Re: latest kernel boots to a blank screen

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> You must blacklist nouveau in the edit /etc/grub.conf and add the
> following to the end of the line(s) starting with 'kernel':
> 
> rdblacklist=nouveau
> 
> 
> 
> Before using the driver, you need to lower your system protection so
> SElinux doesn't prevent the driver to load.
> 
> setsebool -P allow_execstack on
> 
> 
> http://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia#head-205aab6f190d363e3915c0fa2e0681fc392a
> aeb6
> 
> 
> Make sure the kernel extensions are intalled with the Nvidia Driver
> 
> That's it
> 
> Michael Miles
> 
> On 03/23/2010 09:52 AM, Kevin Kempter wrote:
> > Hi all;
> > 
> > I've updated to the latest kernel and it boots to a blank screen, nvidia
> > does not start.
> > 
> > Here's what I have installed:
> > 
> > [/root]
> > root@Issac # rpm -qa | grep kernel | sort
> > abrt-addon-kerneloops-1.0.8-2.fc12.x86_64
> > kernel-2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12.x86_64
> > kernel-2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64
> > kernel-2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64
> > kernel-devel-2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12.x86_64
> > kernel-devel-2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64
> > kernel-devel-2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64
> > kernel-firmware-2.6.32.9-70.fc12.noarch
> > kernel-headers-2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64
> > 
> > [/root]
> > root@Issac # rpm -qa | grep nvidia | sort
> > akmod-nvidia-190.53-3.fc12.x86_64
> > kmod-nvidia-190.53-3.fc12.x86_64
> > kmod-nvidia-2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12.x86_64-190.53-1.fc12.4.x86_64
> > kmod-nvidia-2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64-190.53-3.fc12.x86_64
> > kmod-nvidia-2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64-190.53-3.fc12.x86_64
> > nvidia-settings-1.0-3.4.fc12.x86_64
> > nvidia-xconfig-1.0-2.fc12.x86_64
> > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-190.53-4.fc12.x86_64
> > xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-190.53-4.fc12.x86_64
> > 
> > 
> > f I boot into the 2.6.31.12 kernel all is fine.
> > 
> > Any help, advice, thoughts?
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks in advance


I did the following but still no joy:

changed my /etc/grub.conf file to have the rdblacklist=nouveau :

root@Issac # cat /etc/grub.conf                                                          
# grub.conf generated by anaconda                                                                        
#                                                                                                        
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file                              
# NOTICE:  You do not have a /boot partition.  This means that                                           
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.                                            
#          root (hd0,0)                                                                                  
#          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda1                                                
#          initrd /boot/initrd-[generic-]version.img                                                     
#boot=/dev/sda                                                                                           
default=0                                                                                                
timeout=5                                                                                                
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz                                                              
hiddenmenu                                                                                               
title Fedora (2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64)                                                                   
        root (hd0,0)                                                                                     
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64 ro 
root=UUID=91673aa6-9636-4490-af4e-3c79a684a2d9 nomodeset LANG=en_US.UTF-8 
SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet 
rdblacklist=nouveau                                                                                                     
        initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.32.9-70.fc12.x86_64.img                                               
title Fedora (2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64)                                                            
        root (hd0,0)                                                                                     
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64 ro 
root=UUID=91673aa6-9636-4490-af4e-3c79a684a2d9 nomodeset LANG=en_US.UTF-8 
SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet         
        initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.31.12-174.2.22.fc12.x86_64.img                                        
title Fedora (2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12.x86_64)                                                            
        root (hd0,0)                                                                                     
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12.x86_64 ro 
root=UUID=91673aa6-9636-4490-af4e-3c79a684a2d9 nomodeset LANG=en_US.UTF-8 
SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet         
        initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12.x86_64.img     

  > Before using the driver, you need to lower your system protection so
> SElinux doesn't prevent the driver to load.
> 
> setsebool -P allow_execstack on

I have SE-Linux disabled

> 
> Make sure the kernel extensions are intalled with the Nvidia Driver

not sure what this means, are you referring to the kmod-nvidia packages? If so 
I do have 'em installed - see my listing above.


Am I missing something else? I still boot to a blank screen.

Thanks in advance
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