http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/nvidia-installer-HOWTO.html#1
It is recommended to use YaST for installation of the NVIDIA
driver. There are several reasons for this. First, it's
simple. Second, and this is the most important one, you won't need to
recompile the nvidia kernel module after a kernel update.
Update your Kernel via YOU (YaST Online Update). Use
YaST -> Software -> Change installation Source -> Add
Protocol: HTTP
Server Name: : download.nvidia.com
Directory on Server: /opensuse/10.2
to add the NVIDIA ftp server as additional installation source.
Now use
YaST -> Software -> Install and Delete Software
to install the NVIDIA driver. Select the following packages:
x11-video-nvidia
nvidia-gfx-kmp-"kernel-flavor"
"kernel-flavor" depends on your installed kernel. Check with
"uname -r" for installed default/smp/bigsmp kernel. Use "sax2 -r"
for X.Org configuration.
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 1.0-9746.
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-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-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run -K
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