-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Karl Larsen wrote: > Scott van Looy wrote: >> Today Karl Larsen did spake thusly: >> >>> I had nvidia running fine on this computer using the kmod-nvidia >>> files that come from fedora. Then I was told about better nvidia >>> software from their web site. I got it and tried to install it on >>> this computer. It did not install and it ruined the older nvidia. >> >> If you install stuff over existing stuff it'll most likely >> break...what you appear to have done is installed the livna >> kmod-nvidia package and its dependencies and then installed the >> nvidia binary installer over this >> >>> I find init has nvidia in it and it comes up broken. It writes >>> FAILED in red letters on bootup. It complains it can't find a >>> python config file and it is not there, I checked. >> >> You've probably overwritten some of the yum installed files with >> nvidia installer files >> >>> Now what I would really like to do is eliminate that entry in >>> init so I can use the newer nvidia. Failing in that I need to find >>> out what sets up the nvidia with the kmod-nvidia files. >> >> yum remove kmod-nvidia (to remove the rpm version from livna) >> >> nvidia-installer --uninstall (to remove the binary version from >> nvidia) >> >> I did both of those earlier. I got a new kmod-nvidia file from >> the update today. It figures because I got a new kernel yesterday. > What I want is a way to get the broken init call deleted. If I goto > /etc/rc.d/init.d/ I see the nvidia init entry and would like to > un-install it. But I do not know how to. > > > I think what you want to do is to turn OFF the nvidia from the startup? If this is correct, use 'chkconfig nvidia off' should do the job. If not, we need clarification what you mean by this? - -James -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHJyLykNLDmnu1kSkRAjwTAJ4x/7DvnwPqaH4cNWt0Sge9vJEj/wCdGpyc v+BeSkjem2Ve04e9m4uDDRc= =W0Op -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Scanned by ClamAV - http://www.clamav.net
