Fedora 16 Freezes after logo before login window

PTrenholme · 03-08-2012, 08:07 PM

Since you've installed the nVidia propitiatory driver, and can boot to KDE, you should be able to use the nvidia-settings tool to configure the /etc/X11/xorg.conf for your desired resolution, screen size, DMA, etc. Once you've done that, reboot and GNOME should be working. (The "something's gone wrong" message is often - but not always - telling you that you have failed to configure your video card's setting for optimal performance.)

You can also do a dmesg | less to look at the kernel log. Sometimes there's a clue (towards the end of the messages) that might help.

Also, try (as root, from a command line) a yum install yum-utils and then a package-cleanup --problems to see if you have any package problems that you need to address. (From the description of the process you followed, I suspect that you'll need to do a package-cleanup --cleandups and a package-cleanup --oldkernels. See man package-cleanup for details.)

As to the ctrl-alt-f2 problem, you need to add this to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d:

Code:

$ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-allow_zap.conf              
Section "ServerFlags"
  Option    "DontZap" "off"
  Option    "DontVTSwitch" "off"
EndSection

johnSmisu · 03-08-2012, 10:50 PM

ok, internet is working but nvidia-settings command is not working, it says "command not found" so i tried reinstalling the nvidia driver again and it gives an error: "kernel not found bla bla, you can specify using --kernel --path" or something like that...

i did everything yum utils, package-cleanup problems etc (no problems and no updates done tho)
wat do i do next ? im still sitting with this bad graphix

EDIT: and sound seems to be not working, i was trying to stream videos but no sound :S

PTrenholme · 03-09-2012, 11:30 AM

It's been a while since I used a nVidia card, so I may have miss-remembered the setting app name. Try a nv<tab_key> at a command prompt to see all command starting with nv, or check your KDE system tray (usually bottom right corner) to see if the settings app is listed. (IIRC, it was sometimes automatically started.) Also, try starting the KDE system-settings app (by clicking on the Fedora symbol at the bottom left) and looking at the display setting. (Again, IIRC, nVidia "replaces" the standard settings app by the nVidia-specific one.)

But, as I noted, I haven't used nVidia since my last laptop broke several years ago.

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Re your sound: Start the sound mixed app and check the output volume settings. They often default to zero. (If you have a speaker symbol in you system tray, right click on it.)
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eeekster · 03-09-2012, 02:51 PM

Quote:

kernel not found bla bla

Do you have the kernel-devel package installed?

johnSmisu · 03-10-2012, 02:39 AM

alright, ive installed kernel-devel and reinstalled the nvidia driver and graphics went awesome! im back to my awesome resolution now. now the problem is whenever i try to login with GNOME session i still get that "oh no something's gone wrong" error but i can login to 'GNOME classic without compiz' session just fine (it seems that my desktop is unclickable and all my folders on my desktop doesnt show, is this normal?), i really want to login to gnome

(btw wats the difference between gnome and gnome classic without compiz thing?)

and also, my sound still doesnt work im not sure maybe its just mozilla, cos i hear some beep sounds but i cant hear any sound from youtube videos etc. how to fix? :S

johnSmisu · 03-10-2012, 11:00 PM

ok guys, i was plyaing around with the sound setting, now the sound is working. The GNOME session also worked after i added rdblacklist=nouveau on grub.conf.
Thanks for helping me till this far. However, i got a couple of questions: how do i change cursor theme? and the desktop background? no matter how many times i try to change my background, it never worked. And also, whenever i boot into fedora, the logo doesnt show up anymore (teardrop thing) instead it shows ugly loading blue/white bars, is there anyway to fix this?