Fedora 9 Rawhide - nvidia module?

**cloneu2** · 8th March 2008, 11:39 PM

I have been looking for a patch or something to get the nvidia drivers working... Can't get em to work on the f9 alpha.. that has been updated from the development site. any help to get back my graphics would be greatly appreciated.

(If it ain't broke than fix it till it is!)

**bseltzer** · 14th March 2008, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

Hi Thetargos,

Have you got a link for the kernel patch as I am running Rawhide with the F8 xorg server ?

Thanks

Leigh

Leigh,

A link to the patches and instructions for their use can be found here;

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...b0ef6d4aea40fa

If you don't mind, could you share exactly how you got the F8 xorg server installed in the 9 alpha?

Thanks,
Bert

leigh123linux · 14th March 2008, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by bseltzer

Leigh,

A link to the patches and instructions for their use can be found here;

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...b0ef6d4aea40fa

If you don't mind, could you share exactly how you got the F8 xorg server installed in the 9 alpha?

Thanks,
Bert

I downloaded xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-42.fc8.x86_64.rpm and installed it with this command

Code:

rpm -U --oldpackage --replacefiles --replacepkgs xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-42.fc8.x86_64.rpm

I had to remove some other xorg driver packages to get xorg-x11-server-Xorg installed .
I also replaced xorg-x11-drv-nouveau & xorg-x11-drv-nv as the F9 versions are broken by the xorg downgrade .
I have attached the output for rpm -qa |grep xorg |grep fc8 as a txt file

I have also made a patched nvidia-x11-drv dkms driver

Code:

[root@localhost leigh]# rpm -qa |grep nvidia
nvidia-x11-drv-171.06-1.fc9.x86_64
nvidia-x11-drv-32bit-171.06-1.fc9.x86_64
[root@localhost leigh]#

And have made some patched kernel srpm's for the kernels listed below ( you have to patch the kernel or the module wont load )

Code:

[root@localhost leigh]# rpm -q kernel
kernel-2.6.25-0.105.rc5.fc9.x86_64
kernel-2.6.25-0.107.rc5.fc9.x86_64
kernel-2.6.25-0.113.rc5.git2.fc9.x86_64
[root@localhost leigh]# 

[root@localhost leigh]# uname -r
2.6.25-0.113.rc5.git2.fc9
[root@localhost leigh]# glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:

If you like I could upload the srpm's ( or if you run 64 bit rpm 's )

http://www.fedoraforum.org/gallery/s...cutoffdate=all

**bseltzer** · 15th March 2008, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

I downloaded xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-42.fc8.x86_64.rpm and installed it with this command

Code:

rpm -U --oldpackage --replacefiles --replacepkgs xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-42.fc8.x86_64.rpm

I had to remove some other xorg driver packages to get xorg-x11-server-Xorg installed .
I also replaced xorg-x11-drv-nouveau & xorg-x11-drv-nv as the F9 versions are broken by the xorg downgrade .
I have attached the output for rpm -qa |grep xorg |grep fc8 as a txt file

I have also made a patched nvidia-x11-drv dkms driver

Code:

[root@localhost leigh]# rpm -qa |grep nvidia
nvidia-x11-drv-171.06-1.fc9.x86_64
nvidia-x11-drv-32bit-171.06-1.fc9.x86_64
[root@localhost leigh]#

And have made some patched kernel srpm's for the kernels listed below ( you have to patch the kernel or the module wont load )

Code:

[root@localhost leigh]# rpm -q kernel
kernel-2.6.25-0.105.rc5.fc9.x86_64
kernel-2.6.25-0.107.rc5.fc9.x86_64
kernel-2.6.25-0.113.rc5.git2.fc9.x86_64
[root@localhost leigh]# 

[root@localhost leigh]# uname -r
2.6.25-0.113.rc5.git2.fc9
[root@localhost leigh]# glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:

If you like I could upload the srpm's ( or if you run 64 bit rpm 's )

http://www.fedoraforum.org/gallery/s...cutoffdate=all

Leigh,

THANKS!!

Well, I got the whole mess to work, but it wasn't pretty... I'm running a 32-bit distro so there are a few differentces from your procedure. For starters, I could not get the stock 2.6.25-0.113.rc5.git2.fc9 source to build, patched or unpatched. Some problem with the infiniband amso1100 driver code. So I grabbed the 2.6.25.rc4-git3 source from kernel.org and patched and built that. No significant troubles there. Then I patched and built the NVIDIA 168-12 driver source. Again, no real show stoppers.

