On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 18:38 -0700, Lawrence E Graves wrote: > On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 20:23 -0500, Dan wrote: > > Lawrence E Graves wrote: > > > On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 14:22 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > > > > > >> Lawrence E Graves wrote: > > >> > > >>> On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 11:46 -0800, Adam Williamson wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 12:28 -0700, Lawrence E Graves wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>> I just got thru installing again and this is the log before any drivers > > >>>>> are added. Let me know what you think. > > >>>>> > > >>>> There's no errors in it. I'm still not clear exactly which X session > > >>>> this log is from. Is this from after a failed attempt to start X on an > > >>>> installed system? > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Adam Williamson > > >>>> Fedora QA Community Monkey > > >>>> IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org > > >>>> http://www.happyassassin.net > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> I had to leave for a minute. Sorry about the wait for answer. > > >>> > > >>> If I install drivers (akmod or kmod) this is when the problem of > > >>> restarting my computer comes in. As long as I leave the drivers alone, > > >>> it runs perfectly. Just trying to understand why I can't use these > > >>> drivers. I am using a Evga 9500 Video Card. It will let me install > > >>> them and then tell me I need to restartx in order to use them. Once I > > >>> install and reboot that is when I am unable to get back in Fedora 12 > > >>> without reinstalling it. Does that make sense or am I losing it after > > >>> 10 trys. > > >>> > > >> That is precisely what we're trying to debug...what happens when you > > >> install those drivers. So, install them, and when it craps out, hold > > >> down ALT, press the F2 key, log in as root and post the > > >> "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" file from the failed X startup. > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer ricks@xxxxxxxx - > > >> - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - > > >> - - > > >> - I don't suffer from insanity...I enjoy every minute of it! - > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> > > > This sounds good to you and I understand but how do I get back what I > > > have installed for the eleventh time. Smile Will you be there to > > > instruct me how to overcome? > > > > > > > > To get the drivers to work and boot up you have to add nouveau.modeset=0 > > to the kernel line in grub.conf > > > Thanks guys, This is the 12th time I have reloaded Fedora 12 because of > the d..... nvidia drivers. I am loading for the last time and will not > worry about those drivers. I only reason I wanted them was for compiz. > I will not die because I do not have compiz. Thanks again for all your > help and patience. > > I have learn alot in the last few days dealing with these drivers. > > I am installing a RC-4 release AMEM. > > -- hi, Have you tried the fedoraforum howto for nvidia kmods? Its *working* for a lot of people. The kmods are something we really cant do much about. regards, Ankur -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
