Re: Stripes on screen after installing Fedora

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boot up using the 'a' and '3' commands.

then login as root

then execute the commands
rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm
yum install kmod-nvidia

that should get the livna version of the nvidia drivers installed and a
reboot should automatically configure the display

Craig

On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 00:44 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
> Thank you for the fast answer:) I have newer gotten such fantastic
> response before:D
> 
> The only thing is that I do not know how to work this"# rpm -ivh
> http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm";... where do i enter this
> text? Hope you bear with me, I have never tried anything like this
> before. I suspect that I have to boot up, press "a" then "3", and then
> it should come to some interface where I can write this commands!?!
> 
> I consider myself as an advanced user in the windows environment, but
> this is all new to me.. but I like to learn, and I think of myself as
> an fast learner... so if you just help me a little more, I should get
> this:)
> 
> Thank you all allot, you are the greatest:D
> 
> Kind regards:
> Bjørn Ivar
> 
> 2008/8/9 Marcelo M. Garcia <marcelo.maia.garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         Hi.
>         
>         To install the NVIDIA driver there are 2 ways: easy and hard.
>         
>         The easy (and recommended) is to use the livna repository[1].
>         
>         First you have to install the rpm from the repository:
>         # rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm
>         or download the rpm, and the install it.
>         
>         Then search for the driver:
>         # yum search nvidia
>         Install the package.
>         
>         Update the system: yum update
>         
>         Or the hard way.
>         I think you'll need the kernel sources.
>         
>         As root, disable the X11: in a terminal, type: init 3. Go
>         where you put the driver and type
>         sh NVIDIA...
>         
>         reboot the system.
>         
>         Hope this helps
>         
>         Marcelo
>         
>         
>         
>         [1] http://rpm.livna.org/rlowiki/
>         
>         Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
>                 I really feel stupid now, but I just realized that I
>                 have to download a driver to nvidia card specially for
>                 Linux!!!
>                 
>                 That certainly bring some light to my problems:)
>                 
>                 The only thing now is that I am not sure how to
>                 install that driver.. Should I start the text
>                 interface and install the driver from there? If so,
>                 how? I read on the nvidia page some command "sh
>                 NVIDIA-Linux-86-173.14.12-pkg1.run"... The only
>                 problem is that they was so sure about me knowing
>                 WHERE to write that, that did not bother to mention
>                 that!
>                 
>                 P.s.( After installing the nvidia linux driver, will
>                 my windows nvidia driver still work? I suppose it do,
>                 but just to be sure...)
>                 
>                 
>                 2008/8/9 Marcelo M. Garcia
>                 <marcelo.maia.garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>                 <mailto:marcelo.maia.garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                    Hi
>                 
>                    A quick test: after the boot, when you are looking
>                 at the stripes,
>                    press      "ctrl"+"alt"+F1, and you should see the
>                 login prompt. And
>                    return to the stripes, press, "ctrl"+"alt"+F7.
>                 
>                    You said that you driver is 175.19, but seems that
>                 the latest driver
>                    in NVIDIA page is 173.14[1].
>                 
>                    Did you updated your system including the driver
>                 from Livna?
>                 
>                    Are you sure about the configuration of the
>                 monitor?
>                 
>                    Regards
>                 
>                    Marcelo
>                 
>                 
>                    [1] http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
>                 
>                 
>                    Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
>                 
>                        Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS with current installed
>                 driver : 175.19
>                 
>                        And about the graphical mode and level 3 or 5..
>                 I really do not
>                        know what that is or how to do it. I am as new
>                 to Linux as they
>                        come!!:(
>                 
>                        Could it have something to do with the refresh
>                 rate of the screen?
>                        It is currently set to 75 Hertz, (that is the
>                 highest possible
>                        on my screen)... no, that is probably not it,
>                 but at this
>                        momement I really do not know what to do!!!
>                 
>                        Hope for further help:)
>                 
>                        Kind regards:
>                        Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
>                 
>                        Den 9. aug.. 2008 kl. 11.10 skrev "Marcelo M.
>                 Garcia"
>                        <marcelo.maia.garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>                 
>                        <mailto:marcelo.maia.garcia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>:
>                 
>                 
>                            Hi
>                 
>                            What is you graphics card, I mean, the
>                 model.
>                 
>                            You get stripes only in graphical mode (run
>                 level 5) or even
>                            in text mode (run level 3)?
>                 
>                            Regards
>                 
>                            Marcelo
>                 
>                 
>                            Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
>                 
>                                Hello.
>                                I have a serious problem with (all)
>                 Linux distributions
>                                included Fedora. After installing or
>                 use of live dvd, I
>                                cannot see anything but stripes on my
>                 screen. I have a
>                                pentium 4 with 1GB RAM and Nvidia card.
>                 I have tried to
>                                install the latest Nvidia driver, but
>                 to no help at all.
>                                I have tried many versions of Linux,
>                 and also both the
>                                i386 and the one for 64, but all with
>                 the same result!!!
>                                If anyone could help me with this
>                 problem, I would be
>                                wery pleased as I would wery much like
>                 to go from crappy
>                                winows xp to Linux!
>                                Vennlig hilsen
>                                Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
>                 
>                 
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