[AuckLUG] Opensuse 10.2 NVIDIA driver problem with Geforce 7900 GS card

[tich at clad.co.nz]

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007, Subs wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've searched exhaustively through other threads but to no avail. I've got a 
> new AMD system with the following configuration
> 
> AMD ATHLON 4200+Dual Core AM2
> Asus nForce AM2 ATX Motherboard
> Silicon Power 2GB DDR2 800 Ram
> Seagate 320GB 7200RPM SATA2 16MB HDD
> Liteon 18X Dual DVDRW 8X D-Layer18A1P DVD Writer
> Foxconn TSAA909 Case
> 7900GS 256MB Video Card
> OpenSuse 10.2 (32 bit)


I found the following instructions much better when installing my 7600GS 
card.  Basically you have to compile the drivers to work with your kernel:

http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/nvidia-installer-HOWTO.html