How to install the Nvidia driver in Fedora Core 5 ?

Lyvim Xaphir knightmerc at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 15 21:46:33 UTC 2006


On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 13:29 -0500, Rick Sewill wrote:
> Please accept the disclaimer I am not a developer.  I run Fedora Core
> on my personal computer because I prefer to run Linux to other operating
> systems.  I am coming in on the middle of this discussion.  There are
> other people who know more about Fedora Core and NVdia than I....
> 
> When I wished to upgrade to Fedora Core 5, I did an Internet search.
> I found the website which proved helpful for me:
> http://www.stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_5_installation_notes.html#nVidia
> I have no association with this website.
> 
> By following instructions on this website, I was able to use
> kmod-nvidia on my Dell Latitude D800 laptop, 
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4
> Ti 4200 Go 
> AGP 8x] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
>         Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0179
>         Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, 66MHz, medium devsel,
> latency 248,
>  IRQ 11
> 
> 
> One thing mentioned at the above website was the following:
> "    *  To prevent SElinux problems with the ATI fglrx or nVidia
> modules type the following in the root terminal:
> 
>       setsebool -P allow_execstack=1
> 
>       Hit enter. Also type:
> 
>       setsebool -P allow_execmod=1
> 
>       Hit enter. Reboot your machine. Your ATI fglrx or nVidia drivers
> should be enabled after you reboot.
> "
> 
> I am wondering if this might be your problem.
> 
> Please don't flame me if you've already thought of this or this
> doesn't help.  I'm trying to help...and I am no expert on Fedora or
> video cards or graphics so I may not be of much help.
> 
> -Rick
> 


No flames here my friend.  Thanks for the effort.

I had not even considered that SELinux might have been involved.  I
guess that's cause I don't have it enabled at all.

Anyway...looks like a good call

LX
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