Fedora 9 (F9) and Nvidia 173.08 with OpenGL!

[TalioGladius]

I asked the crystal ball and it said don't hold your breath


[IMG]http://www.geocities.jp/rondonko/files/crystal2.jpg[ddsIMG]

So is the first post updated with everything that needs to be done? I'm still a bit noobish, so if this doesn't work I perhaps should go back to F8, which sucks because I have everything set up perfectly with the exception of my dual monitors while in the docking station.

[leigh123linux]

So is the first post updated with everything that needs to be done? I'm still a bit noobish, so if this doesn't work I perhaps should go back to F8, which sucks because I have everything set up perfectly with the exception of my dual monitors while in the docking station.

Yes ( you may need to edit xorg.conf as well ).

[testguyct]

Hello and thanks for this how-to guide.

I followed the instructions outlined in Post #1 of this thread, but for some reason, I cannot login with a KDE session for a root or non-root user. GNOME session works fine for a root or non-root user. After entering my username/password for a KDE session, authentication is successful, but then I get kicked back to the login screen.

Any ideas ?

Thanks.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that when following the instruction in Post #1 of this thread, I skipped the installation of the 32-bit nVidia drivers, since I am using the 64-bit arch.

EDIT2: I skipped the compiz installation in Post #1 of this thread, since it was marked as "optional". I simply reinstalled KDE:

yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"

KDE seems to be working now ...

[chosokabe]

It sounds like TalioGladius is on a desktop, but just in case other new users are reading and want to try this, it's important to note that if you have a notebook with a synaptics touchpad, you also might have to follow Karmaflute's alternate instructions at post #104 to avoid booting into a continuously flashing Nvidia splash screen. As far as I can tell (and I'm no expert so I could certainly be wrong), the first post has not (yet) been updated to account for this problem because it doesn't include synaptics in the fedora8.repo or exclude it from the fedora.repo and fedora-updates.repo, so running "yum -y install mesa-libGL mesa-libGLU mesa-libGL-devel mesa-libGLU-devel synaptics" causes yum to attempt to install the wrong version. This can result in X failing to load because it can't find a driver for your touchpad.

[TalioGladius]

Well I evidently made a mistake by installing the beta drivers. I now can't even get to a command prompt, the screen keeps flashing like it's trying to start x. Even after it stops I can't get it to log in. So it looks like I'm going to be reimaging.

Is there anything that F9 has that F8 doesn't that would make it worth going straight to F9 and still dealing with this video thing?

[chosokabe]

TalioGladius, you can get a command prompt by typing 'a' at the grub menu and then adding 'runlevel 3' to the end of the line and hitting enter. Fedora should boot into a non-graphical login screen. From there, after you log in you might try typing 'less /var/log/Xorg.0.log' which should allow you to browse your Xorg log. Look for any lines that start with (WW) or (EE), since these indicate warnings or errors. There's a good chance that this will tell you what the problem is, and from there someone on here can probably help you fix it without reinstalling.

Edit: Btw, use the spacebar and the 'b' key to more forward and backward through the log. 'q' quits.

[joe.pelayo]

Well I evidently made a mistake by installing the beta drivers. I now can't even get to a command prompt, the screen keeps flashing like it's trying to start x. Even after it stops I can't get it to log in. So it looks like I'm going to be reimaging.

Is there anything that F9 has that F8 doesn't that would make it worth going straight to F9 and still dealing with this video thing?

You can also, using the idea expressed above to get a command prompt, delete the xorg.conf file altogether (it is obviously screwed) and let Fedora create a new one for you. Then you would have another chance to install the drivers right.

Joe.

[erroneus]

The instructions I have read (and haven't yet dedicated the time and courage to attempt) seem to be only for the currently supported nvidia devices. What about the Legacy? How might I adapt these instructions for, say, the GeForce4 MX 440?

[NBZ]

For those NOT wanting to downgrade X Server:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=113919

Highlight: initial support for x server 1.5.

No idea how well the new driver works.

[brebs]

Nvidia driver 173.14.05 is out, and it works

Added preliminary support for X.Org server 1.5.

x86_64 users will want the pkg2 file, to install 32-bit support for 3D games.

The 2 "symbolic link" errors that this nvidia installer shows when it's first run, can safely be ignored.

This is what I run in /etc/rc.local to automate the nvidia installation for new kernels:

if ! modprobe nvidia ; then
	# yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers glibc-headers
	# Info:  sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.05-pkg2.run -A
	# wget ftp://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/173.14.05/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.05-pkg2.run
	cd /root/nvidia && sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.05-pkg2.run -a -q -s -N
	modprobe nvidia
fi

[leigh123linux]

Thread unstuck !

[Firewing1]

Livna RPMs will be out tomorrow. I'll leave the final word up to leigh, but personally I would recommend updating to Xorg 1.5pre if you've installed the new drivers since it should be supported (2 confirmed tests on #livna so far) and Xorg 1.5pre has a bunch of neat features you don't want to miss!
Firewing1

[Vector]

will the livna rpms be name 'kmod-nvidia' like the old one was?

[Firewing1]

Yup! The SRPM is named nvidia-kmod which is why the folder on the Livna build system is different.
Firewing1

[lottc]

As of today, 05/28/2008, the downgrade of Xserver 1.3 is no longer needed!!! With Nvidia's release of the new driver they have included Xserver 1.5 support! Thank-you NVIDIA!!!

If you had previously used this guide to downgrade, follow the steps below to reverse the changes and reinstall Xorg Xserver 1.5* and the new Nvidia driver, continuing on to the "TO INSTALL NEW" section.

If you are new to this guide and have not downgraded your Xserver, start at the "TO INSTALL NEW" section.


TO REVERSE DOWNGRADE
Edit /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora.repo and /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo
Remove this line:

exclude=xorg* linuxwacom* rhpxl* mesa*

Remove the fedora8.repo we created, remove 178.08 driver and update your Xorg RPMs.

rm /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora8.repo
yum remove nvidia-x11-drv
yum -y update

Continue on to the "TO INSTALL NEW" section.



TO INSTALL NEW

Install new NVIDIA driver and reboot.
32-bit Nvidia

cd /tmp
wget http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/9/nvidia-x11-drv/nvidia-x11-drv-173.14.05-1.beta.fc9.i386.rpm
yum --nogpgcheck localinstall nvidia-x11-drv-173.14.05-1.beta.fc9.i386.rpm
/usr/sbin/nvidia-config-display enable
reboot

64-bit Nvidia

cd /tmp
wget http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/9/nvidia-x11-drv/nvidia-x11-drv-173.14.05-1.beta.fc9.x86_64.rpm
wget http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/fedora/linux/9/nvidia-x11-drv/nvidia-x11-drv-32bit-173.14.05-1.beta.fc9.x86_64.rpm
yum --nogpgcheck localinstall nvidia-x11-drv-173.14.05-1.beta.fc9.x86_64.rpm \
      nvidia-x11-drv-32bit-173.14.05-1.beta.fc9.x86_64.rpm
/usr/sbin/nvidia-config-display enable
reboot