How to install Nvidia driver with Fedora

sdat1333 · 11-26-2004, 09:56 AM

In Add/Remove pakage, under development, I checked the little box next to "Development Tools". Then I hit updates. I got the following error message: "The following packages could not be found on your system. Installation cannot continue until they are installed." Listed underneath were "libse linux(required by:"System-config-security-level" and "libxml2"
I tried to install these packages via yum, but it couldn't find them. I thought fedora was supposed to search for dependencies and install them too. Whats going on?

perfect_circle · 11-26-2004, 11:03 AM

I also had some problems with automatic install.
You may do that manually.
use a konsole and browse the cd. Under the RPM folder are all the rpms.
in my system i've got those packages for gcc

Code:

[skalkoto@localhost skalkoto]$ rpm -qa | grep gcc
gcc34-3.4.0-1
libgcc-3.3.3-7
gcc-g77-3.3.3-7
gcc34-java-3.4.0-1
compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.126
gcc-c++-3.3.3-7
gcc-java-3.3.3-7
compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.126
gcc-3.3.3-7   <- try to install something like this if u don't have it (You probably have a newer version).
gcc-gnat-3.3.3-7
[skalkoto@localhost skalkoto]$

rpm -ihv gcc-3.3.3-7.i386.rpm <- not sure see the rpm file.

If you get dependency errors, install the package you need

It's really stupid that development packages are not clicked by default in the main instalation menu.
Sooner or later every linux user will need to compile something

Quote:

Listed underneath were "libse linux(required by:"System-config-security-level" and "libxml2"

or simply install the packages required manually and then try add/remove packages again.

I know, you are simply trying to install a driver and it seems to last forever.
It's just, when someone is familiar with linux, he knows when he is doing a fresh install that he needs development and kernel source. If you had installed those packages in the beginning, they would be updated too when u used up2date, and you wouldn't have any problem at all.

If those packages cannot be installed, u may need to download the updated versions from the site, since you have done an update of your system. If you don't know anything about linux and have disk space, it's better to install everything and then try to remove the services you don't want. fedora's default installation is stupid.

sdat1333 · 11-26-2004, 01:45 PM

I did a clean install of fedora, this time installing the dev. tools too. I don't know about the source tho, didnt see that. I don't know if installing the source at the installation would make a difference if I had been able to find it anyway because on my first startup up2date says there is a new kernel available and asks me to update it. I will retry installation and tell you how it goes.

TheHeffNerr · 11-26-2004, 01:55 PM

thanks you guys helped me alot

sorry for the hi jack, but just have one quick question. how do u tell if it installed right?

sdat1333 · 11-26-2004, 02:09 PM

I probly shouldnt be the one saying this since I am having so many problems, but try running "tux racer"(if you have it, its a game) and it should run very smoothly. Got that tip from one ot the tutorials I was looking at.

I installed the nvidia driver, and the only thing it said was something about a Riva driver that would cause conflicts. The problems started after I modifies Xorg.conf by changing "nv" to "nvidia", and doing all the things the NVIDIA readme says to to do. I had to reset the configuration file for X server to load up correctly.

sdat1333 · 11-26-2004, 02:13 PM

I am so close to getting this thing working, I can almost taste it. But now I'm stuck.

TheHeffNerr · 11-26-2004, 02:18 PM

i didnt install any games

there was something on slackware that was like a lil benchmark.

where u stuck at?

sdat1333 · 11-26-2004, 02:50 PM

see my above post right above that one.

perfect_circle · 11-26-2004, 03:03 PM

there is a program, glxgears,
open a console and type glxgears
this will open a window.
if you let this run, in the console, u'll see the fps (frames per second)

i did not run this before i installed the nvidia driver.
anyway a guy i know
runed this with the default driver (nv) and got 200 fps on a gforce4.
after installing the nvidia driver he got more than 7.000 fps.
i have gforce2 and i get 700 - 5.000 fps

there is an option in tux_racer that lets you see the fps

edit your tuxracer option file

vi ~/.tuxracer/options
u'll find something like this.

Code:

# display_fps
#
# Set this to true to display the current framerate in Hz.
#
set display_fps false

if you change this to

Code:

set display_fps true

you'll get the framerate, but the game will run slower, so don't use this to play the game,
just to test the fps.

If you don't have 3D acceleration enabled (nv driver)
tuxracer will look more like a powerpoint representation than a game

i get about 100 -150 fps in tuxracer using 640x480 resolution
and the game runs fine.

perfect_circle · 11-26-2004, 03:32 PM

Quote:

I installed the nvidia driver, and the only thing it said was something about a Riva driver that would cause conflicts. The problems started after I modifies Xorg.conf by changing "nv" to "nvidia", and doing all the things the NVIDIA readme says to to do. I had to reset the configuration file for X server to load up correctly.

I've got fc2 and did not have any of those problems.
they changed things dramatically in FC3
See this link
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26260

hope it helps

sdat1333 · 11-26-2004, 04:57 PM

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
It works

Thank you so much, everyone!!

A special thanks to perfect_circle for all his patience, Thank you.

I clicked the link you gave in the post right above this one. I did a few of the things and updated my X config file. Now all I have to do is get rid of that NVIDIA splash screen...

perfect_circle · 11-26-2004, 05:32 PM

i've already posted you that

Code:

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
        Option	    "NoLogo" "true"
	VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
	BoardName   "NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX (generic)"
EndSection

just put the nologo option in your xorg.conf

sdat1333 · 11-26-2004, 05:44 PM

OK, I knew I had read it somewhere, its just that I have posts on this site and others, so its kind of confising at times.
Thanks

-Sean