The i586 i686 problem

[Sheph]

Yeah, like alot of other people I'm having trouble with my nVidia driver :-)

I get the same message as posted on livnas frontpage:

When installing packages with kmods (e.g. the ati and nvidia drivers) you might run into trouble like this:

Transaction Check Error: package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 is already installed
file /boot/System.map-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
file /boot/config-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
file /boot/symvers-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.gz from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6
file /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 from install of kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 conflicts with file from package kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6

This is due to a bug in anaconda (the Fedora Core installer) that accidentally installed an i586 kernel on your i686 machine. Workaround

* switch to the i686 kernel and try again after a reboot
* install the i586 version of the kmod (e.g. run "yum install kmod-nvidia.i586")

My question is, how to i switch to the correct kernel (i686)? Im no pro at this :-) And i have no idea..

Sheph

[Seve]

Hello:
You could look here and download the kernel you want
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pu...s/Fedora/RPMS/
save it to your /home/username

then open a terminal and log in as root using su -
then
cd /home/username
and

rpm -ivh kernelxxx

or you could try yum and or yumex to likely do the same thing

reboot and select the new kernel and you should be good to go
Seve

[kiram9]

heres what i did which is risky
backup your grub.conf before the next step. you will need the old version later

rpm -e kernel --nodeps
which UNINSTALLS the kernel

now you can do a
yum install kmod-fglrx

which should install the 686 kernel

now you will have noticed the warning about grubby.

so open up your old config and change the kernel versions.
here is my relevant section of /etc/grub.conf
title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb
initrd /initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.img
I am not sure as to if the last line is correct or not, Could someone paste theirs in
This does work though
Make sure you match up the root(hd0,2) to your origional grub file that you backed up. If you dont it will not look in the right partition, (and you will have to guess, what I did)

After your done, you will have the 686 kernel and the nvidia packages installed.
this is tricky, and if not done right, can screw up your system.

[Sheph]

Originally Posted by kiram9

heres what i did which is risky
backup your grub.conf before the next step. you will need the old version later

rpm -e kernel --nodeps
which UNINSTALLS the kernel

now you can do a
yum install kmod-fglrx

which should install the 686 kernel

now you will have noticed the warning about grubby.

so open up your old config and change the kernel versions.
here is my relevant section of /etc/grub.conf
title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb
initrd /initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.img
I am not sure as to if the last line is correct or not, Could someone paste theirs in
This does work though
Make sure you match up the root(hd0,2) to your origional grub file that you backed up. If you dont it will not look in the right partition, (and you will have to guess, what I did)

After your done, you will have the 686 kernel and the nvidia packages installed.
this is tricky, and if not done right, can screw up your system.

Thx, the reinstall worked like a charm Though i had to remove kmod-fglrx and its dep and install kmod-nvidia and xorg-x11-drv-nvidia. Now I see the nVidia logo at bootup.

But are there a way to test if its really working? The reason im asking is that "Dektop effects" still cant be activated..

[PseudoNym]

I had the problem with the i586 kernel being installed. I simply copied the i686 kernel rpm from the install dvd to my tmp dir and as root ran the following command:

rpm -Uvh --force /tmp/kernel-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.i686.rpm

rebooted and all was good (at least with kernel) I was then able to install the i686 nvidia module from livna etc.

[cejay]

Hello all
i would sincerely appreciate a hand in hand help in installing the nvidia graphics acceleration drivers for a fc6 install. I already read here and there. I certainly got the feeling that installing the rpms from livna is the way to go. I have already updated the kernel to i686. I yahe done all the kmod-nvidia updates from the repository. In fact when booting up the x server starts and displays all the processes being initiated in the nice little blue frame. I see the kernel modules for the nvidia driver booted ok, i see the nvidia driver being booted ok.
HOWEVER, i get a blue screen right after this. I am told that the x server failed to start. I am prompted to view the xserver feedback. And to enter the root password to attempt to start it again. So i do it. And after this a screen appears. In this screen the x server has started and i am prompted to set the screen resolution. After this everything is ok. Except, that i dont see the nvidia logo, which tells m the drivers are not having any effect. And most frustrating, i have to set the resolution upon booting up every time.

PLEASE HELP MY.....
sounds to my like i have to tweak some config files. But i am not certain which, or even if what i have done has had any positive effect.

[Dan]

Hi cejay,

I had a run-in with this yesterday, and when the nVIDIA drivers load, I don't get thenVIDIA screen. I just get a nice gnome desktop... that screams in glxgears! I wasn't even sure thay had loaded until I checked in System>Administration>Display. Sure enough, nVIDIA was there and highlighted.

However, I didn't get that far until I had done a full re-boot.

Hope it helps.

Dan

[cejay]

thanks dan...
i see the nvidia logo too. but i dont know why i have to reset the resolution every time i boot up.