Stripes on screen after installing Fedora

[Marcelo M. Garcia]

Hi.

To install the NVIDIA driver there are 2 ways: easy and hard.

The easy (and recommended) is to use the livna repository[1].

First you have to install the rpm from the repository:
# rpm -ivh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm
or download the rpm, and the install it.

Then search for the driver:
# yum search nvidia
Install the package.

Update the system: yum update

Or the hard way.
I think you'll need the kernel sources.

As root, disable the X11: in a terminal, type: init 3. Go where you put 
the driver and type
sh NVIDIA...

reboot the system.

Hope this helps

Marcelo



[1] http://rpm.livna.org/rlowiki/

Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
> I really feel stupid now, but I just realized that I have to download a 
> driver to nvidia card specially for Linux!!!
> 
> That certainly bring some light to my problems:)
> 
> The only thing now is that I am not sure how to install that driver.. 
> Should I start the text interface and install the driver from there? If 
> so, how? I read on the nvidia page some command "sh 
> NVIDIA-Linux-86-173.14.12-pkg1.run"... The only problem is that they was 
> so sure about me knowing WHERE to write that, that did not bother to 
> mention that!
> 
> P.s.( After installing the nvidia linux driver, will my windows nvidia 
> driver still work? I suppose it do, but just to be sure...)
> 
> 2008/8/9 Marcelo M. Garcia <marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com 
> <mailto:marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com>>
> 
>     Hi
> 
>     A quick test: after the boot, when you are looking at the stripes,
>     press      "ctrl"+"alt"+F1, and you should see the login prompt. And
>     return to the stripes, press, "ctrl"+"alt"+F7.
> 
>     You said that you driver is 175.19, but seems that the latest driver
>     in NVIDIA page is 173.14[1].
> 
>     Did you updated your system including the driver from Livna?
> 
>     Are you sure about the configuration of the monitor?
> 
>     Regards
> 
>     Marcelo
> 
> 
>     [1] http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
> 
> 
>     Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
> 
>         Nvidia GeForce 6800 GS with current installed driver : 175.19
> 
>         And about the graphical mode and level 3 or 5.. I really do not
>         know what that is or how to do it. I am as new to Linux as they
>         come!!:(
> 
>         Could it have something to do with the refresh rate of the screen?
>         It is currently set to 75 Hertz, (that is the highest possible
>         on my screen)... no, that is probably not it, but at this
>         momement I really do not know what to do!!!
> 
>         Hope for further help:)
> 
>         Kind regards:
>         Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
> 
>         Den 9. aug.. 2008 kl. 11.10 skrev "Marcelo M. Garcia"
>         <marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com
>         <mailto:marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com>>:
> 
>             Hi
> 
>             What is you graphics card, I mean, the model.
> 
>             You get stripes only in graphical mode (run level 5) or even
>             in text mode (run level 3)?
> 
>             Regards
> 
>             Marcelo
> 
> 
>             Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
> 
>                 Hello.
>                 I have a serious problem with (all) Linux distributions
>                 included Fedora. After installing or use of live dvd, I
>                 cannot see anything but stripes on my screen. I have a
>                 pentium 4 with 1GB RAM and Nvidia card. I have tried to
>                 install the latest Nvidia driver, but to no help at all.
>                 I have tried many versions of Linux, and also both the
>                 i386 and the one for 64, but all with the same result!!!
>                 If anyone could help me with this problem, I would be
>                 wery pleased as I would wery much like to go from crappy
>                 winows xp to Linux!
>                 Vennlig hilsen
>                 Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
> 
> 
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