Nvidia "No Go" except in recovery mode

This is command to add /main/testing

urpmi.addmedia --update main_test http://abf-downloads.openmandriva.org/3.0/repository/x86_64/main/testing/

I’d suggest to update with --test option before, like:

# urpmi --auto-update --test

and after, if it’s not showing any error:

# urpmi --auto-update

Ah, just another thing: most likely you will be bored by requests to accept to install pkgs with “wrong” signature.
You can skip by adding --no-verify-rpm

Ok, I shall try this sage advice. I will give some feedback anon. Hopefully this will at least stop the screen freezing. which I believe to be the nouveau driver. Do I need to add the non-free testing repo? Thanking you.
UPDATE: Back to where I started. Installed Nvidia-driver. Can only get to “Starting Network Manager script dispatcher xxx”, with blinking cursor.
But boots up without a hitch in recovery mode"
No freezing anymore. Guess that’s a positive!
UPDATE2 : Kernel just updated to :
kernel-release-desktop-4.9.1-4omv 1 1 omv 2015.0 x86_64
kernel-release-desktop-devel-4.9.1-4omv 1 1 omv 2015.0 x86_64
kernel-release-desktop-devel-latest 4.9.1 4 omv 2015.0 x86_64
kernel-release-desktop-latest 4.9.1 4 omv 2015.0 x86_64
While installing, had message,
dracut: dracut module ‘ifcfg’ depends on ‘network’, which can’t be installed
dracut: dracut module ‘cifs’ depends on ‘network’, which can’t be installed
dracut: dracut module ‘nfs’ depends on ‘network’, which can’t be installed
Going to reboot now, and see what eventuates!

Kernel upgrade did the trick.
Should I keep the testing repo active?
Thank you all for your time!

No.

Thanx for all your help.
OpenMandriva humming along now. !

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