But... downgrading the X11 server and associated drivers.... let's just say I ended up using the '--force' switch a whole lot more than I like. None the less, your list of F8 packages to install was spot on, and I've got everything, including compiz-fusion 0.7.3-1, working nicely.

Admittedly this whole thing is most likely an exercise in futility given that the Fedora devs and NVIDIA and the LINUX kernel devs will most likely all get on the same page sometime soon (I hope). But it was entertaining, none the less.

Now... I need to go put a bunch of "exclude"'s in my yum configuration

Regards,
Bert

leigh123linux · 15th March 2008, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by bseltzer

Leigh,

THANKS!!

Well, I got the whole mess to work, but it wasn't pretty... I'm running a 32-bit distro so there are a few differentces from your procedure. For starters, I could not get the stock 2.6.25-0.113.rc5.git2.fc9 source to build, patched or unpatched. Some problem with the infiniband amso1100 driver code. So I grabbed the 2.6.25.rc4-git3 source from kernel.org and patched and built that. No significant troubles there. Then I patched and built the NVIDIA 168-12 driver source. Again, no real show stoppers.

But... downgrading the X11 server and associated drivers.... let's just say I ended up using the '--force' switch a whole lot more than I like. None the less, your list of F8 packages to install was spot on, and I've got everything, including compiz-fusion 0.7.3-1, working nicely.

Admittedly this whole thing is most likely an exercise in futility given that the Fedora devs and NVIDIA and the LINUX kernel devs will most likely all get on the same page sometime soon (I hope). But it was entertaining, none the less.

Now... I need to go put a bunch of "exclude"'s in my yum configuration

Regards,
Bert

Here's my yum.conf for Rawhide.

Code:

[main] cachedir=/var/cache/yum 
keepcache=0  
debuglevel=2 
logfile=/var/log/yum.log 
exactarch=1 
obsoletes=1 
gpgcheck=1 
plugins=1 
metadata_expire=1800 
exclude= xorg-x11*  xulrunner*  linuxwacom 
installonly_limit=10  

# PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo # in /etc/yum.repos.d

**bseltzer** · 15th March 2008, 04:25 PM

Leigh,

Thanks for the example "yum.conf". I've done something very similar with it just to preserve the work done with the X11 server and NVIDIA module.

For the time being at least, I'm running the F9 alpha strictly as a crash-and-burn distro. I had the disk space and the curiosity, so I figured "Why not?". But it's definitely not ready for prime time, not by a long stretch, I mean, no working firefox browser, no way to configure the GDM login screen, a pre-release kernel and X server, and the list goes on.

I think the current release schedule is pretty darned ambitious, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it slip a bit. But that's OK. F8 meets my needs and has been pretty solid, so I'm in on big rush. Meantime, it is fun to dink around with something new...

Regards,
Bert

leigh123linux · 15th March 2008, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by bseltzer

Leigh,

Thanks for the example "yum.conf". I've done something very similar with it just to preserve the work done with the X11 server and NVIDIA module.

For the time being at least, I'm running the F9 alpha strictly as a crash-and-burn distro. I had the disk space and the curiosity, so I figured "Why not?". But it's definitely not ready for prime time, not by a long stretch, I mean, no working firefox browser, no way to configure the GDM login screen, a pre-release kernel and X server, and the list goes on.

I think the current release schedule is pretty darned ambitious, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it slip a bit. But that's OK. F8 meets my needs and has been pretty solid, so I'm in on big rush. Meantime, it is fun to dink around with something new...

Regards,
Bert

I have firefox working in Rawhide ! ( I had to extract the xulrunner rpm and copy the files manually to the correct locations ).

**bseltzer** · 15th March 2008, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by leigh123@linux

I have firefox working in Rawhide ! ( I had to extract the xulrunner rpm and copy the files manually to the correct locations ).

Hmmm, sounds good, but where, precisely are the "correct locations"? And how did you "extract" the rpm? Just do an install with a new prefix, or what?

[Edit]

Well, duuuuh... forgot about my old friend "rpm2cpio". So OK, I've got the bloody thing extracted. Now I'm still fuzzy on where the pieces go.

[/Edit]

Thanks,
Bert

leigh123linux · 15th March 2008, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by bseltzer

Hmmm, sounds good, but where, precisely are the "correct locations"? And how did you "extract" the rpm? Just do an install with a new prefix, or what?

Thanks,
Bert

Extract the rpm using the archive manager ( rpm's have the same directory structure as / )

**bseltzer** · 15th March 2008, 07:25 PM

Aha!!

