Fedora Users — Re: Fedora 9 installation

I presume you are able to run your FC9 install on command mode. Nvidia has been a problem, I should know, I have been using RH or FC with Nvidia since 5 years now. If your FC9 is ok in command mode or Run Level 3 (init 3) mode then, you can try either building the Nvidia module from the package provided by Nvidia (www.nvidia.com/downloads) or download the rpms from either rpm.livna.org or atrpms.net. I find the Nvidia package much easier. To be able to run Nvidia package from Nvidia site you would require the kernel-devel rpm to be installed in your system for the kernel you are using on your FC9. By the way there seems to be no kernel-devel for the kernel bundled with the DVD, therefore, you may first need to do a yum update for your system and then do the following:
1. download the Nvidia package from Nvidia site (www.nvidia.com/page/drivers.html), the package begining 173.14.09 (32-bit) and 177.13 (64-bit) should work.
2. yum install kernel-devel (this would install kernel-devel rpm)
3. Log as root in run level 3 or command mode.
4. chmod +x <nividia package>
5. sh <nvidia package>
this should install nividia drivers and modify xorg file for nvidia graphics.
For the second method: download and install a) kmod-nvidia-173 or kmod-nvidia-177 and b) kmod-nvidia - <kernel version>. You can also do a yum install also with livna repository data.
Sivaraman.

2008/6/19 Sriram Ramaswamy <sr2701@xxxxxxxxx>:

Hi Guys,

I am a total newbie to Linux (less than a week) and open source and I began my experiments with Fedora and I have to admit its one very cool system.

My problems began with trying to install the Fedora core 9 64 bit version. The anaconda installer identifies my Nvidia Ge Force card perfectly but after that X server begins its work it just halts. This happens even in the 32 bit version. I thought I might have burned the DVD wrong and retried with a fresh new DVD but it still halted.

This is odd because I have tried installing FC 8 32 and 64 bit version and they both work fine. The 64 bit also lets me install the latest release of the Nvidia driver with no problems.

This is my computer's hardware configuration. I have a AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core Processor 1.80 GHz, 4 GB DDR RAM, NVidia GeForce 8600 GT Display adapter, Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet Controller.

Suggestions please.

Please note this is my first time here and if I am breaking any rules by sending out this mail please do let me know.

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