Can't install nvidia drivers at runlevel3

[John Wendel]

On 03/23/2012 08:31 AM, John Horne wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-03-23 at 08:47 -0600, Lawrence Graves wrote:
>>
>> On 03/23/2012 08:43 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>> Am 23.03.2012 15:40, schrieb Lawrence Graves:
>>>> I don't know what happened but I am now unable to install nvidia drivers downloaded from nvidia.com. Had no problem
>>>> until the latest kernel was introduced. Please advise or help.
>>> in other words this happens since update to kernel 3.3
>>> well, i guess the bvidia drivers are not ready for it
>>>
>>> get rid of nvidia graphics
>>>
>>> the current intel sandy brdige are working fine out
>>> of the box with 3D effects - do not buy hardware
>>> which depends on third-party drivers or do not use
>>> a bleeding-edge distro if you like BLOB drivers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I agree, I believe it is time for me to scrap my Dell 9400 Inspiron
>> with its FX2500m graphic video card and invest in a newer model. I am
>> going to miss her. She has been very dependable.
>>
> Likewise (time to scrap...). I can't run the latest F15 kernel because
> I'm still waiting on the nvidia drivers, and the 100% CPU problem I have
> is happening pretty much whenever I go near a web site (see previous
> post about this). At work my F15 PC with Intel graphics has no such
> problems.
>
> (Generally my home PC is okay, so I should only need to replace the
> graphics card :-) )
>
>
>
> John.
>
I run the latest Nvidia drivers with F15 latest kernel. Since you're on 
F15, updates are going to stop soon, so just get the drivers direct from 
Nvidia. They work great for me.

John