Hey Everyone,
I am trying to install the nvidia driver onto a FC5 machine (Dell Vostro) but am having trouble since nvidia does not recognize the kernel. I did a custom cold start so I may have left something out which could affect the nvidia driver. Now I am going to re cold start the machine and make sure everything is on it to see if that helps. Are there any options I need to selct during the cold start procedure so I can install the nvidia driver?

Once I have cold started the machine, how do I go about installing the nvidia driver? I am new to linux so a step by step explanation would be great

Thanks for any help!

You got Fedora Core 5? Time to upgrade .

IF it is Fedora you want the version nunber now is 9.

Everything including drivers are much new(er) than FC5.

Best regards

Stardustdk

yeah I know it's a little outdated but the nvidia driver is needed for a program that was written in FC4 and I've been told that it may have some compatability issues if it is used on FC versions higher than 5.

Hello,
I am running FC5. You get the Kernel & the nvidia driver from livna
this might work
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mj...c5.html#nvidia

Another thing you might try is a Live-CD .

Check this page: http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora - if you want to be sure without risks.

Best regards

Stardustdk