How To Install nVidia Graphics Driver on Fedora Core 6 / Linux in 5 Simple Steps

thanks by,,,

For me there was need for these multiple steps. I just got the type of my NVIDIA card from lspci command and went to Nvidia web site and downloaded the right driver. The Nvidia driver (has to be run in runlevel 3) does everything for you.

I had completed the steps in “How (& Why) To Install i686 Kernel In Fedora Core 6 in 7 Steps”.
# yum list kernel
Loading “installonlyn” plugin
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Installed Packages
kernel.i686 2.6.22.14-72.fc6 installed
Available Packages
kernel.i586 2.6.22.14-72.fc6 updates

I had completed the steps in this article.
Why do I not get “Arch : i686″?
# yum info kmod-nvidia
Loading “installonlyn” plugin
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Installed Packages
Name : kmod-nvidia
Arch : i686
Version: 100.14.19
Release: 1.2.6.22.14_72.fc6
Size : 6.5 M
Repo : installed
Summary: nvidia kernel module(s)

Description:
This package provides the nvidia kernel modules built for the Linux
kernel 2.6.22.14-72.fc6 for the i686 family of processors.

Available Packages
Name : kmod-nvidia
Arch : i586
Version: 100.14.19
Release: 1.2.6.22.14_72.fc6
Size : 2.1 M
Repo : livna
Summary: nvidia kernel module(s)
Description:
This package provides the nvidia kernel modules built for the Linux
kernel 2.6.22.14-72.fc6 for the i586 family of processors.

Hello,
Just wanted to let you know that your instructions worked great for Fedora Core 8 86_64 on an HP Dual Core.

Linux overall still an ancient OS, for a dual wide screen displays, you need to go through lot’s of hassle. I wonder if anyone could help rresolve this problem make it easy productive and convenient to use?

So again, I started all over, Fedora 6 again, the other free distro’s don’t work. This is going to be a Recodring Workstation, after all I installed the CCRMA Low Latency Kernel and this one conflicts with Ndiswrapper and Nvidia, and maybe other stuff. So, no openGL. Cheers, and thanks again!!!

Sorry to be so retarted, I have a direct connection. I forgot what proxy really is, aarghgh.

I’ll guess I’ll find out sooner or later.

never mind, found it:

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/en/sn-yum-proxy-server.html

Cheers,
Thomas

Hmm, I have a linksys card in my PC but I couldn’t get the ndiswrapper to work yet. So I connected a Powerbook and share it’s internet via Airport. Guess that works as a direct connection. uuhhh, where could I find this manual? I got a book, SamNash, Fedora 6 unleashed. So that is something. Isn’t there a program with a GUI that could make this easy?

I appreciate your help!!!!

Do you have a direct connection to internet?
If not look in yum manual for setting proxy.

ok, did all this:
[root@localhost ~]# yum check-update
Loading “installonlyn” plugin
Setting up repositories
Could not retrieve mirrorlist https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=core-6&arch=i386 error was
[Errno 4] IOError:
Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: core

anywhere else I need to look? Your blog gets pested up with my problem, feel free to delete all his, sorry, I am getting obsessed with LINUX, lol

NeoNIG,

I am happy to be of help.

Which distribution have you installed? If you are using Fedora then you should look for help in Fedora forums and not Ubuntu.

Normally gksudo / sudo are required if you are not logged in as root.

As root you can remove that command and directly run the rest.

You can use locate to find any command. Normally commands like sudo are under /sbin. So you path would be /sbin/sudo

> I Know it installs the Nvidia Driver, but which one?

Use the one which corresponds to your version of kernel. If you cannot find it then always use the latest version.

So, let’s say we find help here:

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=479138&page=2

I tried the first idea:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and get:
[root@localhost ~]# gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
bash: gksudo: command not found

so, what should I look for?

Thanks,
Thomas

Your updates repository is screwed up and had nothing to do with these instructions. Fix it first.

How can I fix this? I would not have posted this if I knew this!

I Know it installs the Nvidia Driver, but which one? I have a whole list in the Package Manager!

What fine manuals?

I am not kidding, I am new to Linux, after two weeks of trying and error I am getting a little impatient, sorry.

Thanks,
Thomas

Thomas,

Your updates repository is screwed up and had nothing to do with these instructions. Fix it first.

>yum install kmod-nvidia installs what??

It installs kmod-nvidia driver.

Read the fine manuals before jumping the gun.

yum install kmod-nvidia

installs what?? What is the difference to using Package Manager?

Have you read the installation documentation?

No, where can I find this???

[root@localhost ~]# yum install kmod-nvidia
Loading “installonlyn” plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Could not retrieve mirrorlist https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=updates-released-fc6&arch=i386 error was
[Errno 4] IOError:
Error: Cannot find a valid baseurl for repo: updates
[root@localhost ~]#

“That much for working perfect”
Linux sucks, but I won’t give up

Thank You for precise instructions. I install in couple minutes nvidia drivers for Fedora 7.
Excellent help!!!

Dude! Thank You! You do a great service when you share information like this to help newbies like me solve rudimentary problems so we can go forth on our quests. Keep it up, I now have my nvidia GPU working with FC6 and am now going to read your dual monitors tutorial; You Freakin Rock Man!

Thank you (!!). This really helped. nvidia’s direct solution was certainly difficult to mess around with (I’m a Linux newbie), and obtaining rpms from livna did not help so well at all

Thank you for a useful blog … already bookmarked it and trying out the steps in another window. It would be useful to have a link to the “next I talk about …” I found your triple display, but not dual display.

Your blog on dual monitors is *exactly* the right timing for me. I am in the process of building a Fedora 6 system and a primary requirement is that is support dual monitors. I got spoiled at work with dual monitors and now I am insisting on them at home as well.

I would appreciate you thought on an appropriate mother-board and graphics cars(s) for a dual monitor setup. These are the only two components missing from my new system.

Keep up the good thoughts!

The official Nvidia installer work just fine. I’ve installed three FC6 systems (two x86 one x86_64) with the official installer, on top of the latest kernel (2.6.20-1.2933.fc6), with no problems whatsoever.

Have you read the installation documentation? Before you install the Nvidia driver, you need to:

yum -y update
yum -y install kernel-devel xorg-x11-server-sdk pkgconfig

After that, it works perfectly.