easiest ways to achieve that.

Nvidia Installation

We first need to install the official openSUSE Nvidia repository. Open up a console and type the following:

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rpm --import ftp://download.nvidia.com/novell/repodata/repomd.xml.key

Now let's add the YUM repository, by opening YaST and clicking on "Software" and then on the "Installation Source". In the new window which will appear, click the Add button, then select the "Specify URL..." option, hit Next and paste there the following line:

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ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.2/

Click finish and wait for it to load the repository. Now close this window and you are back on the main YaST window. Click on "Software Management" and in the search box type nvidia. From the results, choose:

nvidia-gfx-kmp-default
x11-video-nvidia

Hit "Accept" button and you'll be asked to agree with the license terms and then the installation will begin.

Restart your computer and you'll have Nvidia video driver installed.

ATI Installation

The ATI driver is a bit harder to install, so please follow the instructions carefully.

Download the latest ATI driver from here. Get the .run file!

You need now to generate distribution specific driver package. Open a console and type the following:

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sh ati*.run --listpkg

and from the listing, please select your distribution. I've chosen openSUSE 10.2 32 bit:

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sh ati*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE102-IA32

The installer made a driver package, which is located in /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386

Exit the graphical environment by typing the following command in the console:

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sudo init 3

Go to the folder created by the ATI installer:

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cd /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386

and install the driver with the following command:

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rpm -Uvh fgl*.rpm

After the install is finished, run the ATI configuration utility:

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ldconfig
aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

At this moment, the driver is installed, but we still need to do some settings in order to work properly. Type the following command:

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sax2 -r -m 0=fglrx

Choose your desired resolution, save and exit.

You also need to disable Composite Extension as well. Edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf and add the following lines at the end of the file:

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Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "false"
EndSection

Reboot your computer and you should have the ATI driver installed.


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Comment #1 by: Remco on 25 Dec 2007, 10:28 GMT reply to this comment

Hi,

When I look in the file i can see the suse103 amd64 but when I want to build it, it keeps telling me that it is not supported....,

remco@cc1258633-a:~> sh ati*.run --buildpkg SuSe/SUSE103-AMD64
Created directory fglrx-install.HH6562
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing ATI Proprietary Linux Driver-8.443.1....

==================================================
ATI Technologies Linux Driver Installer/Packager
==================================================
The distribution 'SuSe' is not supported
Removing temporary directory: fglrx-install.HH6562

Any help please,

thanks in advcance

Comment #1.1 by: marius.nestor on 25 Dec 2007, 11:09 GMT

Hi!

The command is wrong...

It's sh ati*.run --buildpkg SuSE/SUSE103-AMD64

not SuSe/... get it? With E not e :)


Comment #2 by: Nikhil on 25 Feb 2008, 13:30 GMT reply to this comment

Hi, i am trying to install the Nvidia driver for OpenSuse 10.2.
when i tried to add the YUM repository, by opening YaST and clicking on "Software" and then on the "Installation Source".I To add new source I Specified the URL as given by you. I get an error message saying

Unable to create installation source from URLftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.2/
Details:
Unknown Source type for ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.2/



I also tried to download the rpms and install them, but that doesnt seem to install the drivers, since after rebooting it makes no difference.

Please help.

--Thanking you in advance

Comment #2.1 by: Marius Nestor on 25 Feb 2008, 13:53 GMT

Hi,

I've just test the URL (ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/10.2/) and it looks like it works very well... I don't know what the problem is... and I don't have an openSUSE 10.2 installation at the moment. I will try to test it in a few days and I will let you know what's going on...

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