F13, F12 & F11 Nvidia driver guides

***leigh123linux*** · #1 2008-11-21, 03:06 PM CST

F13 Howto for the rpmfusion nvidia drivers

This is a Four-Step Process. If you don't follow all three steps, your install will fail!

1. Update the kernel and reboot

Code:

su
yum update kernel*
reboot

2. Install the nvidia driver. ( if you have 4Gb of RAM or more you will probably have a PAE kernel [32bit only] so follow the PAE part )

For GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 200 & 300 series cards

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm     http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

If you use a PAE kernel

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm     http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install  kmod-nvidia-PAE

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm     http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install akmod-nvidia  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

For GeForce FX cards

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm     http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum --enablerepo=rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing install kmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i686

If you use a PAE kernel

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm     http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum--enablerepo=rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing  install kmod-nvidia-173xx-PAE

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm     http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum --enablerepo=rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-testing install akmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i686

3. Edit grub.conf ( if you omit this step the driver will fail to work )

this command adds rdblacklist=nouveau option to /boot/grub/grub.conf

Code:

su -
sed -i '/root=/s|$| rdblacklist=nouveau|' /boot/grub/grub.conf
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname   -r)-nouveau.img
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

4. Reboot

***leigh123linux*** · #2 2008-11-21, 03:30 PM CST

F12 Howto for the rpmfusion nvidia drivers

Unsuported

RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro
RIVA TNT2 Ultra
Vanta/Vanta LT
RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro
Aladdin TNT2
GeForce 256
GeForce DDR
Quadro
GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro
GeForce2 Ti
GeForce2 Ultra
Quadro2 Pro

Click here for supported Nvidia cards list

This is a Four-Step Process. If you don't follow all four steps, your install will fail!

1. Install the nvidia driver. ( if you have 4Gb of RAM or more you will probably have a PAE kernel [32bit only] so follow the PAE part )

For GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 200 & 300 series cards

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

If you use a PAE kernel

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-PAE

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686

For GeForce FX cards

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i686

If you use a PAE kernel

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-173xx-PAE

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install akmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i686

For GeForce 4 and below

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-96xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx-libs.i686

If you use a PAE kernel

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-96xx-PAE

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install akmod-nvidia-96xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx-libs.i686

2. Edit grub.conf ( if you omit this step the driver will fail to work )

this command adds rdblacklist=nouveau option to /boot/grub/grub.conf

Code:

su -
sed -i '/root=/s|$| rdblacklist=nouveau|' /boot/grub/grub.conf
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname  -r)-nouveau.img
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

( You may have add the vmalloc=256m if you have a multi GPU card or a PAE kernel )

this command adds vmalloc=256m option to /boot/grub/grub.conf

Code:

su -
sed -i '/root=/s|$| vmalloc=256m|' /boot/grub/grub.conf

3. Before using the driver, you need to enable allow_execstack so SElinux doesn't prevent the driver loading.

Code:

su
setsebool -P allow_execstack on

4. Reboot

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If nouveau refuses to die try

Code:

su
yum erase xorg-x11-drv-nouveau
mv  /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.ko  /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau.txt
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname  -r)-nouveau.img
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

***leigh123linux*** · #3 2008-11-25, 01:26 PM CST

F11 Howto for the rpmfusion nvidia drivers

1. Install the nvidia driver.

For GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 200 & 300 series cards

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i586  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64
reboot

If you use a PAE kernel

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-PAE xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i586  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64
reboot

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i586  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64
reboot

For GeForce FX cards

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i586  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.x86_64
reboot

If you use a PAE kernel

Code:

su
 rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
 yum install kmod-nvidia-173xx-PAE xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i586  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.x86_64
reboot

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install akmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i586  xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.x86_64
reboot

For GeForce 4 and below

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia-96xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx-libs
reboot

Or (akmod builds the required kmod on bootup )

Code:

su
rpm -Uvh  http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm   http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm
yum install akmod-nvidia-96xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-96xx-libs
reboot

Unsuported

RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT2/TNT2 Pro
RIVA TNT2 Ultra
Vanta/Vanta LT
RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro
Aladdin TNT2
GeForce 256
GeForce DDR
Quadro
GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro
GeForce2 Ti
GeForce2 Ultra
Quadro2 Pro

Click here for supported Nvidia cards list

2. Blacklist the nouveau driver (only if needed).

The nouveau module stops the nvidia module from loading.

