Nvidia Problem

[orangezee]

I finally managed to install FD6 ... to do this i had to remove my nvidia graphics card (fx5200) ... leaving it in caused a kernel sync error ..

Does anyone know what causes this ..... the card is now installed , but im using the built in graphics .. every time i plug the monitor into the nvidia card ...linux wont boot ... i get a kernel sync error and the system hangs ..
will installing nvidia drivers make a difference to linux booting up ??? ie.. actually allow me to boot linux with the card in use ??

Hope you guys can help me

Thanks

ZeE

[fnmblot]

You could try installing the new nvidia drivers from atrpms, I think they are up to 9746 now. I had to install them to get the s-video port working on my fx5200.

[glennzo]

It's odd that one user has trouble with a certain video card and another doesn't, unless all the other hardware comes into play. I've been using the GeForce FX5200 AGP/128MB card for a couple years with little trouble. Matter of fact, this is a new install and kmod-nvidia installed like a champ after kernel updates. I am using the 9746 driver and kernel version is 2.6.19-1.2911.fc6