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?
Yes I do.  But I THINK it said vt-d.  But I'm not sure.

> 
> If so, Try adding "iommu=soft" to the end of kernel line in
> /boot/grub/grub.conf
I just tried that, and it did not work...

Thank you for your help :)

Steven P. Ulrick
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