On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:19 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Since this morning, X Windows on F14 on my Dell Latitude D820 laptop >> won't start up. It may or may not be since the first reboot after the >> latest updates during Sunday. >> >> It says "Segmentation fault at address 0x3f" >> >> I don't know whether it plays a role here, but in the log file, it >> also says that "Custom HAL configuration [...] If you have such >> configuration you will need to update it to the new format." with >> reference to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Input_device_configuration. >> I have no idea what HAL is, and even after reading this page, I still >> have no idea whether this applies to me or what I would need to do if >> it does. >> >> What can I do? Thanks! >> >> Take care >> Oliver >> >> -- >> Oliver Ruebenacker, Computational Cell Biologist >> Systems Biology Linker at Virtual Cell (http://vcell.org/sybil) >> Turning Knowledge Data into Models >> Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling >> http://www.oliver.curiousworld.org >> > > > > Hello, > > Some one suggested to install the NVIDIA driver. The installer > requires to disable Nouveau first. How can I disable Nouveau? Thanks! > > Take care > Oliver > Please bottom or interleave post please. You have to de-install the Nouveau driver first and then install the proprietary nVidia driver. James McKenzie -- 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
