Installing driver for GeForce Go 7300?

I've just taken the jump off the deep end and removed Vista in favor of
openSUSE, and I know absolutely nothing about using Linux.

The problem I'm having is that I need to install the driver for GeForce
Go 7300.

I've located the driver at 'Linux Display Driver - IA32'
(http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-8756.html) and
have gotten "kernel source", "make" and "gcc". The
problem is... I have
no idea what I do now. I don't know what these things are.

The instructions for the driver update are:

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 169.12.

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.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-x86-169.12-pkg1.run -K
_____________________________________

However I feel dumber after reading them than I was before reading
them. Is there anyone that would take the time to explain to me exactly
what it is I'm supposed to be doing?

Now I know how elderly people feel when they get confused about where
the on button on the computer is.


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If you are unsure about compiling your own kernel modules then use these
1 click Installers 

'NVIDIA - openSUSE' (http://en.opensuse.org/Nvidia)

upside to this you dont have to recompile the module everytime ou
update your kernel.

Otherwise you can install the module just like you wanted to do before
, just follow steps 1 2 3 in the Readme: 

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.run -q

sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia


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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:06:01 GMT
andrassp <andrassp@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:

> 
> I've just taken the jump off the deep end and removed Vista in favor
> of openSUSE, and I know absolutely nothing about using Linux.
> 
> The problem I'm having is that I need to install the driver for
> GeForce Go 7300.
> 
> I've located the driver at 'Linux Display Driver - IA32'
> (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-8756.html) and
> have gotten "kernel source", "make" and
"gcc". The problem is... I
> have no idea what I do now. I don't know what these things are.
> 
> The instructions for the driver update are:
> 
> 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 169.12.
> 
> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.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-x86-169.12-pkg1.run -K
> _____________________________________
> 
> However I feel dumber after reading them than I was before reading
> them. Is there anyone that would take the time to explain to me
> exactly what it is I'm supposed to be doing?
> 
> Now I know how elderly people feel when they get confused about where
> the on button on the computer is.
> 
> 
Hi
Have a read here, the commands are to be run from the console (text
screen)

http://en.opensuse.org/Nvidia

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On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:20:56 GMT
Malcolm <malcolm_nospamlewis@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:06:01 GMT
> andrassp <andrassp@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I've just taken the jump off the deep end and removed Vista in favor
> > of openSUSE, and I know absolutely nothing about using Linux.
> > 
> > The problem I'm having is that I need to install the driver for
> > GeForce Go 7300.
> > 
> > I've located the driver at 'Linux Display Driver - IA32'
> > (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-8756.html) and
> > have gotten "kernel source", "make" and
"gcc". The problem is... I
> > have no idea what I do now. I don't know what these things are.
> > 
> > The instructions for the driver update are:
> > 
> > 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 169.12.
> > 
> > sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-169.12-pkg1.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-x86-169.12-pkg1.run -K
> > _____________________________________
> > 
> > However I feel dumber after reading them than I was before reading
> > them. Is there anyone that would take the time to explain to me
> > exactly what it is I'm supposed to be doing?
> > 
> > Now I know how elderly people feel when they get confused about
> > where the on button on the computer is.
> > 
> > 
> Hi
> Have a read here, the commands are to be run from the console (text
> screen)
> 
> http://en.opensuse.org/Nvidia
> 
Hi again
There is also this one;

'Nvidia Installer HOWTO for SUSE LINUX users'
(http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/nvidia-installer-HOWTO.html#5)

and whilst for 10.1 it will give you another reference for installing
the Nvidia driver;
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/17174.html

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I initially did that. And I killed my system, but I don't know if that
was just me doing something stupid. I'll try again.


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