Re: nvidia driver problem!

From: Alexander Dalloz (alexander.dalloz_at_uni-bielefeld.de)
Date: 09/16/04

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    Am Do, den 16.09.2004 schrieb ed hayes um 22:36:

    > 1) I've loaded Fedora core 2 (2.6.8-1.521) on my P4 PowerSpec PC, with a ViewSonic flat monitor
    > & a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 driver
    > 2) I get a blank screen when trying to run X - I can only boot to runlevel 3
    >
    > Doesn't anyone know of an rpm that I can download to fix this ?

    http://www.fedorafaq.org/#nvidia

    Install the NVidia closed source driver. Also check that you have proper
    frequency settings for your monitor set and that the monitor does not
    switch off to protect itself. Should be the first step before using the
    NVidia driver.

    Please do not post HTML formatted mails to this list, just plain text.

    Alexander

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