FC3 T3 Nvidia Problems

Sniffer · #1 21st October 2004, 10:25 AM

Hi Fedora Fellows,

I have downloaded the new FC3 T3 and i have made a clean install, then the 1st thing i do it was to install the 3D Nvidia Drivers.

So

init 3.....my system just freeze when starting anacron.....but i find the solution on this topic http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24840 Many Thanks for this one.

I have edit the etc/initab, i have booted in terminal and install the nvidia drivers.....then edit initab again for init 5...and i have startx

As always i have edit xorg.conf (comment load dri and change driver to nvidia)....and like i have done in FC3 T2 by a tip of a good member here i have added in etc/rc.local /sbin/modprobe nvidia

I made a reboot BUT.....my system stucks just after enabling quotas..like this

Enabling quotas--------------------------------OK

And stands there forever.......

Could you know what problem this should be... i think maybe in FC3 T3 i don't have add /sbin/ modprobe nvidia in rc.local....

One another thing, i was able to install nvidia drivers with this same method on FC3 T2...but the control panel of nvidia didn't appear on the start menu!!!!

Thanks
Sniff.

ghaefb · #2 21st October 2004, 10:32 AM

Temporary solution fot this problem is booting in init3 and starting X each time.
It must be a bug or something.

Hoping for best in final version of Fc3.

Sniffer · #3 21st October 2004, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghaefb

Temporary solution fot this problem is booting in init3 and starting X each time.
It must be a bug or something.

Hoping for best in final version of Fc3.

Thks, and it was your tip to /sbin/modprobe nvidia...but your nick is hard to remember

So i have to change initab and left him that way and log in terminal mode.

One question?

when i have tried to startx in terminal (init 3) mode it starts with that basic environment and not with KDE.

Wich command do i have to use to startx with KDE now that i don't have the Session Gui Option

Thanks

Ug · #4 21st October 2004, 12:10 PM

Well at least you can start X. Mine is complete fubar. I get stuck at the "Configuring Kernel Parameters" prompt.

So i edit the grub boot commands to remove "rghb quiet". This allows me to go through the initital boot up. It then tries to start X 3 times and fails. I get a command prompt, I've tried installing the Nvidia drivers and a modified version to see if I could get X up again but to no avail.

The interesting thing about this is, that I had no problem with the xorg settings until I updated yesterday. Go figure.

I'll do a fresh install again later, and try and solve it from there. If I get no further I'll attach my xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log.

jale2ice · #5 21st October 2004, 01:26 PM

Ug, I experienced the same thing... Yesterday's xorg update was a fatal signal 11 - no X. It has nothing to do with NVIDIA or any other graphics drivers (from my n00bish point of view).

I read in linuxquestions.org in order to fix this, we have to disable/rename a glx file. libglx.a or something like that. I'll try it tonight and I'll post the outcome.

ghaefb · #6 21st October 2004, 02:07 PM

Sniffer: Try running 'gdm' insted of 'startx', and you should get login screen, from where you can choose GNOME/KDE...
(i think it's 'kde-session' for KDE, not sure)

Ug: You need to do all this:
Boot in runlevel3 (change 'id:5' to 'id:3' in /etc/inittab)
Remove 'rhgb' from grub.conf
Install NVIDIA graphic driver(installer script + edit xorg.conf)
Do a 'modprobe nvidia' and 'cp /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices/' (you can try starting X here)
And/or add this line in /etc/rc.d/rc.local -> '/sbin/modprobe nvidia'

Try to boot in runlevel5, if you can't, you will have to boot in runlevel3 login in text mode and 'startx' or 'gdm' each time.

Ug · #7 21st October 2004, 03:13 PM

No I now need to wipe and then do that.

I sporked the Nvidia drivers and corrupted a few things.

Oh the joys of trail and error. (Rather strangely I do enjoy it)

jale2ice · #8 21st October 2004, 09:58 PM

A new release of xorg was out today fixing that little problem. Thread closed!

me2 · #9 21st October 2004, 10:16 PM

I'm just about to upgrade to FC3T3... I have an Nvidia card. I need to update to TC3 because I need KDE3.3 because I need Kdevelop 3.1.3 and this seems to be the easiest way to get it.

Where is the xorg release you talk about ?

BTW: it was mentioned on kerneltrap that kernels 2.6.9 need special patches and a build to work with Nvidias 6111 driver.

Sniffer · #10 22nd October 2004, 11:28 AM

What i have done:

1 - edit etc/initab to id:3
2 - log in terminal mode: username and password

3 - and inside root dir i have made a init 5 (so screen boot

For my question on control nvidia panel...i'm so dummy sometimes, just command "nvidia-settings"

Dummy and dummy....Thanks for the replys and help.
Sniff.