Anyone know why I only get a shell when i upgrade the nvidia fx5200 video drivers?

[Mathew Brown]

lol I didn't think it sent the other one out, it's still sitting in outbox.
but thanks.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "netmask" <netmask at enZotech.net>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone know why I only get a shell when i upgrade the nvidia
fx5200 video drivers?


>
> Posting twice won't get you a quicker answer.. This I know for sure.
>
> > I am Trying to install Fedora Core 2 on my machine, I've tried Suse as
well
> > and i get the same problem. As soon as I update the video card driver, i
get
> > nothing but a friggen shell prompt. It won't load the GUI when I install
the
> > new Drivers, I install FC2, then run the updater and get all the
updates, it
> > installs them all, i can install them all except the video driver and it
> > works fine, but as soon as the video driver goes in i only get a shell.
>
> I would change your init to init 3
>
> id:3:initdefault:   in your /etc/inittab (change it from 5)
>
>
> Beyond that..  I'm not sure if Fedora is using Xfree86 or X.org.. if it's
> using Xfree86 (I think it does, and im lazy ATM and won't check for you)..
you
> can login at console and run 'startx'.   When that fails, you should have
a
> nice logfile in /var/log..  such as /var/log/XFree86.0.log..  For whatever
> reason its failing, it should be in that file..
>
> I'm not sure of the recommended Fedora way of installing Nvidia drivers,
but I
> personally just ftp them.. and run nvidia's installer at command line:
>
> wget
http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/1.0-6106/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run
>
> sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-6106-pkg1.run
>
> I've never had a problem with them..  do that, then run 'startx' and see
if it
> works.. if it does..  change your init back to 5 in your inittab.. and see
how
> that goes.
>
> Just as a warning.. I could be giving you bad advice.. I honestly don't
know
> the recommended ways for Fedora.. They may have some crazy GUI or console
> utility it prefers that you use.. but that's what I'd do.. and I know it
would
> usually work.
>
>
>
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