FC9 - Nvidia Video Problem

[bxche]

I installed Fedora Core 9 on a new laptop (Compaq Presario CQ50-115NR). I tried a few nvidia (NVIDIA GeForce 8200M )installations but no luck yet. When I browse the Internet or terminal the mouse moves very slow. Scrolling is also very slow. Can anyone help me with installing the right drivers? Thanks in advance.

[Nokia]

Well, here are the steps, but before anything else, there are two conditions that are mandatory for anyone in your situation, in this particular moment:

1: You must follow exactly the steps without skipping anything

2: In case of error, wait/retry that step until successful

Explanation: For the moment, there's a serious outage in the infrastructure that prevents users to get updates. Until this outage ends (a few days from now, it seems :( ), you will not be able to complete the steps in the right order.

Step onesu -
setenforce 0
yum update yum* --enablerepo=updates-testing
yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing
yum install yumex
touch /.autorelabel
reboot


Step 2su -

rpm -Uhv http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm

yum --enablerepo=livna-testing install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs akmod-nvidia

akmods --kernels `uname -r`

nvidia-config-display enable

service nvidia restart

[JohnVV]

but first remove the nvidia.run drivers you installed

su -
( your root pass when asked)
cd / ( to where you left the installer )
*.run -uninstall

the lvinia rpm's are incompatible with the driver from nvidia

[bxche]

Thank-you. I was wondering why my yum updates and installs were failing. I will try this when the updates are available.

[mjmwired]

1: You must follow exactly the steps without skipping anything

...SNIP...

Step onesu -
setenforce 0
yum update yum* --enablerepo=updates-testing
yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing
yum install yumex
touch /.autorelabel
reboot


Why is 'yumex' critical to installing the Nvidia driver from Livna?

[Nokia]

Well, as you can see, Livna section is covered in step two. Therefore there's nothing critical about it, but harmless. :) Talking about F9, I inserted yumex install as a precaution for a possible follow up, to be referenced as needed.

[canmasagi]

I always do this trick since at my home there's no Internet Connection may be it is useful for you.

Try this to download only repos that needed including the dependency, and install lter by rpm command!

#yumdownloader --resolve kmod-nvidia

downloader will download files that needed to install your nVidia graphics driver.

But don't forget to make liva repo file first!

I Always do this at my office to obtain repos for my Fedora 9 at home!

May this be helpfull! :D

[bxche]

Thanks - it's working now.

[ashish.ghai89]

hello guys , i have the laptop with same graphics and i faced same problem , i can understand that the problem has beed solved here by you guys, but iam new to fedora and unable to understand how to do it , so plz some one can post step by step procedure to activate my graphics ??
:)

[Nokia]

hello guys , i have the laptop with same graphics and i faced same problem , i can understand that the problem has beed solved here by you guys, but iam new to fedora and unable to understand how to do it , so plz some one can post step by step procedure to activate my graphics ??
:)
Follow the instructions in post #2 and that should be enough.

[ashish.ghai89]

ok sir, i said iam new to fedora, infact linux, at what place this code should be executed

[Nokia]

Open a terminal. Applications-System tools is the place to look for it.

[ashish.ghai89]

thanks for that sir

[JordanN]

I had deleted my xorg.conf file as part of the troubleshooting process. I still couldn't get it to work afterwords.

However, while stuck in console, I ran elinks and looked it the problem in a Google search. I had to load the forum post through Google's cache, but I found the answer...

Make sure that the line BusID "PCI:1:0:0" is included in your "Device" section of the xorg.conf file. Unfortunately, the nvidia-xconfig utility isn't smart enough to put it there automatically.

[ashish.ghai89]

Follow the instructions in post #2 and that should be enough.

[root@localhost ~]# akmods --kernels 'uname -r' (i tried my username instead of uname also)
Could not find files needed to compile modules for ashish -r

after loading of all files and updating i got this error

[ashish.ghai89]

[root@localhost ~]# yum --enablerepo=livna-testing install xorg-xll-drv-nvidia xorg-xll-drv-nvidia-libs akmod-nvidia
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package xorg-xll-drv-nvidia available.
No package xorg-xll-drv-nvidia-libs available.
Package akmod-nvidia-173.14.12-2.lvn9.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ~]#

commad before this and its result, all updates were successfull before this

[ashish.ghai89]

any one plz tell me how to solve the problem coz my graphics are not working

[Hlingler]

[root@localhost ~]# yum --enablerepo=livna-testing install xorg-xll-drv-nvidia xorg-xll-drv-nvidia-libs akmod-nvidia
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package xorg-xll-drv-nvidia available.
No package xorg-xll-drv-nvidia-libs available.
Package akmod-nvidia-173.14.12-2.lvn9.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ~]#

commad before this and its result, all updates were successfull before thisNo:xorg-x11-drv-nvidia[-libs]Please post results:
yum repolist

V

[ashish.ghai89]

[root@localhost ashish]# yum --enablerepo=livna-testing install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs akmod-nvidia
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173.14.12-1.lvn9.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-173.14.12-1.lvn9.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Package akmod-nvidia-173.14.12-2.lvn9.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ashish]#

[ashish.ghai89]

next command too not working

[root@localhost ashish]# akmods --kernels 'uname -r'
bash: akmods: command not found
[root@localhost ashish]#

[ashish.ghai89]

plz some one reply

[Nokia]

su -l
yum install akmod-nvidia
akmods --kernels 'uname -r'That's all

[markymark12]

[root@localhost ~]# akmods --kernels 'uname -r' (i tried my username instead of uname also)
Could not find files needed to compile modules for ashish -r

after loading of all files and updating i got this error


ashish.ghai89, 'uname -r' stands for '2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686.PAE' or whatever the kernel version that u have.
I faced the same error message so I just typed the whole thing manually and it worked just fine:

[gdmmarca@markymark ~]$ uname -r
2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686.PAE
[gdmmarca@markymark ~]$ akmods --kernels '2.6.25.14-108.fc9.i686.PAE'

BTW I had to reboot after STEP 2 has been completed for the nvidia drivers to take place.
You will notice a big NVIDIA splash screen at boot just before getting to the login prompt.
That splash screen confirms that u've been successful in installing the drivers.

Scrolling web pages up and down is now a CHARM !

I know almost nothing to linux but still I manage to fix everything I needed yet, but that's after a lot of reading ...

THANKS TO YOU NOKIA.

[ashish.ghai89]

thanks to u all friends who have helped me to solve the problem