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Thanks. I am not sure about the booting media. It is automatically booting. Do I need to do anything during booting? However it seems user accounts appear in the hard drive.

Best Regards
Zillur

[root@workstation01 home]# cd '/run/media/root/831da725-3de4-46de-b6d4-30d15fd92d25/'

[root@workstation01 831da725-3de4-46de-b6d4-30d15fd92d25]# la
bash: la: command not found...
[root@workstation01 831da725-3de4-46de-b6d4-30d15fd92d25]# ls
act edgardo gary steve zillur
[root@workstation01 831da725-3de4-46de-b6d4-30d15fd92d25]# pwd
/run/media/root/831da725-3de4-46de-b6d4-30d15fd92d25
[root@workstation01 831da725-3de4-46de-b6d4-30d15fd92d25]# cd /home/
[root@workstation01 home]# ls
config-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64
config-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64
config-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64
config-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64
extlinux
grub
grub2
initramfs-0-rescue-0f1e31e901a7431887b53be42b60a009.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64-nouveau.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initrd-plymouth.img
symvers-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64.gz
symvers-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64.gz
symvers-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.gz
symvers-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64.gz
System.map-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64
System.map-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64
System.map-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64
System.map-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-0-rescue-0f1e31e901a7431887b53be42b60a009
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64

this right here is one of the problems
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.67.run
WHY
why install such a old and outdated driver ???
it is from April of 2014

the "352.41" is the current in the LONG TERM driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

now you are using rhel7 ( or cent7 or SL 7 ) the "el7" in the above post

you did remove the nouveau driver and rebuild the boot image without the driver
( on going issues with rhel/cent/sl and the .run )
the boot image needs to be REBUILT with out nouveau before you can install the .run
blacklisting it is not enough

a quick little script i wrote for Scientificlinux when i was testing drivers

Code:



#!/usr/bash



mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r ).img.backup

dracut -f /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

save as RBI.sh ( ReBuild Initramfs) in " /"

then run the NVIDIA.run in a text only boot ( no x11)
after it is installed and running REINSTALL MESA!!!!

the nvidia .run replaced the system "gl.h"and "glu.h" and libgl with a DIFFERENT one
but did NOT!!!!! replace the rest of the gl headers

there is NOW A SOURCE MIS-MATCH!!!! in the headers for GL
so you need to reinstall the mesa ,mesa-devel and mesaglw and mesaglu libs and devel rpms
this mis-match can and DOSE cause problems

as to using the install dvd to boot into "rescue" mode
that is one of the options
type in rescue as per the on screen instructions
then after ( as per the instructions) type in
" chroot /mnt/sysimage"
you will be in "/" of the cent 7 install

from there /var/log and read the logs

Thank you very much for your kind suggestions. As I am new in these systems, I just want a little bit details before starting the procedure.

Step_1: I can run the RBI.sh script

Step_2: How can I boot in text only mood

Step_3: How can I reinstall mesa? Do I need to do these all in text only mood?

Step_4: How can I replace the system "gl.h" and "glu.h" headers

Step_5: a little hints on reinstall the mesa ,mesa-devel and mesaglw and mesaglu libs and devel rpms

So, these 5 steps is enough.....

Sorry for taking your valuable time.

Best Regards
Zillur

Hi there,
Thank you very much for helps. I Have tried according to your suggestions. But the problem is still persisting. Maybe I am missing something. I have installed latest version of NVIDIA in CLI. Then updated yum and mesa: yum update, then.. yum install mesa-libGL-devel mesa-GLU-devel

then reboot. But still I can't login as user. Here is my files:

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards
Zillur

[root@workstation01 ~]# ls
anaconda-ks.cfg installed.txt Public
Desktop Music Templates
Documents NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-331.67.run Videos
Downloads NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-352.55.run
initial-setup-ks.cfg Pictures
[root@workstation01 ~]# pwd
/root
[root@workstation01 ~]# cd /home/
[root@workstation01 home]# ls
config-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64
config-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64
config-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64
config-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64
extlinux
grub
grub2
initramfs-0-rescue-0f1e31e901a7431887b53be42b60a009.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64.img.backup
initramfs-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64-nouveau.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64.img
initramfs-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64kdump.img
initrd-plymouth.img
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-352.55.run
nvidia.tx
symvers-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64.gz
symvers-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64.gz
symvers-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.gz
symvers-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64.gz
System.map-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64
System.map-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64
System.map-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64
System.map-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-0-rescue-0f1e31e901a7431887b53be42b60a009
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.14.1.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64
vmlinuz-3.10.0-229.el7.x86_64

Hi there,
I have tried several times to solve this problem but nothing is working. Here is my system informations. Any suggestion?
[root@workstation01 ~]# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use Mounted on
/dev/sdb2 112458088 12695736 99762352 12% /
devtmpfs 90639296 0 90639296 0% /dev
tmpfs 90648436 140 90648296 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 90648436 9648 90638788 1% /run
tmpfs 90648436 0 90648436 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sdb1 508588 437880 70708 87% /home
/dev/sda1 15623790592 1750091440 13873699152 12% /mnt/831da725-3de4-46de-b6d4-30d15fd92d25