How Can I Tell?

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Wed Oct 24 18:44:55 UTC 2007


Erich Zigler wrote:
> Nvidia is the easiest video card to get working in my experience.
>
> On 10/24/07, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>   
>> Gene Poole wrote:
>>     
>>> I was running Fedora Core 6 x86_64 on a machine with AMD 64 x2 +5000 and
>>> 4-GB RAM.  I have a friend that was having some issues while attempting to
>>> install Fedora 7.  I decided to do a parallel install with him to see what
>>> the problem was (he needed cmake 2.4.7 for some robotics stuff he is
>>> doing). We finally got his install correct, but found out that the cmake
>>>       
>> he
>>     
>>> needed would install without upgrading to Fedora 8 Test.  At this point we
>>> stopped and he went on to install Unbuntu 7.10 which has the cmake he
>>> needed.
>>>
>>> That brings me back to my issue.  I attempted to install Fedora Core 6
>>> (which had been install and running perfectly) and got to the last reboot
>>> (after the firewall and selinux, etc.).  When it rebooted I got a message
>>> stating that the video was 'out of range' and the boot stopped.  I do have
>>> a nvidia video card that has a Viewsonic 15" LCD plugged into it.  I
>>> rebooted with the rescue CD in and went looking for the xorg.conf and saw
>>> that there were none of the usual number I'm used to in there.  I
>>>       
>> installed
>>     
>>> Fedora 7 and the video is perfect, but there is an issue with mounting
>>>       
>> file
>>     
>>> system dung boot. I want to back to FC6 because it seems more stable to
>>>       
>> me.
>>     
>>> Any ideas why this video issue cropped up?  Where can I find the numbers
>>> I'm used to (600x400; 800x600; 1024x768; etc.) if I run into this again?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Gene Poole
>>> gene.poole at macys.com
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>     Nvidia is the problem. You need to get a Nvidia rpm which I need to
>> find again and will. Also if you have not added all the upgrades there
>> may be some help there. I also have a Nvidia video card and HATE IT! It
>> is a real Pain to get working on Fedora.
>>
>>     I will rely again when I figure out what the rpm is.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> 	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>> 	Linux User
>> 	#450462   http://counter.li.org.
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>>     
>
>   
    Good and please tell him where to get the rpm for the nvidia on F7. 
I have just looked at Google and found strange things for FC5...



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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