On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:03:41 +1100, Chris Smart wrote: > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Juan R. de Silva > <juan.r.d.silva@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Moving out of the way xorg.conf worked out as you suggested. I am now >> in F14 using vesa driver. Thanks for that. :-) > > No worries. > >>> 3) /usr/sbin/akmods --force >> >> But this produced the following errors: >> >> [root@mobyfedora]# /usr/sbin/akmods --force Checking kmods exist for >> 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686.PAE [ OK ] Files needed for building >> modules against kernel 2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686.PAE could not be found as >> the following directories are missing: >> /usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686.PAE/ >> /lib/modules/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686.PAE/build/ [FAILED] > > Hmm.. did you get a kernel update at some point and not yet reboot? noops > Is that the kernel you're currently running? yes it is > Maybe make sure you're running > the right kernel and see if you have kernel-devel installed for your > kernel. If so, it should have given you > /usr/src/kernels/2.6.35.6-45.fc14.i686.PAE however this directory does not exist. mistery... at this point i've given up. i am going to restore the entire system to its initial state, then upgrade and proceed up to the point i can use the system with vesa driver. then i'll remove old nvidia modules and related kernels and manually install new ones. let's see. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines