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   Carlos E.R. to bad sector   
   Re: Nvidia driver?   
   21 Nov 17 04:52:51   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-11-21 03:08, bad sector wrote:   
   > On 11/20/2017 05:28 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2017-11-20 22:50, bad sector wrote:   
      
      
      
      
   >>> Backed my way out of it via a curses Yast uninstall.   
   >>>   
   >>> At this moment Tumbleweed on Amd64 8-core, 16gb, GeForce-640   
   >>   
   >> Ah, nvidia and TW do not play well. The SDB procedure is intended for   
   >> Leap.   
   >   
   > I don't NEED nVidia at all, all I do need is   
   > for some way to make Googleearth-5.2 usable.   
      
   Ie, you do need nvidia. LOL! What do you think it is for?   
      
      
   >> Originally for TW you should use "the hard way". This may have improved,   
   >> I heard, but I do not keep current with it. I do not use TW in   
   >> production machines.   
   >   
   > That's what I 'used' to use i.e. the nVidia installer *.run files   
      
   Yes, but things have improved. I can not explain because I don't use TW.   
      
      
   >>> Also, the same page begins with a WARNING:   
   >>> "It is not recommended to use the '1-Click Install' from the "openSUSE   
   >>> Community" page as this requires information of which GPU is used."   
   >>   
   >> That's another method which you did not use.   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> What's he problem with 'information of which GPU is used'?   
   >>   
   >> Well, the one click procedure does not know what GPU and thus what   
   >> driver variant you need.   
   >   
   > Then maybe THAT's what the warning should say   
      
   It does say it. In a different wording.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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