Nvidia woes

[dr3w807]

I need help...I've reinstalled FC8 more times than I'd like to admit, I've begun typing "su* yum install kmod-nvidia" in my sleep. I can't install the drivers for the life of me. Well i guess that's bot true, it's installed, it just doesn't want to do anything. After I restart x-server(log out and in). I have to reconfigure x-server, and when I try to open the nvidia settings it tells me "You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server. " and when I do what it says i get "[root@localhost dr3w807]# nvidia-xconfig bash: nvidia-xconfig: command not found" please help.

[o.meyer]

Hi dr3w807,

please give me the output of

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver

Best regards,

Olli

[Etrahkad]

cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf | grep Driver
Driver "kbd"
Driver "nv"

I'm having the same issue.

[o.meyer]

Hi,

please change

Driver "nv"

to

Driver "nvidia"

After that log out and in again to take the changes effect.

Best regards,

Olli

[Etrahkad]

I have tried that fix, and I would then have to remove xorg.conf to obtain graphic x again because changing nv to nvidia would cause X to be inoperable.

I have, however, found another fix on fedorafaq.org.

To install kmod-nvidia

yum install kmod-nvidia

Then to put the X system into level 3 to enable nvidia-display-settings

init 3

nvidia-display-settings enable

Kmod-nvidia provides a display utility that takes care of writing to the xorg.conf file and provides display drivers that are not previously found in the distro. (nvidia 8600)