Can't install nvidia drivers at runlevel3

[Lawrence Graves]

On 03/23/2012 09:40 AM, John Wendel wrote:
> On 03/23/2012 08:31 AM, John Horne wrote:
>> On Fri, 2012-03-23 at 08:47 -0600, Lawrence Graves wrote:
>>>
>>> On 03/23/2012 08:43 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>>> Am 23.03.2012 15:40, schrieb Lawrence Graves:
>>>>> I don't know what happened but I am now unable to install nvidia 
>>>>> drivers downloaded from nvidia.com. Had no problem
>>>>> until the latest kernel was introduced. Please advise or help.
>>>> in other words this happens since update to kernel 3.3
>>>> well, i guess the bvidia drivers are not ready for it
>>>>
>>>> get rid of nvidia graphics
>>>>
>>>> the current intel sandy brdige are working fine out
>>>> of the box with 3D effects - do not buy hardware
>>>> which depends on third-party drivers or do not use
>>>> a bleeding-edge distro if you like BLOB drivers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I agree, I believe it is time for me to scrap my Dell 9400 Inspiron
>>> with its FX2500m graphic video card and invest in a newer model. I am
>>> going to miss her. She has been very dependable.
>>>
>> Likewise (time to scrap...). I can't run the latest F15 kernel because
>> I'm still waiting on the nvidia drivers, and the 100% CPU problem I have
>> is happening pretty much whenever I go near a web site (see previous
>> post about this). At work my F15 PC with Intel graphics has no such
>> problems.
>>
>> (Generally my home PC is okay, so I should only need to replace the
>> graphics card :-) )
>>
>>
>>
>> John.
>>
> I run the latest Nvidia drivers with F15 latest kernel. Since you're 
> on F15, updates are going to stop soon, so just get the drivers direct 
> from Nvidia. They work great for me.
>
> John
I am using Fedora 16. I start with Beta every time there is a new release.
-- 
Lawrence Graves All things are workable but don't all things work.
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