Fedora 16: After.. yum install kmod-nvidia ... Fedora doesn't run

[jaszandre]

I have a Fedora 16 KDE fresh installation (x64), and I decide to install the Nvidia Drivers for my GeForce 6150SE nforce 430 because I have some resolution problems with nouveau. I used this:

yum install kmod-nvidia

and it installed correctly, then reboot.

but now, Fedora starts and stops in the logo. and that's it !!

I decided to uninstall the RPM fusion nvidia drivers to solve the problem and use nouveau again, but after doing that, it's the same, stops in the logo and no more.

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So I tried another way. Before doing all I have done, I've downloaded the Nvidia drivers from nvidia web site

So, starting in the recovery mode, as a root, I did the following:

# init 3
login and password

then I tried to install that driver (from the Nvidia web site)

#cd /home/user/Documents
#chmod +x NVIDIAdriver.run
#./NVIDIAdriver.run

but in the process, I got this message:

The nouveau kernel driver is currently in use by you system. this driver is incompatible with the NVIDIA driver, and must be disabled before proceeding

after that I got another message telling me it will create a file to deactivate nouveau automatically

/etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-installer-disable-nouveau.conf

So, I accepted, and after that, I got an error. it showed this message:

if you have rebooted, then Nouveau may be enabled for other reasons, such as being included in the system initial ramdisk or in your X configuration file. Installation failed.

In this point, I don't know what to do.

I know I must disable Nouveau. I've read that one way is in the grub file, opening /boot/grub/grub.conf file and check that the kernel row have following parameters rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0:

First, in fedora16 that file /boot/grub/grub.conf doesn't exist, but I found /boot/grub2/grub.cfg, I thought it would be the same but here I don't know where to add rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0: because there's no "kernel-starting" row.

And that's it... fedora still stops in the logo, any idea to solve the problem and install the nvidia driver??

thanks in advanced

OBS: I have already read this how-to but I doesn't work for me:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752

[DBelton]

if it has nouveau in the initial ramdisk, you can rebuild the initrd...

But I would recommend looking at Leigh123linux's guide for installing the rpmfusion kmod/akmod nvidia drivers. Pay special attention to the last step where it states there is a selinux issues with the nvidia drivers and he has a link to download the selinux policy to fix it.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752

But, if you still wish to use the ones you have, you can rebuild your initramfs using dracut

cp /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img.bak

dracut -f /boot/initramfs-$(uname-r).img $(uname -r)

And the line to edit in your /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file to add the rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0 parameters is the one that has the line that looks something like this one:

linux	/vmlinuz-3.1.0-7.fc16.x86_64 root=UUID=328e3856-9a44-4b2c-9301-e3ab02baed02 ro SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 KEYTABLE=us ro rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 rd.luks=0

[jaszandre]

DBelton ... it's done !! great !!! I could install the Nvidia driver... thanks.
I can use the fedora graphic interface again. But now I have a minor problem, the screen is a little bit shifted to the right, I'm trying to configure the Nvidia Setting, but I have to put a low resolution to display the focus in the center.

My screen resolution is 1366 x 768, if I choose that option, the screen is shifted to the right, but if I choose a low resolution, it is centered, but in this case, I see the screen like a blur, I mean, not so good

I know this is a minor problem.. any idea for this?

But thanks a lot for trying to help me... great !! at least, I see my Fedora again

---------- Post added at 11:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 AM ----------

one more thing, I have noticed that now "amarok" is consuming cpu too much

[DBelton]

I had that problem on one of mine with F15. In my case, the monitor was 1680x1050 and it was shifted to the right, but if I ran the auto setup on the monitor it shifted back right. Was a pain in the butt for me since the monitor was connected through a kvm and I used it on 4 different systems, so I had to go through the auto config on the monitor every time I switched to that machine.

was really weird, too. All but one of those systems ran nvidia cards, The problem machine ran an nvidia card, all were running the same version of fedora, all were running the same nvidia driver. but only 1 had an issue. I pretty much chalked it up to a bug in the card itself and never really pursued it farther.

[jaszandre]

that's exactly my case.. I've seen the auto config button, and now Fedora screen is centered.
I have two different systems and now the another system has the problem, it's shifted to the right .. well. I'll have to deal with it... and with the auto config on the monitor every time I switched to that machine.

thanks for your help... DBelton, great !!! All night trying to recover the Fedora graphic interface, and with your help I could do it .. thanks again.

[pejman5563]

hi to all.
I want to install my nvidia 9600m gt driver in fedora 16 x86_64 system by the driver file that I download from nvidia.com site. I successfully disabled nouveau driver and installed the nvidia driver, then I reboot the system. I was waiting to enter the user name and password but suddenly a graphical screen appeared that involved: "oops! ... contact your administrator". what should I do more after installation?
please help me.

Originally Posted by pejman5563

hi to all.
I want to install my nvidia 9600m gt driver in fedora 16 x86_64 system by the driver file that I download from nvidia.com site. I successfully disabled nouveau driver and installed the nvidia driver, then I reboot the system. I was waiting to enter the user name and password but suddenly a graphical screen appeared that involved: "oops! ... contact your administrator". what should I do more after installation?
please help me.

Delete your old F16 install and start again, this time use this guide to install the nvidia driver.

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752

[pejman5563]

yes, I used that and its work ok but I want to install it by driver file.

[DBelton]

?? why would you want to do that?

The kmod/akmod in rpmfusion is the same driver as the one from nvidia, only it's easier to install.

[nonamedotc]

Originally Posted by pejman5563

yes, I used that and its work ok but I want to install it by driver file.

Take dbelton's advice!

In my opinion, using driver file is an expedition you really do not want to take. I tried that long time back and spent quite a good number of hours trying to fix the system! Using rpmfusion is, relatively speaking, painless!