Well, I didn't use the archive manager. Instead, after creating the cpio archive with "rpm2cpio", I did the following;

Code:

# cd /
# cpio -ivd /path/to/xulrunner.cpio

And it worked perfectly. So now I've got a working firefox browser too!

Thanks,
Bert

**crainey69** · 29th April 2008, 01:36 AM

this thread is a little dated...

I have to ask, Has anyone gotten nvidia driver to work with the preview release? I was able to download and install, build kmod-nvidia but, at startup, it flickers several times trying to start X then fails.

3-d isn't that important to me (although cool). My kids use it to play games but, can still boot f8 and XP if needed.

Just asking.

Thanks!

Cory

**bseltzer** · 29th April 2008, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by crainey69

this thread is a little dated...

I have to ask, Has anyone gotten nvidia driver to work with the preview release? I was able to download and install, build kmod-nvidia but, at startup, it flickers several times trying to start X then fails.

3-d isn't that important to me (although cool). My kids use it to play games but, can still boot f8 and XP if needed.

Just asking.

Thanks!

Cory

The answer is yes, but....

See this thread;

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=185633

Regards,
Bert

leigh123linux · 29th April 2008, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by crainey69

this thread is a little dated...

I have to ask, Has anyone gotten nvidia driver to work with the preview release? I was able to download and install, build kmod-nvidia but, at startup, it flickers several times trying to start X then fails.

3-d isn't that important to me (although cool). My kids use it to play games but, can still boot f8 and XP if needed.

Just asking.

Thanks!

Cory

Yes !

Code:

[leigh@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa |grep nvidia
nvidia-x11-drv-173.08-1.fc9.x86_64
nvidia-x11-drv-32bit-173.08-1.fc9.x86_64
[leigh@localhost ~]$

Code:

[leigh@localhost ~]$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, 
    GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGI_swap_control, 
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_NV_float_buffer, 
    GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:

To get it to work you need to downgrade the xorg server .

**crainey69** · 29th April 2008, 02:08 AM

ok, Leigh I got the impression in reading other posts that I would have to downgrade X11 to get it to work. It isn't critical that I make it work, I just want to.

In your opinion, should I leave it as is with no 3d support and wait or fix it now? I will probably go ahead and fix it if if won't cause me huge headaches down the road trying to refix it. Thanks for your knowledge and opinion.

Cory

**brebs** · 29th April 2008, 05:35 AM

That was fun - here's most of the commands I used on 32-bit, to help anyone wanting to downgrade xorg to install nvidia's accelerated driver:

Code:

yum remove xorg-x11-drv-void xorg-x11-drv-mga xorg-x11-drv-fbdev xorg-x11-drv-vesa rhpxl xorg-x11-drv-keyboard xorg-x11-drv-cirrus xorg-x11-drv-vmware xorg-x11-drv-ati xorg-x11-drv-voodoo xorg-x11-drv-sis xorg-x11-drv-i128 xorg-x11-drv-dummy xorg-x11-drv-tdfx xorg-x11-drv-savage xorg-x11-drv-rendition xorg-x11-drv-neomagic xorg-x11-drv-mouse xorg-x11-drv-i810 linuxwacom mesa-libGL-devel

wget http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/mesa-libGL-7.0.1-7.fc8.i386.rpm
wget http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/xorg-x11-drv-void-1.1.1-6.fc8.i386.rpm
wget http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/xorg-x11-drv-vesa-1.3.0-10.fc8.i386.rpm
wget http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.2.3-1.fc8.i386.rpm
wget http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/xorg-x11-drv-evdev-1.1.2-5.fc8.i386.rpm
wget http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/os/Packages/xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.2.2-2.fc8.i386.rpm
wget http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/updates/8/i386/xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-44.fc8.i386.rpm
wget http://ftp.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/updates/8/i386/synaptics-0.14.6-2.fc8.i386.rpm

rpm -U --oldpackage mesa-libGL-7.0.1-7.fc8.i386.rpm
yum remove xorg-x11-server-common gdm
rpm -U --oldpackage xorg-x11-drv-evdev-1.1.2-5.fc8.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.2.2-2.fc8.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.2.3-1.fc8.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-vesa-1.3.0-10.fc8.i386.rpm xorg-x11-drv-void-1.1.1-6.fc8.i386.rpm xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.3.0.0-44.fc8.i386.rpm synaptics-0.14.6-2.fc8.i386.rpm

Edit: Here's an easier walkthrough.

Edit: Also check the nvidia stickies for important info.

Edit2: For x86_64, substitute x86_64 for i386 in the above, but also include the 32-bit mesa libs.

Edit3: Set to 3 rather than 5 in /etc/inittab, and use the startx command to start xorg.

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