How to install the nvidia driver in F12 using the run method - Page 5

Xylocaine · #61 26th May 2011, 02:50 AM

i just wanna to say thanks it really work for F15.

but i have to download these package : binutils , kernel-devel, and downgrade the glibc from 2.13.90.13 to 2.13.90.9 then download gcc.

in terminal as root : init 3
then run "sh ./NIVIDIA....etc"

everything went ok, work like charm and i don't have to worry about "akmod" in boot time failed to build kmod from akmods error thing.

my GPU is Nvidia GTS450

good day

plasmonics · #62 26th May 2011, 11:15 AM

I am using 2.13.90.9. That is what came on the dvd. Version 2.13.90.13 is the rawhide version which is usually beta code.

kernel-devel is mentioned in the guide. You need binutils. Since this is a dependency of gcc, yum will pull this down when you install gcc.

Xylocaine · #63 26th May 2011, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmonics

I am using 2.13.90.9. That is what came on the dvd. Version 2.13.90.13 is the rawhide version which is usually beta code.

kernel-devel is mentioned in the guide. You need binutils. Since this is a dependency of gcc, yum will pull this down when you install gcc.

well i guess i choose to do it the hard way coz i run the sh ./NVIDIA....etc three time to see the dependency it needs

sorry didn't see that kernel-devel is mentioned in the guide

, i just look at the beginning of the steps as i did something like it earlier oh man i really should read before post

quick question am i running a beta kernel right now my kernel version 2.6.38.6-27....

regards

plasmonics · #64 26th May 2011, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xylocaine

quick question am i running a beta kernel right now my kernel version 2.6.38.6-27....

regards

That is the same kernel I am running. It is factory. It is newer than the one on the dvd. After installing F15, I ran yum update which pulled down a lot of new packages, including kernel and kernel-devel. You must have done the same, either through yum or the packagekit applet.

abhijeetbadrike · #65 24th June 2011, 02:01 AM

Hi I tried installing NVIDIA drivers and everything went smoothly until the last step.

The output of:
glxinfo | grep -i opengl is
Error: unable to open display.

Could someone help me with that

---------- Post added at 07:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:00 PM ----------

Btw I'm running Fedora 14 and Driver version i installed is 275.09.07

JohnVV · #66 24th June 2011, 04:43 AM

abhijeetbadrike
please fallow the CURRENT guide
"F15,F14 & F13 Nvidia driver guides"
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752

things have changed VERY much since the fedora 12 days .

and MOST people ( read 99.999%) have zero problems using the kmod-nvidia
the *.run will REQUIRE a lot of extra work on YOUR part
1) installing the kernel source
2)installing the "development tools" & "development libraries" software groups
3)manually reinstalling the *.run for EVERY kernel,x11,mesa update
4) manually reinstalling Mesa and mesa-devel ( GL,GLU,&GLUW )after EVERY reinstall of the *.run
5) manually blacklisting the nouveau driver

6) manually booting into TEXT only after a kernel update to manually do ALL of the above.Typing only ( no gui )

plasmonics · #67 24th June 2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhijeetbadrike

Hi I tried installing NVIDIA drivers and everything went smoothly until the last step.

The output of:
glxinfo | grep -i opengl is
Error: unable to open display.

Could someone help me with that

---------- Post added at 07:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:00 PM ----------

Btw I'm running Fedora 14 and Driver version i installed is 275.09.07

Did you reboot and execute this command as non root? I am running F15 and had no problem setting it up this way.

I edited the guide a couple of weeks ago and simplified it by removing a couple of steps.

leigh123linux · #68 24th June 2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhijeetbadrike

Hi I tried installing NVIDIA drivers and everything went smoothly until the last step.

The output of:
glxinfo | grep -i opengl is
Error: unable to open display.

Could someone help me with that

---------- Post added at 07:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:00 PM ----------
Btw I'm running Fedora 14 and Driver version i installed is 275.09.07

rpmfusion did build this version for F14 but dumped it as it is too buggy.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=163490

PabloTwo · #69 24th June 2011, 01:58 PM

Hmmm.... works fine for me.

Code:

BASH:~/-> glxinfo | grep -i opengl
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 560 Ti/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 275.09.07
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.10 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
OpenGL extensions:

Code:

BASH:~/-> cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 12 (Constantine)

I updated to 275.09.07 from 270.41.06 yesterday. No problems found yet. I do have drop shadows around open windows.

leigh123linux · #70 24th June 2011, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PabloTwo

Hmmm.... works fine for me.

Code:

BASH:~/-> glxinfo | grep -i opengl
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 560 Ti/PCI/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 275.09.07
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.10 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
OpenGL extensions:

Code:

BASH:~/-> cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 12 (Constantine)

I updated to 275.09.07 from 270.41.06 yesterday. No problems found yet. I do have drop shadows around open windows.

It's working fine here today

FedoraNo · #71 20th July 2011, 02:11 AM

I use F15 and the last step also give me
Error: unable to open display.
Worst than that, I change the default display to graphic. Now that when F15 start up, it frozen, the screen shown symbol f at middle but do not reponse to any key stroke, even ctrl+alt+f2 does not help.
how do I get back to command line and fix the problem. my graphic card is GT 220.

JohnVV · #72 20th July 2011, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FedoraNo

I use F15 and the last step also give me
Error: unable to open display.
Worst than that, I change the default display to graphic. Now that when F15 start up, it frozen, the screen shown symbol f at middle but do not reponse to any key stroke, even ctrl+alt+f2 does not help.
how do I get back to command line and fix the problem. my graphic card is GT 220.

you are aware that the last step in building the new intred is a three step
there are three lines to run

FedoraNo · #73 20th July 2011, 02:46 AM

not sure what you meant, JohnVV. we are talking about the orginal plasmonics 15 steps. the last step is
glxinfo | grep -i opengl

plasmonics · #74 20th July 2011, 06:02 PM

Keep in mind that if you are only now installing F15, the software on the installation media will be several months out of date relative to the fedora repository. Therefore, before you even run step 1, you should run "yum update" and reboot. Otherwise, there will be package conflicts, and dracut could build a corrupted initramfs.

The syntax for remaking the initramfs using dracut is still the same. The man page is the same.

I am not familiar with that particular video card. I use an old card.

FedoraNo · #75 21st July 2011, 02:23 AM

I have a newly installed F15 and run yum update after a fresh installation. then i follow the procedure from step1. the only thing i change is step 11, on the process of running the .run file, it gave an error message: unable to load the kernel moduel 'nvidia.ko'

so i add something to step 11 as

sh NVIDIA-xxxxx.run -k $(uname -r)

the installation went on and finish. But when I reboot in step 14. the screen freeze.

Starting SYSV: Late init script for live image....
Started SYSV: Late init script for live image..

So, apparently the xserver does not work. what could go wrong.