On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 13:29 -0500, Rick Sewill wrote: > Please accept the disclaimer I am not a developer. I run Fedora Core > on my personal computer because I prefer to run Linux to other operating > systems. I am coming in on the middle of this discussion. There are > other people who know more about Fedora Core and NVdia than I.... > > When I wished to upgrade to Fedora Core 5, I did an Internet search. > I found the website which proved helpful for me: > http://www.stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html#nVidia > I have no association with this website. > > By following instructions on this website, I was able to use > kmod-nvidia on my Dell Latitude D800 laptop, > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 > Ti 4200 Go > AGP 8x] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) > Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0179 > Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, 66MHz, medium devsel, > latency 248, > IRQ 11 > > > One thing mentioned at the above website was the following: > " * To prevent SElinux problems with the ATI fglrx or nVidia > modules type the following in the root terminal: > > setsebool -P allow_execstack=1 > > Hit enter. Also type: > > setsebool -P allow_execmod=1 > > Hit enter. Reboot your machine. Your ATI fglrx or nVidia drivers > should be enabled after you reboot. > " > > I am wondering if this might be your problem. > > Please don't flame me if you've already thought of this or this > doesn't help. I'm trying to help...and I am no expert on Fedora or > video cards or graphics so I may not be of much help. > > -Rick > No flames here my friend. Thanks for the effort. I had not even considered that SELinux might have been involved. I guess that's cause I don't have it enabled at all. Anyway...looks like a good call LX -- °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Missiles of ligneous or osteal consistency have the potential of fracturing osseous structure, but appellations will eternally remain innocuous. Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
