Fedora 16 xfce boot in problem

mrfool · #1 17th March 2012, 04:59 PM

Need some help
I tried to install nvidia driver using this guide
http://www.if-not-true-then-false.co...ouveau-driver/
I installed yum install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs
then I would not boot in
So I remove it in the recovery mode
Then I can boot in
But after I restart my pc I can't boot in again

SteveGYBE · #2 17th March 2012, 05:44 PM

Did you make a backup copy of the "initramfs..." file as in step 5 of the guide? If you did and it is still in the /boot directory you can edit the line in Grub to boot using your "initfamfs...nouveau,img" backup instead and see if that works.

If that gets you in, replace the faulty "initramfs...img" with your backed-up one.

mrfool · #3 17th March 2012, 05:45 PM

I did make a back up copy of it but I have no idea what to do with it

SteveGYBE · #4 17th March 2012, 06:53 PM

When booting the machine, hit "e" to edit the Grub menu entry. At the end you should see the "initramfs" file it will use - if running the latest F16 x86_64 kernel, it will be

Code:

initramfs-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64.img

Assuming you bbacked up your original file exactly as per the guide, change it as follows

Code:

initramfs-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64-nouveau.img

Then press <F10> to boot with the edited file name. This page on the guide, although about booting to a different run-level has the basics of editing Grub 2 boot commands.

mrfool · #5 18th March 2012, 05:49 AM

The "e" trick is not working
I got this error

Code:

Failed to start LSB: Start and stops login and scanning of iSCSI devices [Failed]

Then I waited an hour and got this

Code:

Starting Display Manager.. [Ok]
Started Display Manager [Ok]

Then nothing happen
Should I also change the runlevel to 5?

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What should I do

mrfool · #6 18th March 2012, 10:25 PM

Please help

StephenH · #7 19th March 2012, 02:47 AM

Okay, let me see if I can figure this out. First off, I don't know if you are using the i686 or x86_64 version, but that really should not matter.

When you get to the grub2 menu, hit an "e" to edit the boot sequence.

Find the line that begins with "linux /vmlinuz-3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64 root= . . . "

Then scroll to the end of that line, which should read something like "LANG=en_US.UTF-8"

At the end of that, place these two commands: "nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau"

I would also recommend adding "3" to the end so you boot to a command prompt instead of the graphical login manager. This is so you can do what I will suggest next.

When you get to the login prompt, login as root and enter your password.

Execute "yum install akmod-nvidia akmods kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings" Optionally, if you are using WINE or CrossOver, you would want to include xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686 also.

Once these are all in place, execute "reboot" to reboot your system. At the grub2 menu, repeat the edit and verify that the "nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau" commands are there. If not add them. You should then properly boot to your desktop. If they were not there, then as root (su -), edit the /etc/default/grub file and add those two commands to the "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" line (be sure to put them before the ending quote which is there, or they will not be recognized.

Once you have done this, then execute "grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg" to regenerate your /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file. That should fix it for you permanently.

I had to do the grub editing recently when I reinstalled Fedora. The two commands were not added automatically by the installation of the kmod. I know that this process will work. Please let us know when you succeed.

mrfool · #8 19th March 2012, 11:01 PM

I added the line and change grub runlevel to 3 (with the line initramfs-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64-nouveau.img and with the line initramfs-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64.img)
I try executing
"yum install akmod-nvidia akmods kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings"
This is the error I obtained

Code:

 Error: Package: 1 .....
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Then I try the --skip broken option and all the packages are skipped

Code:

Package skipped because of dependency problems

Please see attachment for the detailed version of it

StephenH · #9 20th March 2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrfool

I added the line and change grub runlevel to 3 (with the line initramfs-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64-nouveau.img and with the line initramfs-3.2.9-2.fc16.x86_64.img)
I try executing
"yum install akmod-nvidia akmods kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings"
This is the error I obtained

Code:

 Error: Package: 1 .....
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Then I try the --skip broken option and all the packages are skipped

Code:

Package skipped because of dependency problems

Okay, For one thing, I did say edit this line (I can't say what yours will look like. I am actually copying this from the /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file, so at the grub prompt, it may look just a little different) to look like this:

Code:

linux	/vmlinuz-3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64 root=/dev/((This area will vary depending on whether you have encrypted drives or not. My file lists luks-..., yours might not)) rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0  KEYTABLE=us quiet SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb rd.luks.uuid=luks-((again, this is because of encryption, You may not have this entry)) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau 3

You shouldn't have to change any other line or do anything with initramfs at this point. Once you get to the command prompt, log in as root and install the nvidia files.

