Stripes on screen after installing Fedora
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
bjorn.ivar73 at gmail.com
Sun Aug 10 21:07:12 UTC 2008
Thank you:) I havent lost all hope yet, and I have got the network
working.. I just used the cable instead of the wireless, as someone
suggested here.
So it seems I am one step closer:)
Hopefull regards:)
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
Den 10. aug.. 2008 kl. 22.52 skrev "Marcelo M. Garcia" <marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com
>:
> Hi.
>
> Don't loose the faith!
>
> Use the install DVD.
>
> I'm pretty sure that if you do a proper installation of Fedora*,
> install the rpm from Livna, update your system and install the
> nvidia driver - not necessarily in this order - you will have a very
> good environment.
>
> And keep in mind that you may have to do a little of experimentation
> yourself, this is part of learning process. Also helps you have good
> book of *nix.
>
> Regards
>
> Marcelo
>
> * This includes get the network working.
>
>
> Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
>> My networksproblem are now fixed, but I still cannot install
>> fedora. It just says that there was an abnormal termination or
>> something like that, and just ask me to reboot, which I do, just to
>> get the exact same problem next!
>> Am beginning to wonder that it just was not ment to be;(
>> 1. Should I use the "Live DVD or the install DVD?
>> 2. How do I manually install the nvidia driver, as it seems that
>> there is no other way for me to do that?!
>> Vennlig hilsen
>> Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
>> Den 9. aug.. 2008 kl. 23.41 skrev "Marcelo M. Garcia" <marcelo.maia.garcia at googlemail.com
>> >:
>>> 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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