Installing nvidia with difficulty exiting X server

[neville310]

The main problem is exiting X Windows. More issue may follow.
My nvidia graphic driver installation is not agreeing with me. I am following the steps here; http://www.fedorafaq.org/#nvidia. But I experience difficulty when exiting X windows with the following command init 3. Then it takes me to the terminal window, but does not give a prompt. It looks like system boot check list with several items (below). Then I type something and it give me no text, yet returns “ unknown key released.” It does not give me a prompt and the text does not appear when I type. I have to reboot to exit the vicious cycle.

The main problem is exiting X Windows. More issue may follow.


su -
yum install kmod-nvidia-smp
/usr/sbin/setseboolsetsebool -P allow_execmod=1
/sbin/init 3
nvidia-config-display enable
/sbin/init 5


Error Message

Starting readahead_early:
Starting background readahead [ ok ]
Starting irqbalance: [ ok ]
Starting IM_sensors: [ ok ]
starting anaron: [ ok ]
atkbd.c unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x81 or isa0060/serio0)

[mugs]

My suggestion would be to follow Stanton Finley's instructions here:
http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html#nVidia

If you are not using FC5, you can find links on there to the older releases.

Stanton's site is awesome. (Thanks Stanton!)