Hangs at 'not cloning cgroup ns' after trying to install proprietary NVIDIA drivers

[GCFreak]

Hi,

I haven't been here in a long time. I finally managed to get my new computer. =)

Anyways, I at first tried to install the 180.25 drivers from the RPMFusion repository, after that, the most recent kernel version installed (2.6.27.12-170) would hang with that error. The earlier version (base kernel included with the OS, 2.6.27.5-117) would still work, although in low resolution without any monitor detected. I uninstalled the drivers and I could boot into the newer kernel again. So, I tried installing the 180.25 drivers manually from runlevel 3, now I can't boot into either kernel. So, I went into single user mode and uninstalled it again, but I still can't get into the GUI, on either kernel version. It is urgent that I get this system working, any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: By the way, I mistyped the error, it's actually 'not cloning cgroup for unused subsystem ns'

[GCFreak]

Ok, deleting xorg.conf seemed to get the "nv" drivers working again. I just now need to know how to install it without all hell breaking loose.

[sidebrnz]

Go here, http://dnmouse.org/nvidia.html and follow the appropriate instructions to install kmod-nvidia. While you're at it, you should probably also install akmod-nvidia, kernel-devel and kernel-headers, which it needs. If you use the drivers from nVidia, you'll have to reinstall them every time the kernel is updated, a real PITA. Normally, when there's a new kernel, the kmod, which is just a more sane packaging of the drivers, is updated too. If not, akmod will detect this at boot and build them for you.

[GCFreak]

Well, that worked, but it only worked for the older kernel....I would prefer not having to press ESC to get my operating system to work properly. Any idea why it does this?

[sidebrnz]

Did you get akmod-nvidia, or just kmod? If the former, and the proper dependencies, you should be good to go. However, try this as root:

yum update kmod-nvicia

If there's a newer version, this will get you going.

[GCFreak]

Did you get akmod-nvidia, or just kmod? If the former, and the proper dependencies, you should be good to go. However, try this as root:

yum update kmod-nvicia

If there's a newer version, this will get you going.

Both kmod-nvidia and akmod-nvidia are installed, working and at the latest versions (on the old kernel of course).

[GCFreak]

Well, when I went to start up my computer this morning, the old kernel is now having the same errors as the newer kernel. Does anyone have any idea about what I should do?

[sidebrnz]

I just had a thought: did you install the drivers from the nVidia site? If so, and if you haven't uninstalled them, that might be what's causing this.

[GCFreak]

I tried the NVIDIA supplied drivers at one point, but it didn't work, so I uninstalled them. I also just uninstalled the kmod-nvidia drivers, falled back to the nv drivers, and now I can get back in, but due to GNOME having Compiz turned on, now all I get when I log in with GNOME is a white screen, so ATM I'm using KDE (I'd MUCH rather use GNOME, much more used to it). So, my system is usable in KDE, but I need the proprietary drivers, and GNOME to work, so I am in a bind here.

Hopefully I don't have to go through the painful process of reinstalling Fedora. Thanks for the help so far.