how to enable the nvidia driver in f14?

[geolab]

now that f14 kernel is stable, how to enable the nvidia driver? I tried the instruction guide in f13 but it doesn't work

[leigh123linux]

yum install akmod-nvidia

reboot

[geolab]

it's not needed to work on grub as in f13?
and by the way... I did as root a nvidia-xconfig and now it works even if it gives me a error during boot related to livnaconfigdisplay.
is it possible to disable livnaconfig during boot?
is it possible to have the fedora logo i see using nouveau during boot instead of the ugly running lines i get with nvidia driver?

[AdamW]

add vga=788 or vga=791 as a boot parameter.

[geolab]

thanks! it works!

[Lebenskuenstler]

Hi,

driver does not load:

[root@hobbes ~]# /etc/init.d/nvidia start
Checking for module nvidia.ko: [ OK ]
Enabling the nvidia driver: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/sbin/nvidia-config-display", line 28, in <module>
import livnaConfigDisplay.ConfigDisplay
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/livnaConfigDisplay/ConfigDisplay.py", line 29, in <module>
import xf86config
File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/xf86config.py", line 1, in <module>
import ixf86config
ImportError: /usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/ixf86configmodule.so: undefined symbol: xstrtokenize
[FEHLGESCHLAGEN]
[root@hobbes ~]# uname -r
2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64

---------- Post added 2010-10-24 at 02:05 AM GMT ---------- Previous post was 2010-10-23 at 11:14 PM GMT ----------

Running as root nvidia-xconfig did help, although after 2nd try. Do not know, why first one failed.

[hellork]

It's a bug
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=623742

[NickLee]

F14-64bit GeForce 310M
For me not work. I get:

[   111.489] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module; please check in your X
[   111.490] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     log file that the GLX module has been loaded in your X
[   111.490] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     server, and that the module is the NVIDIA GLX module.  If
[   111.490] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     you continue to encounter problems, Please try
[   111.490] (EE) NVIDIA(0):     reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.

But with NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-260.19.12.run works fine.

[geolab]

I disabled the nvidia service to get rid of the error during boot time. in any case (enabled or not) the nvidia driver seems to be very heavy tothe system: gnome shell and all the programs are very slow on startup and very slow in responding...

[Dangermouse]

I installed the one straight from nvidia works fine the rpmfusion one was useless, theres a guide in here somewhere on how to install it.

[AdamW]

the problem is that nvidia-config-display actually does useful stuff (it's not just there for fun), so since it fails to run, the configuration steps it should perform don't happen, and you wind up with a misconfigured driver. If you manually do the stuff nvidia-config-display is supposed to do, it ought to work; I haven't checked exactly what that is, though (part of it will be to write a /etc/X11/xorg.conf that specifies the nvidia driver).

[NickLee]

Originally Posted by geolab

I disabled the nvidia service to get rid of the error during boot time. in any case (enabled or not) the nvidia driver seems to be very heavy tothe system: gnome shell and all the programs are very slow on startup and very slow in responding...

You realy have 3D?

I have works very slow 2D, works VDPAU, but 3D not work.

glxinfo?

[ah7013]

I have nvidia driver working in F14 RC1 by adding the RPMFusion repo and installing akmod-nvidia then run nvidia-xconfig. Graphics card is Nvidia GTX 260. 2D is soooo sloowwww so reverting back to nouveau

[NickLee]

Originally Posted by ah7013

I have nvidia driver working in F14 RC1 by adding the RPMFusion repo and installing akmod-nvidia then run nvidia-xconfig. Graphics card is Nvidia GTX 260. 2D is soooo sloowwww so reverting back to nouveau

I mean nvidia driver from rpmfusion works not properly. Try nvidia driver from nvidia site. Works fine for me.

[geolab]

but in case, how to disable the driver from nvidia site once the rpmfusion is working right?