nVidia drivers

[tokyoi at mac.com]

Jamie Bohr wrote:
> Yep, that is the problem.  Now .... how do I fix it?
>
> On 28 Feb 2007 17:21:24 -0600, *Jason L Tibbitts III* 
> <tibbs at math.uh.edu <mailto:tibbs at math.uh.edu>> wrote:
>
>     >>>>> "JB" == Jamie Bohr < jamiebohr at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jamiebohr at gmail.com>> writes:
>
>     JB> I went to install a nvidia driver today and learned there are
>     JB> issues with livna.
>
>     Are you sure it's not an issue with your system?  Run
>       rpm -q --qf '%{ARCH}\n' kernel kernel-smp
>     and if it shows "i586" then the problem isn't with livna, it's with
>     your machine which has gotten the wrong kernel installed due to an
>     installer bug.  I can't recall at the moment the procedure for fixing
>     that.
>
>     - J<
>

This is detailed at

  http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC6Common

Googling

  linux kernel 586 686 anaconda bug

will get you a raft of help. This has been discussed on this list 
before, you can look through the February archives for more indications.

Best wishes,

Ian