On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 06:25, Steven P. Ulrick <lists-fed...@afolkey2.net>wrote:
> > Hi Steven, > > > > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 16:59, Steven P. Ulrick > > <lists-fed...@afolkey2.net>wrote: > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > If the output of "/sbin/lspci | grep VGA" is: > > > 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 > GT] > > > (rev > > > a1) > > > > > > are the correct instructions for installing the proprietary NVidia > driver > > > still > > > located here: > > > http://fedorasolved.org/video-solutions/nvidia-yum-kmod > > > > > > I have tried the above referenced instructions a couple of times, with > the > > > same, > > > bad results... I am now going to try again, paying special attention > to > > > the > > > "Troubleshooting" section... With this exact system, I have been so > used > > > to > > > everything working (up until I installed Fedora 13) that I have never > even > > > had > > > to look at the troubleshooting steps for these instructions before. > > > > > > I will get back to you with whatever happens. > > > > > > > I have a 9800 GT, and all I had to do for F13 was enable rpmfusion repo > and > > install kmod-nvidia; after that Nvidia driver was already used on the > next > > boot, but it didn't recognize my dual-head setup (which was expected). I > > tried using nvidia-settings (as root) to configure dual-head, but I had > some > > trouble setting it exactly the way I wanted; then I just replaced > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the one from my F12 /etc backup and that was it. > Well, I have one of those :) I think I will try all of this over AGAIN :) > Good luck =) > > Much easier than with F12 =) > You had a hard time getting this to work with F12? For me, on this same > system, > it "Just Worked." > My problem was the boot setup, because if I recall correctly the nouveau driver was being used and nvidia could not load correctly, making the system unstable. After some Googling I found out I had to blacklist the nouveau driver. After I solved that, I had no more problems whatsoever.
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