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#4 18-Oct-2009, 08:29 PM

On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:06:02 GMT
bobcal2000 <bobcal2000@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:

>
> Malcolm;1874200 Wrote:
> > On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:16:02 GMT
> > bobcal2000 <bobcal2000@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I just made the switch from openSUSE v11.1 to SLED v11.0 I didn't
> > > think there would be as many differences. I'm Wrong. Maybe one
> > > of you can help me?
> > >
> > > In openSUSE I needed to download and install my nVidea video card
> > > driver, and dual monitor mode just worked.
> > >
> > > In SLED it recognized my GeForce 9800 and installed a driver.
> > > But I see no way of enabling dual monitors. I searched the forum
> > > and
> > found
> > > a thread talking about just adding another driver with SaX2, but
> > this
> > > was for SLED v9 and no such choice is available in SaX2 in v11.
> > >
> > > Before I just install the openSUSE driver into my SLED, which
> > > would violate the whole reason to go to SLED, how can I make both
> > > my monitors work?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance Bobby
> > >
> > >
> > Hi
> > I use the proprietary driver here (see sig), when configuring it for
> > the first time I used sax2 and hit the checkbox for dual monitors
> > and configured as required.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
> > SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel
> > 2.6.27.29-0.1-default up 9 days 0:10, 3 users, load average: 0.11,
> > 0.08, 0.08 GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18
>
>
> SYSINFO: says I'm using this -
> Vendor: Mesa Project
> Model: Software Rasterizer
> Driver: 2.1 Mesa 7.2
>
> Did SLED come with the CUDA Driver?
>
>
No, you need to download it;
http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_get.html

The system should add the nvidia repository for you to download the
standard one for your kernel, else see here;
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

--
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.29-0.1-default
up 9 days 7:53, 3 users, load average: 0.17, 0.21, 0.26
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18