NVidia Driver + FC4 AARRGHHHhhhh!!!!
 

How on earth do I install the latest NVidia driver on FC4. The FC3 howto doesn't help. + NVidia driver install complains that it can't find the kernel sources. How do I install the kernel sources to get it working with the NV driver.

I can't believe how difficult it is to accomplish such a simple task !! please help as this is extremely frustrating!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

I think you should cool down and post your questions in a polite manner. This increases chances of people helping you out.

To install the nvidia drivers, install the kernel-devel package using yum e.g.
Once thats done, turn off Selinux, by doing
Install the driver after that and make the appropriate changes to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Ok , I didn't turn off selinux , maybe thats the problem, will try this tomorrow.

Thanks.

or you could use the rpm provided ny livna. I used it, didn't change a single config file and the driver works like a charm. The info on how to do it is at the Unofficial Fedora FAQ , but basically what you need to do is

1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root.
3. Type: #yum install nvidia-glx kernel-module-nvidia-$(uname -r)

and ready you are.

try this: http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_cor...es.html#nVidia

Got it working!
 

Hi

I've got it working by reinstalling FC4 and selecting the Workstation install options , keeping partitioning automatic and everything els default. Installed using NVidia instructions. Must have messed everything up with all the trying to get it working with my previous install.

I get this after trying:

Error: Missing Dependency: nvidia-glx = 0:1.0.7174 is needed by package kernel-module-nvidia-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4
Error: Missing Dependency: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4 is needed by package kernel-module-nvidia-2.6.12-1.1398_FC4

what should I do?

thanks!

You are running a different kernel to the one required by the nvidia rpm. Install using the package from the nvidia website.

I have done it like this :
1. Downloaded the driver from nvidia's page let say NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run. <-- this one
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+F1
3. Log in as root
4. Write : telinit 3
5. Write : setenforce 0
6. Execute the downloaded *.run binary
7. Modify the xorg.conf file
8. Write : telinit 5
9. Press Ctrl+Alt+F7

And that was all I needed to make it work
Hope this helped you

You must have installed the kernel source files too!
otherwise it may not work

This is how I do it:

1. Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Remove the [Load "dri"] line, and change the video driver from "nv" to "nvidia"
2. Switch to a virtual console (ctrl + alt + f1)
3. log in as root
4. execute: telinit 3
5. execute: /usr/sbin/setenforce 0
6. go to the directory with the package and execute: sh NVIDIA-***.run (whatever it is)
7. after installation and building of a kernel module execute: /usr/sbin/setenforce 1
8. execute: telinit 5 or startx
9. execute in a root terminal: cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices
10. execute: chown root /etc/udev/devices/nvidia*
11. execute: rpm -e --nodeps xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL
12. execute: modprobe nvidia
13. reboot

-A

thanks for the replies.

i have another question: is telinit 3 the same as init 3, if not, what are the differences?

when I go 'init 3', for some reason the system hangs after it loads WINE. it says WINE loads OK, but then just stays there.

init 3 is the same as telinit 3. On most distros I have used, telinit is just a symlink to init.

so if the system just hangs there after i go init 3, whats wrong? as my previous post says, it seems to stop after loading WINE [OK]. does that mean the next item is causing the problem? is there a place where i can find the list of things its loading?

*edit* have that fixed now. i had WINE loading up, which it shouldn't.

It doesn't hang, it just appears to. Press enter and you'll get your prompt back.