Nvidia drivers

jan1024188 · 03-11-2010, 03:45 AM

Hey,

I've been trying to install nvidia drivers yesterday, so I went to runlevel 3, ran the .bin installer and it came up with error: missing kernel-devel and kernel-source.

So I go yum install kernel-devel, it does, but it doesnt find anything like kernel-source.

How do I fix this issue? I have Fedora 12, and I ran drivers from:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d...32_190.53.html

smoker · 03-11-2010, 04:53 AM

The easiest way to get the nvidia drivers is from rpmfusion repositories.

as root run

Code:

rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

Then run

Code:

yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

for 32 bit drivers.

If you have the PAE kernel then you should run the following instead of the above

Code:

yum install kmod-nvidia-PAE.i686 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

Have you had trouble with nouveau ?

You can add a space then rdblacklist=nouveau to the end of the kernel line in /boot/grub/grub.conf

Not on a new line, at the end of the line.

jan1024188 · 03-11-2010, 07:40 AM

Didn't work...

Quote:

[root@localhost]# yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686
Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
No package kmod-nvidia available.
No package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686 available.
Nothing to do

thorkelljarl · 03-11-2010, 08:01 AM

The README...

Indeed you need several packages in order to install the Nvidia driver. This is the relevant page from the Nvidia README giving the commands used to check for their presence.

http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...hapter-02.html

smoker · 03-11-2010, 09:20 AM

Did you install the rpmfusion repos ?

jan1024188 · 03-11-2010, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoker

Did you install the rpmfusion repos ?

Yeah

Quote:

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/...ble.noarch.rpm http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfr...ble.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/...ble.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfr...ble.noarch.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.YcEBO9: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 49c8885a
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.qr3UoK: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID b1981b68
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package rpmfusion-free-release-10-5.noarch is already installed
[root@localhost ~]#

smoker · 03-11-2010, 09:55 AM

It didn't say the non-free was already installed. Try the yum again now. Or run the rpm command first with just the non-free line.

Code:

rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

jan1024188 · 03-11-2010, 03:33 PM

Ok, installed fine.

BTW, just in case if there is any issue with driver on next startup, how can I disable it and switch to what I have now?

smoker · 03-11-2010, 03:44 PM

You can either use the grub menu to use the previous working kernel, or I have it on good authority that if you install akmod-nvidia it will rebuild the module if there are any issues.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...6/#post3894010

jan1024188 · 03-11-2010, 04:48 PM

oh shit shit shit. PANIC!

I reboot, I see new kernel was installed. I boot into it, boots fine, but when comes to loading startx screen goes blank, I can't do anything. I restart, try boot older kernel, comes up with bunch of errors (nvidia.ko not available for kernel version). When comes to startx I get pixelated screen with all possible colors. Can't do anything.

HEEEEEELP!

jan1024188 · 03-11-2010, 04:52 PM

im gonna try runlevel 3, than yum remove nvidia-xconfig, hope that works! Please help!

jan1024188 · 03-11-2010, 05:33 PM

damn, now even new kernel boots up and screen goes fuzzy. Please help, how do I make it like it was before install?

jan1024188 · 03-12-2010, 07:39 AM

Here is what I get, please please please help.

http://www.shrani.si/f/S/GX/KABO6Y8/dsc0001.jpg

Need to solve, how do I reinstall and configure the original display drivers?

jan1024188 · 03-12-2010, 08:17 AM

Ahh, I disabled the nouveau and now it works. But I'm having issues (as now my second display doesn't work), also compiz crashes when I try to run it (compiz (core) - Fatal: No manageable screens found on display :0.0
) and I don't really like it. Is there any way I can downgrade (remove the driver and go back to what I had before)?

thorkelljarl · 03-12-2010, 02:20 PM

What about...

You might generate an xorg.conf file and edit it to specify the "nv" module.

It seems that others have tumbled with a similar problem recently. Note the links to successful fixes.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...g.conf-775270/