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[brewin]

m.oreilly, on Nov 1 2006, 04:35 PM, said:

driver won't install. and no info on how to either...

so, does anybody know how to do it, or are these guesses? the instructions from nvidia make no sense what so ever, as their "installer" does not run, as they allude to...

Did you type this into a terminal?

su -
yum --enablerepo=livna-testing install kmod-nvidia

The "su" command gives you superuser privileges and then the other command should install the driver.

[m.oreilly]

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[root@localhost ~]# yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: kmod-nvidia
No Match for argument: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ~]# yum update kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Could not find update match for kmod-nvidia
Could not find update match for xorg-x11-drv-nvidia
No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion
[root@localhost ~]# service nvidia-glx restart

[m.oreilly]

all i get are errors when trying the options listed. weird... well, i have no patience for this atm. if anyone succeeds with this, please post how you did it.

[brewin]

m.oreilly, on Nov 1 2006, 05:15 PM, said:

all i get are errors when trying the options listed. weird... well, i have no patience for this atm. iif anyone succeeds with this, please post how you did it.

Like Scaramonga said, you probably need to set up the repository.
http://www.mjmwired....ra-fc6.html#yum

(It's a bitch, I know.)

[Sphere]

*starts digging in his RHB distro experience memory part*

Sorry, don't have anything so far, but I'm guessing it's a naming problem. Try getting a graphical installation software thingy (probably installed already) and get it through there by adding repositories.

That usually works for beginning users.

Nice screeny, but why oh why does everyone go to Gnome???

[ShadowFox]

Because it's what I've seen used most and it's what was most recommended lol

[Sphere]

Ah well... the KDE/Enlightenment fan talking here. I just like KDE for it's power over gnome.

I do agree gnome is probably more suitable for the beginner, but KDE is so much more intuitive when it comes to power users.

Don't ignore the facts, anybody who wants to say I ain't right. The biggest power-distro around is Gentoo, and 80% of the Gentoo users are on KDE, 4% on Xwidow and 6% on Enlightenment... that leaves 10% for either gnome or something else!


p.s.
Dang, it's -3 Celsius outside atm!

[Sphere]

Well, you're pretty close to me, Dutchyland is a neighbour of the UKland...

sorry, that was

[brewin]

Sphere, on Nov 1 2006, 07:18 PM, said:

Don't ignore the facts, anybody who wants to say I ain't right. The biggest power-distro around is Gentoo, and 80% of the Gentoo users are on KDE, 4% on Xwidow and 6% on Enlightenment... that leaves 10% for either gnome or something else!

Uh, where did those numbers come from? I would guess 30% KDE, 30% Gnome, 10% Fluxbox, 10% XFCE, 20% Other.

[Sphere]

Those are the Gentoo users numbers, not the overall... those results are somewhere on the Gentoo forum....

[brewin]

Sphere, on Nov 1 2006, 09:27 PM, said:

Those are the Gentoo users numbers, not the overall... those results are somewhere on the Gentoo forum....

I looked all over the Gentoo forums. I saw about 10 different KDE vs Gnome vs Other polls and came to the conclusion that KDE and Gnome are about equal.

http://forums.gentoo...opic.php?t=2676
http://forums.gentoo...ic.php?t=162817
http://forums.gentoo...pic.php?t=69088