Stripes on screen after installing Fedora

[Marcelo M. Garcia]

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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