As for the error, I also had experienced that error. I filed a bug report, and this morning a new kmod-nvidia was on rpmfusion. Please try again as it may take a little time for it to propagate to all the servers involved. If you continue to get the error, leave off the part about kmod-nvidia and you should be okay. Akmod-nvidia would then just build the kmod as needed for your kernel. That would make the line look like this:

Code:

"yum install akmod-nvidia akmods xorg-x11-drv-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs nvidia-xconfig nvidia-settings"

I hope that it works for you this time.

mrfool · #10 20th March 2012, 01:29 AM

Is there anyway that I can copy my /boot/grub2/grub.cfg and post it here?

StephenH · #11 20th March 2012, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrfool

Is there anyway that I can copy my /boot/grub2/grub.cfg and post it here?

Sure. It just depends on how much trouble you want to go through to do so.

Hardest way: copy it by hand and then type it in.

Easier way: When you get to a command prompt, log in, either as root or as user. then do this:

Code:

# cat /boot/grub2/grub.cfg > grub.txt

Once you do that, then you can grab the grub.txt file you just created, open it up in any text editor, then copy and paste or attach it using the "Attach Files" function in the advanced editor"

The only difficulty is in getting it to where you can post it. If you are using a separate machine to do your forum communications, you could always grab a USB stick and mount that, copy the file to it, unmount it, and then take the USB stick to your working system for posting the grub.txt file you created.

Easiest way: Just copy the /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file to the USB stick, leaving out the .txt file creation, then proceed as above.

mrfool · #12 20th March 2012, 02:11 AM

Code:

# cat /boot/grub2/grub.cfg > grub.txt

But how can I save it to my usb?

StephenH · #13 20th March 2012, 02:41 AM

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/linuxcommands.html

The cp command is what you would use. Here's how:

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/fileman.html

Just in case you need to also know how to mount the USB drive so you can copy to it, see here:

http://www.lainoox.com/mount-usb-stick-linux/

This is for the command line since I am guessing that is where you will need to do so. (a little web searching on this will lead you to other command-line information, which can be quite useful at times.

mrfool · #14 24th March 2012, 05:34 PM

Quote:

linux /vmlinuz-3.2.10-3.fc16.x86_64 root=/dev/((This area will vary depending on whether you have encrypted drives or not. My file lists luks-..., yours might not)) rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 KEYTABLE=us quiet SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb rd.luks.uuid=luks-((again, this is because of encryption, You may not have this entry)) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau 3

My hdd is encrypted so what should I do?
[code]rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 KEYTABLE=us quiet SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb rd.luks.uuid=luks-[/quote]
I don't have that

Code:

LANG=en_US.UTF-8 nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau 3

I have the UTF part but not the last part. I thought you add the 3 after the 8?

StephenH · #15 24th March 2012, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrfool

My hdd is encrypted so what should I do?
[code]rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 rd.dm=0 KEYTABLE=us quiet SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 rhgb rd.luks.uuid=luks-

I don't have that[/QUOTE]
Your line may look different if you used LVM for the installation. I do not so that is why mine looks the way it does. As I said, your line may look different. Look for the parts I specified and don't worry about the "luks" parts if you don't see them.

Code:

LANG=en_US.UTF-8 nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau 3

I have the UTF part but not the last part. I thought you add the 3 after the 8?[/QUOTE]

If you are trying to use the Nvidia driver, you will need the nouveau.modeset=0 and rdblacklist=nouveau entries. If you are using the nouveau driver, then you should not have those entries. Placing the 3 after the UTF-8 only gets you to a command prompt when you boot. It does nothing toward helping get the Nvidia driver working. The actual order does not matter as much. You could put it as 3 nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau or nouveau.modeset=0 rdblacklist=nouveau 3 and it will work. I prefer to put the "3" last.