Why crash?

NAC · 11-08-2006, 07:49 PM

I installed FC6 64bit
I found FC6 is not stable, always crashes.
it happens when i logout root or switch to Terminal Mode (CTRL + SHIFT + F1)

Very ANNOYING. is that happened to someone 2?

macemoneta · 11-08-2006, 10:38 PM

The release FC6 is very stable; I'm running it here on several machines, including AMD64. From your symptoms, it sounds like a problem with your video driver.

NAC · 11-09-2006, 03:20 AM

I hope so, and my Graphic card is Geforce 7600GT, and the system can recognize this Card and shows infomation is right. so do i need to update driver manually?

macemoneta · 11-09-2006, 09:22 AM

If you are running the basic nv driver that is part of Xorg, then you have no 3D support. You can install the Nvidia driver with:

Code:

Setup the Livna repository:

rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-6.rpm

Install the Nvidia driver:

yum install kmod-nvidia

Logoff and X will restart. You should be running the new driver.

NAC · 11-09-2006, 01:58 PM

thank you very much macemoneta

NAC · 11-09-2006, 02:27 PM

cannot load error:

cant find nvidia.ko

what does that mean?

macemoneta · 11-09-2006, 02:59 PM

It means that the driver was not installed properly. Was there an error during the yum?

NAC · 11-09-2006, 03:09 PM

no errors during the yum
a very funny thing happened, my grub has 2 options now

1. Fedora Core 6 (2.6.18-1.2798.FC6xen)
2. Fedora Core 6 (2.6.18-1.2798)

if i choose the original (1) i meet error about
cannot find nividia.ko

if i choose the option 2, then i meet error like:

starting sysstat: calling the system activity data collector (sadc) realloc: success [failed]

but option 2 can find Nvidia Graphic Card.

so what should i do then?

thanks a lot

macemoneta · 11-09-2006, 03:22 PM

Change your default (in /etc/grub.conf) to the second entry (default=1). Running the Xen kernel has issues with Nvidia.

The systat error is a separate problem; open a new thread on that - it's probably SELinux related, check for AVC denied messages in /var/log/messages or /var/log/audit/audit.log.

NAC · 11-09-2006, 03:26 PM

ANd i found if i run the option 2 i cannot get online cant surf internet.

NAC · 11-09-2006, 03:35 PM

I disabled SELinux before i updated Nvidia Kernel

NAC · 11-09-2006, 05:55 PM

its runing stable if i choose
2. Fedora Core 6 (2.6.18-1.2798)
but no internet.

NAC · 11-09-2006, 06:13 PM

I have two folders in /lib/modules
one is 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
another one is 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen

nvidia.ko can be found in /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/extra/nvidia/nvidia.ko
but in /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen/extra, there is no nvidia folder also doesn't has nvidia.ko

I tried to copy /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6/extra/nvidia/nvidia.ko to /lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen/extra
but failed into X window.

anyone can help?

macemoneta · 11-09-2006, 06:22 PM

I suggest that since the video issue is resolved, you open a new thread on the networking problem. That way, someone with that specific expertise can assist you.

NAC · 11-09-2006, 08:29 PM

OK!
thank you for ur help