Correct instructions for installing NVidia proprietary driver on Fedora 13?

[Steven P. Ulrick]

> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 06:25, Steven P. Ulrick
> <lists-fedora at afolkey2.net>wrote:
> 
> > > Hi Steven,
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 16:59, Steven P. Ulrick
> > > <lists-fedora at afolkey2.net>wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello Everyone,
> > > > If the output of "/sbin/lspci | grep VGA" is:
> > > > 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600
> > GT]
> > > > (rev
> > > > a1)
> > > >
> > > > are the correct instructions for installing the proprietary NVidia
> > driver
> > > > still
> > > > located here:
> > > > http://fedorasolved.org/video-solutions/nvidia-yum-kmod
> > > >
> > > > I have tried the above referenced instructions a couple of times, with
> > the
> > > > same,
> > > > bad results...  I am now going to try again, paying special attention
> > to
> > > > the
> > > > "Troubleshooting" section...  With this exact system, I have been so
> > used
> > > > to
> > > > everything working (up until I installed Fedora 13) that I have never
> > even
> > > > had
> > > > to look at the troubleshooting  steps for these instructions before.
> > > >
> > > > I will get back to you with whatever happens.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I have a 9800 GT, and all I had to do for F13 was enable rpmfusion repo
> > and
> > > install kmod-nvidia; after that Nvidia driver was already used on the
> > next
> > > boot, but it didn't recognize my dual-head setup (which was expected). I
> > > tried using nvidia-settings (as root) to configure dual-head, but I had
> > some
> > > trouble setting it exactly the way I wanted; then I just replaced
> > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the one from my F12 /etc backup and that was it.
> > Well, I have one of those :)  I think I will try all of this over AGAIN :)
> >
> 
> Good luck =)

Well, it didn't work for me...  Just for kicks I ran "diff" on the xorg.conf from 
my Fedora 12 backup, and the one that was created when I installed "kmod-nvidia" 
and all of the other packages that that pulled in.  They were binary equal :)...

Anyway, see elsewhere in this thread for new information on this issue.

Steven P. Ulrick