Tim wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
In my Fedora 9 system it's /etc/xorg.conf.
Not here.
How odd. Maybe it depends on how the file is initially created?
That sounds more like you've moved it out of the way.
I would have known if I had done that.
Is it
On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 12:04 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
In my Fedora 9 system it's /etc/xorg.conf.
Not here.
How odd. Maybe it depends on how the file is initially created?
That sounds more like you've moved it out
2008/8/11 Patrick O'Callaghan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 23:38 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
How do I disable that X11?? I dont even know what that is??
X11 is the basic graphical interface subsystem, on top of which run the
full eye-candy environments like KDE or Gnome.
Vennlig hilsen
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
Den 11. aug.. 2008 kl. 03.12 skrev Björn Persson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
e:
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Den 10. aug.. 2008 kl. 22.00 skrev Mike Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Try going with the VESA driver initially. Just edit the xorg.conf.
How, exactly, do I edit
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 11:26 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Vennlig hilsen
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
Den 11. aug.. 2008 kl. 03.12 skrev Björn Persson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
e:
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Den 10. aug.. 2008 kl. 22.00 skrev Mike Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Try going with the VESA
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 08:43 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
It is almost confusing with all the different distributions there is
of
Linux, but I think that if you are happy with one, there is no reason
to
change to another. BUT, I must admit that I think Fedora looks better
in a
way, so I
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 03:12 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
The full path to the file is /etc/xorg.conf.
Actually it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
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On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 11:26 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
You see I finally got those yum update and the nvidia driver
installation to work, (I think, Surely after I wrote the command
yum
update, after giving the new repo adress for nvidia, it started
downloading, at an incredible
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 03:12 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
The full path to the file is /etc/xorg.conf.
Actually it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
It was until recently. In my Fedora 9 system it's /etc/xorg.conf.
Björn Persson
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On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 20:27 +0200, 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
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 03:12 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
The full path to the file is /etc/xorg.conf.
Actually it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
It was until recently. In my Fedora 9 system it's /etc/xorg.conf.
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 18:28 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 00:44 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
The only thing is that I do not know how to work this# rpm -ivh
http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm;... where do i enter this
text?
Hope you bear with me, I have
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 15:52 +0930, Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 22:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I just realized that I have to download a driver to nvidia card
specially for Linux!!!
Just FYI, that sort of thing *may* or may not be necessary. Fedora
already comes with a driver
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 18:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Could anyone please tell me exactly how I am supposed to install
Fedira, and if I have to write something, please tell me exactly how I
should proceed with that too, as I am suspecting im nit doing this
right?!
When you boot
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 15:37 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 18:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Could anyone please tell me exactly how I am supposed to install
Fedira, and if I have to write something, please tell me exactly how I
should proceed with that too, as I
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 03:12 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
The full path to the file is /etc/xorg.conf.
Actually it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
It was until recently. In my Fedora 9 system it's /etc/xorg.conf.
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 15:06 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 18:28 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 00:44 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
The only thing is that I do not know how to work this# rpm -ivh
http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm;... where
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 14:57 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
If you're dual-booting, with Windows installed, just boot into windows
and see what it's set to. Use those figures.
The refresh rate can also depend on the modeline. This is deep magic.
Just copying stuff from the Windows setup is not
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 16:14 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 15:37 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 18:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Could anyone please tell me exactly how I am supposed to install
Fedira, and if I have to write something,
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 15:32 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 15:52 +0930, Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 22:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I just realized that I have to download a driver to nvidia card
specially for Linux!!!
Just FYI, that sort of thing *may* or
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 16:51 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 16:14 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 15:37 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 18:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Could anyone please tell me exactly how I am
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 03:12 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
The full path to the file is /etc/xorg.conf.
Actually it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
It was until recently. In my
måndagen den 11 augusti 2008 skrev Mike Chambers:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 03:12 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
The full path to the file is /etc/xorg.conf.
Actually it's /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
It was
On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 00:38 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
Perhaps you meant -ql in both cases?
Indeed.
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On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 16:49 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 14:57 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
If you're dual-booting, with Windows installed, just boot into windows
and see what it's set to. Use those figures.
