current video driver is Xorg 11 nouveau 1:195.36.15-1 fc12 x86_64
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From: Michael Miles <mmamiga6@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: May 1, 2010 8:01pm
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: 3D and Nvidia
To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> On 05/01/2010 11:53 AM, Michael Miles wrote:
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> > On 05/01/2010 11:50 AM, Michael Miles wrote:
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> >> On 05/01/2010 09:40 AM, hewjr1000@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> >>> Help with nvidia 6150. Running f12 attempt to install driver via
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> >>> yum, get message that kernel I have is newer than one being installed.
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> >>>
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> >>> From: Andre Robatino andre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >>> Date: May 1, 2010 11:10am
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> >>> Subject: Re: 3D and Nvidia
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> >>> To: hewjr1000@xxxxxxxxx
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> >>> CC:
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> >>>
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> >>>
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> >>> > On 05/01/2010 11:02 AM, hewjr1000@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> >>> >
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> >>> > > For some reason when I install I get message about kernel being
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> >>> newer
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> >>> >
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> >>> > > then one being installed and install halts at that point
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
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> >>> > What exactly are you installing - kmod-nvidia or akmod-nvidia, and
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> >>> which
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> >>> >
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> >>> > version of Fedora? Also, how are you installing, and do you already
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> >>> >
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> >>> > have the rpmfusion repo enabled? Also, you should be posting to the
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> >>> >
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> >>> > mailing list since someone else might know something I don't. I only
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> >>> >
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> >>> > have experience using akmod-nvidia.
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
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> >>> > P.S. I just discovered that what I actually have - a desktop
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> >>> 6150SE -
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> >>> >
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> >>> > isn't exactly the same as a Go 6150. But the instructions are
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> >>> exactly
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> >>> >
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> >>> > the same for both, so it shouldn't matter.
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
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> >>> >
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> >> By the looks of your video card it is a older model and the Nvidia
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> >> proprietary 173 drivers are the ones you want.
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> >> I do it through ADD/remove software.
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> >> Make sure you have RPM fusion repos installed the search NVIDIA
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> >> Select the latest Driver 173 and the kernel mod FOR THE KERNEL YOU
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> >> HAVE INSTALLED.
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> >> Once installed do not reboot and add the this after quiet on the
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> >> kernel lines of GRUB.CONFIG. rdblacklist=nouveau
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> >>
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> >> Save the grub.config and reboot
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> >>
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> >> There is a complete write up here
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> >>
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> >>
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> >> http://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia#head-205aab6f190d363e3915c0fa2e0681fc392aaeb6
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> >>
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> >>
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> >> Good Luck
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> >
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