Re: Correct instructions for installing NVidia proprietary driver on Fedora 13?

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On 31.05.2010 21:36, Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
>> Hello Everyone9,
>> If the output of "/sbin/lspci | grep VGA" is:
>> 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] 
> (rev 
>> a1)
>>
>> are the correct instructions for installing the proprietary NVidia driver 
> still 
>> located here:
>> http://fedorasolved.org/video-solutions/nvidia-yum-kmod
>>
>> I have tried the above referenced instructions a couple of times, with the 
> same, 
>> bad results...  I am now going to try again, paying special attention to the 
>> "Troubleshooting" section...  With this exact system, I have been so used to 
>> everything working (up until I installed Fedora 13) that I have never even had 
>> to look at the troubleshooting  steps for these instructions before.
>>
>> I will get back to you with whatever happens.
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> Since nothing has been figured out about this issue that I'm having yet, I 
> thought I'd give you a lot more detail about my system:
> 
> Main System: SuperMicro SuperWorkstation SYS-5046A-XB
> Motherboard: SuperMicro Super C7X58
> ICPU: ntel(R) Xeon(R) QuadCore CPU E5504 2.00GHz
> Memory: 8GB of RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 
> (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit
> Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9600 GT (512MB of DDR2 memory on board.)
> 
> Like I've said elsewhere in this thread, the proprietary nVidia drivers from 
> rpmfusion worked great on this same system under Fedora 12.  I even used the 
> same instructions TRYING to get it to work under Fedora 13 that I used to 
> SUCCESSFULLY get it working under Fedora 12.
> 
> Also, both my Fedora 12 and my current Fedora 13 installs were full installs 
> from the DVD.  They were NOT upgrades, I completely wiped out the previous 
> Fedora install.
> 
> Steven P. Ulrick

Hey,

Do you have vt-x (virtualisation) enabled in your bios?

If so, Try adding "iommu=soft" to the end of kernel line in
/boot/grub/grub.conf

poncho

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