The refresh rate can also depend on the modeline. This is
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 14:26 -0700, Craig White wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 15:32 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 15:52 +0930, Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 22:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I just realized that I have to download a driver to nvidia card
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
In my Fedora 9 system it's /etc/xorg.conf.
Not here. That sounds more like you've moved it out of the way.
Is it actually being used? You don't need a configuration file, most of
the time, these days. So the chances are that it's not
Tim wrote:
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 19:17 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
In my Fedora 9 system it's /etc/xorg.conf.
Not here. That sounds more like you've moved it out of the way.
Is it actually being used? You don't need a configuration file, most of
the time, these days. So the
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 22:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I just realized that I have to download a driver to nvidia card
specially for Linux!!!
Just FYI, that sort of thing *may* or may not be necessary. Fedora
already comes with a driver for many NVidia graphics chipsets, but you
may have
Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 22:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I just realized that I have to download a driver to nvidia card
specially for Linux!!!
Just FYI, that sort of thing *may* or may not be necessary. Fedora
already comes with a driver for many NVidia graphics chipsets, but
Now I have tried i believe everything mentioned here regarding
updating or downloading or putting in link to repository, and I get
the same error ewrytime Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=updates-released-f9arch=x86_64
error was [Errno 4]
BTW, I have wireless wifi, could it be that fedora is unable to use my
internet connection???
Vennlig hilsen
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
Den 9. aug.. 2008 kl. 20.19 skrev Teo Fonrouge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:
On Saturday 09 August 2008 03:18:07 am Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Hello.
I have a serious
I have now tried all your examples, but to no luck. The errors was as
follows:
1a. [errno 4] I0Error: urlopen error (-3, 'Temporary failure in name
resolution') Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml)
for repository updates. Please verify path and try again
b) vesa
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:01:45 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Now I have tried i believe everything mentioned here regarding
updating or downloading or putting in link to repository, and I get
the same error ewrytime Could not retrieve mirrorlist
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 22:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I just realized that I have to download a driver to nvidia card
specially for Linux!!!
Just FYI, that sort of thing *may* or may not be necessary. Fedora
already comes with a driver for many
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
BTW, I have wireless wifi, could it be that fedora is unable to use my
internet connection???
That's very possible. Fedora has drivers for some wireless cards and not for
others, and even if there is a driver you probably need to tell Fedora to
connect to the access
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
P.s.( After installing the nvidia linux driver, will my windows nvidia
driver still work? I suppose it do, but just to be sure...)
Yes it will. The Windows Nvidia driver is installed in Windows and isn't
affected by what you do in Fedora.
(It is of course possible to
Gene Heskett wrote:
One thing is for sure, that is the last time I will install anything designed
by nvidia that requires the binary blob to work. That thing scribbles all
over memory it doesn't own.
FWIW, my experience is 180 degrees from yours. I've had multiple NVIDIA
cards and except
I thougt so! Yes, I will try to use the cable instead, I still have
the one I used before! Thanks for the tip, I surteinly have a gut
feeling that this will work.. Most because of the error messages all
saying that they can not find the different net adresses. It sertanly
all points to
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.
Sorry, I think I said it wrong before.. I have not been able to
actually install Fedora!
I just come as far as trying to install, where I get all this error
messages.
Is there anything at all I can do to make this work now??
Seems like I have tried anything there is, and still not getting
On Sunday 10 August 2008 11:53:42 am Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Sorry, I think I said it wrong before.. I have not been able to
actually install Fedora!
Ok, we have to solve the installation problem first.
I just come as far as trying to install, where I get all this error
messages.
What
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 18:43 +0200, 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!
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 18:53 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Sorry, I think I said it wrong before.. I have not been able to
actually install Fedora!
I just come as far as trying to install, where I get all this error
messages.
Is there anything at all I can do to make this work now??
I had exactly this problem starting with Fedora Core 2, right up to 6.
Try going with the VESA driver initially. Just edit the xorg.conf. It
will be slow, not support fancy graphics, but it got me going at least.
The reason for my problem was an NVIDIA card made as a special for for
Hi
To install Fedora, I download the install x86 (32bit) and install it. In
general is a matter of clicking the next button - easier than Windows
in fact.
