Correct instructions for installing NVidia proprietary driver on Fedora 13?

[Steven P. Ulrick]

> >     Well, no luck so far...  But here are some excerpts from log files
> >     that might
> >     help someone see what my problem is:
> >
> >     First, the output of 'grep -i "nvidia" messages':
> >
> >     [root at localhost log]# grep -i "nvidia" messages
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA'
> >     taints kernel.
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine
> >     was not called
> >     for 1 device(s).
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: NVRM: This can occur when a
> >     driver such as
> >     rivafb, nvidiafb or
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: NVRM: rivatv was loaded and
> >     obtained ownership
> >     of the NVIDIA
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: NVRM: Try unloading the rivafb,
> >     nvidiafb or
> >     rivatv kernel module
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: NVRM: (and/or reconfigure your
> >     kernel without
> >     rivafb/nvidiafb
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: NVRM: support), then try loading
> >     the NVIDIA
> >     kernel module again.
> >     May 28 15:27:16 localhost kernel: NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter
> >     probed!
> >     May 28 15:28:19 localhost kernel: NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine
> >     was not called
> >     for 1 device(s).
> >     May 28 15:28:19 localhost kernel: NVRM: This can occur when a
> >     driver such as
> >     rivafb, nvidiafb or
> >     May 28 15:28:19 localhost kernel: NVRM: rivatv was loaded and
> >     obtained ownership
> >     of the NVIDIA
> >     May 28 15:28:19 localhost kernel: NVRM: Try unloading the rivafb,
> >     nvidiafb or
> >     rivatv kernel module
> >     May 28 15:28:19 localhost kernel: NVRM: (and/or reconfigure your
> >     kernel without
> >     rivafb/nvidiafb
> >     May 28 15:28:19 localhost kernel: NVRM: support), then try loading
> >     the NVIDIA
> >     kernel module again.
> >     May 28 15:28:19 localhost kernel: NVRM: No NVIDIA graphics adapter
> >     probed!
> >     May 28 15:33:54 localhost yum: Installed: 1:kmod-
> >     nvidia-2.6.33.3-85.fc13.x86_64-195.36.24-1.fc13.5.x86_64
> >
> >     Second, the output of 'grep -i "nvidia" Xorg.0.log':
> >
> >     [root at localhost log]# grep -i "nvidia" Xorg.0.log
> >     [   185.822] (--) PCI:*(0:3:0:0) 10de:0622:10de:058f nVidia
> >     Corporation G94
> >     [GeForce 9600 GT] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfa000000/16777216,
> >     0xd0000000/268435456,
> >     0xf8000000/33554432, I/O @ 0x0000cc00/128, BIOS @ 0x????????/524288
> >     [   185.824] (II) Loading
> >     /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so
> >     [   185.833] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
> >     [   185.833] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  195.36.24  Thu Apr 22
> >     19:52:00 PDT 2010
> >     [   185.836] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
> >     [   185.836] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
> >     [   185.839] (--) NOUVEAU(0): Chipset: "NVIDIA NV94"
> >     [   186.322] (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible
> >     NVIDIA X driver
> >     not found)

Hello Everyone
I'm going to try all of this again.  This time, I'm going to give a precise, 
blow by blow account of what I am doing:
1. "yum update": No Packages marked for Update
2. [steve at localhost ~]$ /sbin/lspci | grep VGA
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] (rev 
a1)
3. Go to this address: http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_18897.html
I found this on that page: "GeForce 9600 GT  0x0622"
4. I SKIP this step "su -c 'setsebool -P allow_execstack on'" because I have 
SELinux disabled.
5. su -c 'yum install kmod-nvidia'
Results:
Package 1:kmod-nvidia-195.36.24-1.fc13.6.x86_64 already installed and latest 
version
Nothing to do
6. su -c 'mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-
nouveau.img'
7. su -c 'dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)'
8. "rdblacklist=nouveau nomodeset" at the end of the appropriate kernel line in 
"grub.conf"

These 8 steps are the same ones that I follow every time I try this.  If this 
does not work, I am going to try 'blacklist "nouveau"' in 
/etc/modprobe/blacklist instead of "rdblacklist=nouveau" in grub.conf.

OK.  Here we go...

Steven P. Ulrick