The generic s3 trio3d/2x drivers handle it as an AGPcard. Every 3d api initialization causes system hang.
If i disable AGP texturing in dxdiag, and disable agp in powerstrip. Then SOME game start to work, but most of them crashes or very buggy (i am aware of the quality of these cards, i have an AGP S3 Trio3D/2x as well, so i can see what games should start up).
Thankyou, i have tried that package as well, and it was crashing just like that. I also have tried uninstalling the motherboards agp drivers without luck. Maybe i should try it in a motherboard without an AGP port. If it still produces the same problem, i think i will trash the card.
If this still does not fix your issue and you have followed these steps to the letter then I would say your GPU needs to be RMA'd, if this does solve your issue you just had a corrupted driver install. It is best practice to follow the above method anytime you install a new driver as it eliminates the chance for any corruption to occur.
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Ok. I was able to install nvidia the hard way.
I ahve to be honest and say that installing it the hard way is not really hard. What is hard is to understand the different instructions found all over the web. So I made a compilation of what I understood and did the following:
1 installed gcc, make and kernel-dev
2 entered yast/bootloader and added to the last line of my default boot option nomodeset
3 rebooted
4 started in failsafe mode
5 logged as root
6 typed init 3
7 went to the director isaved the driver
8 type sh
Well, I thought everything was OK now but it seems that something is wrong.
After having the drivers installed and everything running it happenned about three or four times that after boot kde loaded aparently correctly but when I tried to move the mouse cursor I found out that my whole system was frozen, mouse, keyboard, and I had to use reset button.
Once my system froze while playing a song in amarok.
And another time firefox crashed while alternating between open windows.
So video is most often to blame. Some had a problem after loading 32 bit openSUSE with the KDE desktop and the proprietary nVIDIA video driver as in the past, this combination did not always work. Further, on several occasions, it was as simple as a bad wireless mouse (low battery or some other problem) that was causing the freeze. What everyone can say is it is hardware related. It could be an over heating CPU due to a bad fan, buildup of dust or even poor air circulation. It the end, its hard to know what direction to point you to for sure. When you are running, I have a script that installs a utility from Packman that would be helpful in listing all of your hardware. You can fin it here:
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I have installed opensuse 11.4 with kde 4, well i install too nvidia driver 290 with yast2 but the machine freeze in a random moment
i have zotac geforce 8400 gs, i think nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop, x11-video-nvidiaG02 nvidia-computeG02 no is the correct driver
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