Hi folks.
I've just tried to install the NVidia drivers onto my laptop without any success. I downloaded the file from the NVidia site and ran
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run
This ran fine, said it couldn't find the correct kernel interface, so it built one, and then finished without errors.
I then made the appropriate changes to the XF86Config and ran startx.
Unfortunately it didn't work. All I got was my screen staying in text mode with the screen having a black background with white block characters all over it. <Alt>+<Ctrl>+<Del> reboots the pc fine. I've rebooted, re-installed and re-checked everything but I can't see what the problem is.
Can anyone help?
I've put up all the files I can think of here:
http://www.stainburn.com/XF86Config.orig -- original config http://www.stainburn.com/XF86Config -- amended for NVidia http://www.stainburn.com/XF86Config.diff -- diff of the 2
http://www.stainburn.com/XFree86.0.log -- X startup log
These instructions are the ones I use to install the driver on my FC1 machines. See if this helps:
CC="gcc32" sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1.run --add-this-kernel
CC="gcc32" sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1-custom.run
rpm -e --nodeps XFree86-Mesa-libGL
It's been a good while since I did the installation, so there may have been some changes that make these instructions obsolete.
Clint -- Clint Harshaw <clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
