not working completely

Mine does that same thing and can only view the animation after I put the block in a region, have you tried that?

Same issue. Just lists items.

I had a tricky time getting this module to work for me on the first site I tried it on (currently using it on 2 sites for a front page slide show).

I'm trying to remember exactly what I had to do...

You definitely need these modules as well for this one (if you don't already have them):
1. CCK, Views (obviously), FileField, ImageField, Link, ImageCache
2. Create an ImageCache preset for the Nivo images at admin/build/imagecache, the details of which I don't think matter.
3. Create a content type that includes a Link field and a File Field of type image. Make sure that the image type refers to the ImageCache preset you created.
4. Create your content, attach the image as an ImageField file using the ImageCache preset you created in #2, add your text, and add a link if you want.
5. Create the View for your slide show, make sure it has these settings:
>Set as a Block View
>Style: Views Nivo Slider
>Row Style: Views Nivo Slider
>Items to Display = some number greater than 1, but make sure it's at least as high as the count of images you want to rotate, otherwise, you may wonder where some of your images are. ;0)
>Access = Unrestricted

Set the view to show fields, and you need these fields:
>Title
>Link
>YourFileTypeName (same as ImageCache preset, I believe)

>Filters - Set it to only show your Nivo Slider nodes, and only those published.

That might cover everything, but I'm probably forgetting something.

The 2 sites I have with it working so far are these:
www.claytonharriscarpentry.com
and
www.scwaterworks.com - VERY new site, still waiting on content.

Hopefully you'll find something in there that you may have missed.

One other issue I had before (I forget exactly) was when I updated the module once. I went back to the previous version of the module, and the problem was fixed. So keep that in mind - you could try diff versions of the module in case one doesn't seem to jive with your site/theme.

This module was designed for views 2.

sorry.

This module was designed for views 2.

Thanks!