Need Driver for Nvidia Riva

Quick clarification and concrete next steps (addresses @catnip_18’s “no such file” problem and expands on @ilaiy / @frrossk): many NVIDIA downloads for Linux are not the usual autotools source tarballs with a configure script. Some are self‑extracting installers or binary/SRPM packages, so ./configure can legitimately be missing. The NVIDIA Accelerated Linux README documents which chips the proprietary driver covers and notes that very old RIVA chips (RIVA 128/128ZX) are handled by the open-source nv driver rather than NVIDIA’s binary driver. (nvidia.com)

If you prefer an RPM (easiest for a newbie), use your distro’s packages or a trusted community repo rather than running the vendor installer when possible — SuSE/openSUSE explicitly recommends using distribution packages for stability and easier upgrades. That avoids repeated rebuilds after kernel updates and the manual kernel‑module work. See the openSUSE SDB notes on NVIDIA packaging and their recommendation to prefer the package manager. openSUSE NVIDIA guide. (en.opensuse.org)

If no suitable RPM exists for your exact kernel, the usual fallback is the official NVIDIA installer (.run). Prepare by identifying your card and installing matching kernel sources and development tools, booting to a console (no X) and then running the installer as root; the openSUSE “the hard way” HOWTO gives the exact workflow and the warning that you must redo this after kernel updates. Example checks you can run first:

lspci | grep -i vga
su -
sh ./NVIDIA-Linux-*.run   # run the installer from its directory

See the step‑by‑step guide for details. [NVIDIA installer workflow / openSUSE HOWTO]. (en.opensuse.org)

Troubleshooting notes based on common SuSE issues: the installer will warn if a framebuffer like rivafb is present because that conflicts with the NVIDIA kernel module — you’ll need to blacklist or remove that framebuffer or rebuild the kernel without it. Also make and keep a copy of your X config before changes so you can roll back. Example of the rivafb warning appears in archived SuSE installer logs. (linuxquestions.org)

If the card is an older RIVA 128, plan to use the open nv (or generic vesa) driver via YaST/sax2 rather than chasing a proprietary RPM.