Nvidia Display Driver for SUSE Linux - ThinkPad R61, T61

	Summary of changes
	Installation instructions
	Determining which version is installed

Version 100.14.29

• (Fix) Intermittent Suspend to Disk takes a long time

Version 100.14.27

• (Fix) Cannot Disable Thermal Monitor timers in Nvidia Xserver set

Version 100.14.26

• (New) Initial release

Notes:

-You need to install Kernel development (Kernel Source code) and C/C++ Compiler before installing the Video driver. (See how to install Kernel Source and C/C++ Compilers)

-Preloaded systems come with RPM installed nvidia driver; this should be uninstalled first before installing <nvidia>.run driver. (See how to uninstall nvidia RPM driver)

1. Start SUSE Linux.
2. In a terminal window, use the su (switch user) command to obtain root privileges.
3. Copy l7kv07us.run file to the hard drive, for example, /home/drivers directory.
4. Type init 3 to run in console without the X server.
5. Change directory to the location where you saved the file.
6. Type sh l7kv07us.run to install the driver.
7. Type nvidia-xconfig
8. Type init 6 to reboot

How to Silent Install the Driver:

1. At runlevel 3 run sh ./l7kv07us.run -s -X

• Note:
  • -s = silent installation
  • -X = configures xorg.conf to use nvidia driver

Uninstall <nvidia>.run

1. Start SUSE Linux
2. In a terminal window, use the su (switch user) command to obtain root privileges.
3. Type nvidia-installer --uninstall
4. Type sax2 -r
5. Go to Computer > Shutdown, and select Restart Computer.

Uninstall nvidia RPM package:

1. Start SUSE Linux
2. In a terminal window, use the su (switch user) command to obtain root privileges.
3. See what RPM package is installed.
   • -Two rpm packages should be uninstalled:
     • X11-video-nvidiaG01-lenovo-xx
     • nvidia-gfxG01-lenovo-kmp-smp-xx_yy
   • Note:
     • xx = refers to the driver version
     • yy = refers to the kernel version
4. Run rpm -e <x11-video-nvidiag01-lenovo-xx> <nvidia-gfxg01-lenovo-kmp-smp-xx_yy>
   

In a terminal window, type nvidia-settings -q NvidiaDriverVersion to display the current version of nvidia driver installed in the system

*Determining if 3D is enabled:

In a terminal window, type nvidia-settings -g | grep OpenGL and confirm OpenGL vendor string indicates Nvidia Corporation.

Example:

• OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
• OpenGL renderer string: Quadro NVS 140M/PCI/SSE2
• OpenGL version string: 2.1.1 NVIDIA 100.14.27