Do not wipe and reinstall! If you can boot to runlevel 3, you can get out. Here's what I did: Boot to working older kernel, runlevel 1 or 3 if needed. 'rpm -q kernel' will list the installed kernel packages, note the newest kernel. 'yum remove kernel-2.6.whatever.from.above' will remove that kernel and associated kmod and x drivers. 'yum update' will reinstall the newer kernel for you, but without the video drivers. >From there, you can boot to the newest kernel, figure a workaround (nouveau for me) or try the kmod-nvidia process again if you think you missed something. Thanks again to those that helped me with this, if any happen to be reading. Pete -----Original Message----- From: Michael Miles <mmamiga6@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:22:23 To: Community support for Fedora users<users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: latest kernel boots to a blank screen On 03/24/2010 10:14 AM, ka1ifq wrote: > "On 03:57:39 am Mogens Kjaer<mk@xxxxxx> said" > >> On 03/24/2010 06:57 AM, ka1ifq wrote: >> ... >> >> >>> If the system boots to a black screen, how do you run the add / remove >>> software?? >>> >> Can't you boot into runlevel 3? >> >> Mogens >> >> > I could. I did try booting previous kernels from the list at boot, but it > provides the same black screen. > I did try many other things listed here to no avail. I do not wish to reload > as I will loose some programs and libs I compiled for a project. I am not sure > booting to RL3 will help as I have tried many solutions from command line > also. > I usually use another Linux flavor, but used FC12 as I was working on a > project with another person, kinda bummed this happened. I guess I may have to > start from scratch if I do not find a sloution soon. > > Mike. > > Is there no way to get those custom libs off ? I know I had to completely wipe my machine and I had 4 tbit to loose Tell me I was not choked? It was exactly the same thing Black screen and no way to recover. Just remember Install fc12 Add remove software select your Nvidia driver The new kernel will install with the Nvidia Blacklist Nouveau in grub.config Lower selinux defense so the driver will load Reboot and enjoy Michael Miles mmamiga6 -- 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 -- 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