It maybe necessary to blacklist the nouveau driver with latter kernels ( 2.6.29-0.172 + )

Code:

su -
gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

and add

Code:

# Video drivers
blacklist nouveau

Backup Old initrd

Code:

su
mv /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img /boot/initrd-`uname  -r`.img.backup

Remake initrd for the kernel (So the nouveau module is not force loaded)

Code:

su -
mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img  `uname -r`

3. Reboot

You may need to edit xorg.conf for compiz to work.

Code:

su -
gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

and add

For 32 bit

Code:

Section "Files"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
EndSection

For 64 bit

Code:

Section "Files"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
EndSection

slune · #4 2008-11-26, 11:27 AM CST

hi i've installed nvidia driver to my new F10 x64 and i have one problem. When I try run system-config-display I get this error.
I used quide on this page.

Quote:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py", line 312, in <module>
hardware_state = XF86HardwareState(xconfig)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xhwstate.py", line 174, in __init__
self.init_from_xconfig(xconfig)
File "/usr/lib64/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xhwstate.py", line 260, in init_from_xconfig
if screen.device:
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'device'

and with wine

Quote:

fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x39edbc,0x00000000), stub!
err:d3d:WineD3D_CreateFakeGLContext Can't find a suitable iPixelFormat
err:d3d:InitAdapters Failed to get a gl context for default adapter
err:d3d:WineDirect3DCreate Direct3D9 is not available without opengl
err:d3d:WineDirect3DCreate Direct3D9 is not available without opengl

I think that this is the same problem.
Thx for help.

***leigh123linux*** · #5 2008-11-26, 11:36 AM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by slune

hi i've installed nvidia driver to my new F10 x64 and i have one problem. When I try run system-config-display I get this error.
I used quide on this page.

and with wine

I think that this is the same problem.
Thx for help.

Post

Code:

glxinfo

Code:

rpm -qa |grep nvidia

and

Code:

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

slune · #6 2008-11-26, 11:52 AM CST

I tried upload files but there was error so i've used my dropbox sorry.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/123005/glxinfo.txt
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/123005/rpm.txt
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/123005/xorg.conf.txt

***leigh123linux*** · #7 2008-11-26, 12:08 PM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by slune

I tried upload files but there was error so i've used my dropbox sorry.

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/123005/glxinfo.txt
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/123005/rpm.txt
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/123005/xorg.conf.txt

Ok edit xorg.conf to

Code:

# Xorg configuration created by livna-config-display

Section "Files"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
	Option	    "AIGLX" "on"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Videocard0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	Option	    "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
	Option	    "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

Don't forget to restartX after editing.

and try reinstalling system-config-display & rhpxl

Code:

su
yum reinstall system-config-display rhpxl

as for the wine error I don't know , it should work as glxinfo says you have openGL .

Code:

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce 9800M GTS/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 177.82
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
OpenGL extensions:

slune · #8 2008-11-26, 12:32 PM CST

I've changed my xorg, reboot(for sure

), reinstall and there is no change. I tried uninstall nvidia driver, delete xorg.conf and reboot everything works fine of course no compiz-fusion etc.. With nvidia driver i have still problem with system-config-display and wine.

tux4me · #9 2008-11-26, 01:01 PM CST

I downloaded http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm
Update
it then updates to livna-release-10
Update
it then installs RPM Fusion Repos.

Then its business as usual

(for Livna users)

BUT !!!

My EVE-Online game, witch i run though Wine, ran perfect and smooth on F9 dist with Nvidia.
Now it dosent run smooth any more, and some options is gone in the games graphic config

I have no idea where the problem lies, but had i known this, i would have stayed on F9 and never updated

So if you are playing EVE-Online , my advise is to forget F10 ...... for now ... (big ALSA sound issues too, with Wine)

Unlimited · #10 2008-11-26, 04:59 PM CST

I followed the instructions to the letter, however I'm getting this dependency issue.

Quote:

--> Finished Dependency Resolution
livna-config-display-0.0.22-1.fc10.noarch from rpmfusion-nonfree has depsolving problems
--> Missing Dependency: system-config-display is needed by package livna-config-display-0.0.22-1.fc10.noarch (rpmfusion-nonfree)
Error: Missing Dependency: system-config-display is needed by package livna-config-display-0.0.22-1.fc10.noarch (rpmfusion-nonfree)

I'm not sure if this is a temporary issue with the repo or what. Any ideas?

Unlimited · #11 2008-11-26, 11:26 PM CST

Okay, I got things installed, but I have the sneaking suspicion I did way more work than I had too.

Just in case, here what I did.