To make the help more effective, say the version of Fedora you are
using, Fedora 9, 8, ... You kernel version and relevant hardware
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
Ok. I boot the install dvd, makes the choise install or upgrade
existing system, then it spins for a while and I get the choise of
testing the media before installation, I have tried both ok and
skip, it doesent matter what I do at this point the end result is
still the same, it only says
BTW, if I use the live dvd I can enter commands, but NONE that has
been suggested here, (and I have read them all!), works, exept for the
one that updates the system, but then it comes to an hault after a
while, and the only thing working is the reset button on the box!
Kind regards:
Bjørn
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:59:29 +0200
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok. I boot the install dvd, makes the choise install or upgrade
existing system,
At the very first opportunity, when it says to install or upgrade in text
mode, type linux text type this:
linux text
Then see
Thank you:) I havent lost all hope yet, and I have got the network
working.. I just used the cable instead of the wireless, as someone
suggested here.
So it seems I am one step closer:)
Hopefull regards:)
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
Den 10. aug.. 2008 kl. 22.52 skrev Marcelo M. Garcia [EMAIL
I downloaded the i386 version 9 of fedora install dvd among others,
that is the one I am trying with now, and shall certainly try that
command to see if I cant get you guys some more to work with.
This is, at the moment, all greek to me, an really do not understand
any of the commands you
How, exactly, do I edit that file? Where do I find it??
Vennlig hilsen
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
Den 10. aug.. 2008 kl. 22.00 skrev Mike Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I had exactly this problem starting with Fedora Core 2, right up to 6.
Try going with the VESA driver initially. Just edit the
How do I disable that X11?? I dont even know what that is??
Vennlig hilsen
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen
Den 10. aug.. 2008 kl. 22.52 skrev Marcelo M. Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:
Hi.
Don't loose the faith!
Use the install DVD.
I'm pretty sure that if you do a proper installation of Fedora*,
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 23:38 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
How do I disable that X11?? I dont even know what that is??
X11 is the basic graphical interface subsystem, on top of which run the
full eye-candy environments like KDE or Gnome. It's the component which
needs to know how to talk to
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
As I (and I think others) have said before,
the way to run the basic system without the graphical part is to go into
mode 3.
But this only applies once Fedora is installed. To get through the
installation without graphics, type linux text when you boot the installer
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I NEWER expected it to be this complicated, I am just a guy who thougt
it would be fun to try Fedora instead of Windows.. So i thought it was
just a matter of putting in the DVD, and click yes a few times then
VOILA I had Fedora installed, but...
Usually it is
On Mon, 2008-08-11 at 02:40 +0200, Björn Persson wrote:
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
As I (and I think others) have said before,
the way to run the basic system without the graphical part is to go into
mode 3.
But this only applies once Fedora is installed. To get through the
Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
Den 10. aug.. 2008 kl. 22.00 skrev Mike Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Try going with the VESA driver initially. Just edit the xorg.conf.
How, exactly, do I edit that file? Where do I find it??
You don't edit configuration files until you have installed Fedora.
The full
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
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
On Saturday 09 August 2008 03:18:07 am 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
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 20:27 +0200, 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!!:(
When Linux boots it can run in
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
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
Thank you for the fast answer:) I have newer gotten such fantastic response
before:D
The only thing is that I do not know how to work this# rpm -ivh
http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm;... where do i enter this text?
Hope you bear with me, I have never tried anything like this before. I
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 00:44 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
The only thing is that I do not know how to work this# rpm -ivh
http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-9.rpm;... where do i enter this
text?
Hope you bear with me, I have never tried anything like this before. I
suspect that I have to
I tried to boot, shift alt f1, then used the ..http://..nvidia command
as bescribed earlier, but it just said that it could not find that
adress?!
What im I doing wrong here?
I will try more in the morning, as it is 03:36 in the night here now,
and hope to finally get it right then.
I am
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 03:38 +0200, Bjørn Ivar Johnsen wrote:
I tried to boot, shift alt f1, then used the ..http://..nvidia command
as bescribed earlier, but it just said that it could not find that
adress?!
What im I doing wrong here?
I don't think anyone said http://...nvidia. Better
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