how do I get the rpmfusion repos in F14?

Pedroski · 11-12-2010, 10:48 PM

Problem: I have a laptop with an nvidia graphics card: GeForce 9200
Nouveau causes problems, I can't boot the Live F14 CD except in safe graphics mode. I want to install F14. I have F12 and use kmod-nvidia

How do I tell the installed F14 to boot in safe graphics mode? Some command line parameter? Or alternatively: how do I get the rpmfusion repos written into yum.repos.d? After that I can install kmod-nvidia.

The problem is: if I can't boot into GUI, I don't know how to write to /etc/yum.repos.d

acid_kewpie · 11-13-2010, 03:21 AM

To install rpmfusion repos, follow the guide here: http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration/ so you don't need to edit the files, just install the release rpm. If you log in as root in a text mode you would instal the release rpm with 'rpm -Uvh http://the_release_rpm_url_here'.

you could reconfigure Xorg to use vesa drivers but here on my phone I can't remember how to do that, system-configure-display maybe.

RockDoctor · 11-13-2010, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

you could reconfigure Xorg to use vesa drivers but here on my phone I can't remember how to do that, system-configure-display maybe.

I do this by manually editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Just change the driver from "nvidia" to "vesa" and restart X

acid_kewpie · 11-13-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by RockDoctor

I do this by manually editing /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Just change the driver from "nvidia" to "vesa" and restart X

But F14 won't have a xorg.conf by default, unless something has changed.

Vegan · 11-13-2010, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

But F14 won't have a xorg.conf by default, unless something has changed.

Using the command

Code:

xorg-configure

will make the xorg.conf file. then you can go in and change driver to "vesa"
then it should boot in basic graphics mode

Pedroski · 11-13-2010, 05:19 PM

Thanks. My problem is, I don't know how to edit anything in a console. I should use VIM or something? Can I put 'vesa' in the command line from grub? When I start the computer, grub will appear, and I can edit the command. Can I put 'vesa' there? In a gui I can get nvidia drivers installed.

Vegan · 11-13-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedroski

Thanks. My problem is, I don't know how to edit anything in a console. I should use VIM or something? Can I put 'vesa' in the command line from grub? When I start the computer, grub will appear, and I can edit the command. Can I put 'vesa' there? In a gui I can get nvidia drivers installed.

To edit the xorg.conf file type this as root

Code:

system-config-display
nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

find the driver section and change it to "vesa"
CTRL+x
y to save
ENTER to accept

as far as booting from grub menu, you could try adding 'single' to the kernel arguements. unsure if this will work though...

Pedroski · 11-13-2010, 06:40 PM

Thanks. I haven't installed yet, as I need my computer for work. I don't want it to go haywire. I'll make a partition and try it.
I don't know why, probably just my old laptop, an Asus X50GL, but nothing will boot from my external HD. I've tried Mepsis, Ubuntu, Fedora. I have in the past done this. Maybe my usb ports suck, but I have already installed Fed14 to the extHD. My computer sees the external HD, but makes no attempt to boot from it. The BIOS is set to boot from an external drive first, grub is installed on the boot sector of /dev/sda1, the extHD. But nothing.