1. Grabbed system-config-display source rpm: http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/fedora...10.noarch.html

2. Grabbed dependencies needed for rpmbuild: yum install gettext intltool rpm-build

3. rpmbuild --rebuild system-config-display-1.1.1-1.fc10.src.rpm

4. Grabbed dependencies to install the outputted binary RPM: http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat....i386.rpm.html

5. rpm -Uvh system-config-display-1.1.1-1.fc10.noarch.rpm

6. yum install kmod-nvidia-173xx xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.i386

Everything went smoothly from there. Now, some side information here, I installed FC10 from the Live-CD, is this related to some of the missing dependencies?
Am I the only one to have experienced this problem (I can hardly imagine I am, though things seem to be working for everyone else in this thread :-/ )?
Am I simply missing another repo that contains system-config-display, or otherwise why isn't it showing up for me?
It's also worth noting that xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-173xx-libs.x86_64 does not appear to be in my repositories either.

I am running a fresh install of FC10 (from Live-CD) with an NVidia GeForce fx5500 for reference.

Unlimited · #12 2008-11-26, 11:51 PM CST

Apparently I spoke too soon.

I rebooted and hardware acceleration is working (as evidenced by glxgears), however system-config-display gives the following error:

Quote:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py", line 312, in <module>
hardware_state = XF86HardwareState(xconfig)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xhwstate.py", line 175, in __init__
self.init_from_xconfig(xconfig)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/rhpxl/xhwstate.py", line 261, in init_from_xconfig
if screen.device:
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'device'

I have little doubt this is related to the very roundabout way I had to go of finding and installing it.

Also, prior to the driver installation (and the primary reason I wanted it installed) I was only able to set a max resolution of 800x600. Now it seems my only options are 640x480 & 320x240. So things are actually worse in terms of usability. The irony here is not lost on me, and it would almost be funny if it wasn't so annoying.

Mind you, in prior versions of Fedora I have always used the binary drivers as provided direction from NVidia in .sh form. Of course, the current version of those don't even build at the moment. So what are my options here? I'm starting a torrent of the normal install media tonight, and hopefully reinstalling with that will fix these issues or a working solution will be available by the time the download is done. Otherwise, I guess it's Ubuntu for a month until Fedora sorts their stuff out. I guess I should have known better than to try and install a fresh Fedora release over the holiday when I need my desktop to work without me working on it. (Don't read me wrong here, I love Fedora, but this sort of thing always seems to happen with new releases right off the bat)

***leigh123linux*** · #13 2008-11-27, 01:16 AM CST

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unlimited

Apparently I spoke too soon.

I rebooted and hardware acceleration is working (as evidenced by glxgears), however system-config-display gives the following error:

I have little doubt this is related to the very roundabout way I had to go of finding and installing it.

Also, prior to the driver installation (and the primary reason I wanted it installed) I was only able to set a max resolution of 800x600. Now it seems my only options are 640x480 & 320x240. So things are actually worse in terms of usability. The irony here is not lost on me, and it would almost be funny if it wasn't so annoying.

Mind you, in prior versions of Fedora I have always used the binary drivers as provided direction from NVidia in .sh form. Of course, the current version of those don't even build at the moment. So what are my options here? I'm starting a torrent of the normal install media tonight, and hopefully reinstalling with that will fix these issues or a working solution will be available by the time the download is done. Otherwise, I guess it's Ubuntu for a month until Fedora sorts their stuff out. I guess I should have known better than to try and install a fresh Fedora release over the holiday when I need my desktop to work without me working on it. (Don't read me wrong here, I love Fedora, but this sort of thing always seems to happen with new releases right off the bat)

Try using nvidia-settings

Code:

su -
nvidia-settings

Then use it to setup you monitor and save the changes to xorg.conf

mpolo · #14 2008-11-27, 07:30 AM CST

Quote:

You may need to edit xorg.conf for compiz to work.

Is there a particular reason that this doesn't get done automatically?

Thanks for the information, you saved me a whole lot of frustration on getting compiz back after the upgrade from 9 to 10 (which actually went pretty smoothly, though it still took several hours to get back to a productive mode...)

Unlimited · #15 2008-11-27, 08:59 AM CST

Quote:

Try using nvidia-settings

Then use it to setup you monitor and save the changes to xorg.conf

Hm, I guess I should have mentioned that nvidia-settings is where I see my only two resolution options. Hitting "Detect Displays" doesn't change anything. These drivers seem determined to believe my 20" CRT is a 640x480 screen. :-/ Is there a way to override this nonsense by editing the xorg.conf directly?