On Tue, 22 Jan 2008, Tim wrote: > On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 09:24 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > > To get the livna repo files in an rpm, you need to go to the livna > > web page. Do this by putting livna into google. When there click on > > the rectangle with your version of Fedora. A window will open up and > > when you have the rpm downloaded you can leave the web page. > > Not that expect the right response, but you should change that to saying > that Livna is *one* place you can install them from. There are > alternatives, people don't have to do it this way. > > This is where recipes fall apart. They're either too single-minded, and > lock out other options, or become complicated if/then/elses. > > > In a root terminal type yum install kmod-nvidia. You should get 4 > > rpm packages. When they are installed reboot your computer and it will > > come up with the full features of nVidia video. > > Simply doing "yum install kmod-nvidia" will only work if you have > one of the NVidia card supported by that package. If you have an > older one, you'll have to work out which alternative package you'll > need. That may involve reading from the nvidia website, really > checking your hardware, and a lot of head scratching. in my travels, i ran across this wiki: http://www.lindox.info/wiki/Main_Page with a fedora-specific page: http://www.lindox.info/wiki/Category:Fedora and a further page describing a utility i'd never heard of: http://www.lindox.info/wiki/Livna-config-display the actual prose is a bit awkward and confusing in places ("... you must start by installing the Livna repository."), but the information might be useful. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Home page: http://crashcourse.ca Fedora Cookbook: http://crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Fedora_Cookbook ========================================================================
