same problem for me with a 7900GS except I don't see any syslog message about selinux when X tries to start. Disabling selinux seems to get round it.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Mike Cloaked <[email protected]>wrote: > > Has anyone had a total failure to run kmod-nvidia with an 8300 GS graphics > card in f11? > My system > ( > http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_0461ec99-2d05-44bf-ac48-1a0d78a17c52 > ) > used to run with the kmod-nvidia-PAE installed from rpmfusion just fine in > f10 with no issues at all. > > When I installed (clean) the new f11 system on this machine (in fact two > machines with this card both have identical issues), the install was fine, > I > then yum updated to the latest kernel and, as per my normal upgrade > procedure, then yum installed kmod-nvidia-PAE from rpmfusion. This process > worked without issue on two other machines which have nvidia graphics cards > (but not the 8300 card). On rebooting, the boot began as normal (text > kms/plymouth with the blue/white running line on the bottom of the screen), > but as soon as x should start - it didn't. There was a blank screen with a > flashing cursor at top right only. I removed the kmod-nvidia package, and > xorg.conf and ran without it until yesterday. > > After updating the system to the new kernel yesterday I booted to the new > kernel 2.6.30.9-90.fc11.i686.PAE - which was fine and tried yum install > kmod-nvidia-PAE (which is the correct version of kmod-nvidia for this card > and kernel I believe) and rebooted - same as the original problem - after > the plymouth non-graphical boot, blank screen with flashing cursor - except > that some seconds later a couple of lines of text appeared on the screen > related to selinux audit. I removed kmod-mvidia and am running without it > again - this morning in the syslog there are lines: > audit(1256631766.417:29202): auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 > subj=system_u:system_r:readahead_t:s0 op=remove rule key=(null) list=2 > res=1 > > However I am not sure this is directly related to the kmod-nvidia-PAE or > not. > > Anyway I wonder if anyone else has had a problem with this card and an > inability to use kmod-nvidia? If so is there a known workaround? > > Thanks for any replies. > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/F11-Nvidia-8300-GS-and-kmod-nvidia-PAE-fail-tp26091296p26091296.html > Sent from the Fedora List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines >
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