James Ruhsam wrote:
> Okay I guess that I was wrong.  I just rebooted into Linux and was
> greeted by a text login again.  After logging in I was unable to get
> startx to run.  I had to use the information from my last email to
> correct xorg.conf and get a window environment again.  The cp /etc...

Hi James,

I've only been loosely following your saga and am unsure if
you tried the manual way of installing the Nvidia drivers.  This
has always worked for me with multiple versions of SuSE on
multiple architectures.  It involves downloading a binary "run"
program from Nvidia for your architecture.  The pointer is here:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

You then shut down your X server by issuing "init 3".  But it
sounds like you're there all the time anyway!

Before running the Nividia install program you should probably
return your Xorg.conf to it's original form.  It might be saved
as "Xorg.conf.install" in /etc/X11.

Then follow the simple procedure that I've included below.
Once again, this has always worked for me and is why I will
use only Nvidia products if possible.  I've always had problems
with ATI.

<from the Nvidia web site>

People who aren't afraid of recompiling the nvidia kernel module or
even reinstalling the nvidia driver each time the kernel has been
updated and want or need to use the latest and greatest nvidia driver
can use the following steps 1-3. The others should use the
instructions above using YaST and skip the steps below.

1) Kernel sources must be installed and configured. Usually this means
installing the 'kernel-source', 'make' and 'gcc' packages with YaST2.

2) Use the nvidia installer for 100.14.19.

 sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-100.14.19-pkg2.run -q

3) Configure X.Org with

 sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia (0 is a digit, not a letter!)

NOTE: There is no need to try to enable 3D support. It's already
      enabled, when the nvidia driver is running.

IMPORTANT: You need to recompile and install the nvidia kernel module
           after each kernel update.

 sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-100.14.19-pkg2.run -K

Regards,
Lew Wolfgang
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