Fwd: Re: 3D and Nvidia

[Michael Miles]

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

Save the grub.config and reboot

There is a complete write up here


  http://rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia#head-205aab6f190d363e3915c0fa2e0681fc392aaeb6

Good Luck