[ATrpms-users] atrpms-users Digest, Vol 94, Issue 16

[Bob Lightfoot]

  On 11/28/2011 06:00 AM, atrpms-users-request at atrpms.net wrote:
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>     1. nvidia 290.10 and Centos6 install (Bob Lightfoot)
>     2. Re: nvidia 290.10 and Centos6 install (Paulo Cavalcanti)
>     3. concerning thread --
>        http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/atrpms/users/15507#15507 -
>        Installing Mythtv on C6 (Bob Lightfoot)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:29:52 -0500
> From: Bob Lightfoot<boblfoot at gmail.com>
> To: atrpms-users at atrpms.net
> Subject: [ATrpms-users] nvidia 290.10 and Centos6 install
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>    I just did a fresh install of Centos 6 and after yum update and adding
> the atrpms I decided to switch from nouveau to the nvidia-graphics driver.
>
> Problem 1 - atrpms had no package for 2.6.32-71.29.1 kernel it wanted
> 2.6.2.6.32-71.7.1.
> resolved this by installing that kernel and then yum install
> nvidia-graphics.
>
> Problem 2 - restart into the new nvidia driver crashed because it could
> not find a device. lsmod showed that nouveau was loading instead.  A few
> trys and brain blast I remembered that when testing F12 that nouveau was
> a nasty critter to dislodge.
>
> So STFW time and at
> http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/a68wl/how_to_fight_nouveau_the_wonderful_new_nvidia/
> I found the steps to get it working.
>
> Short version Step 1 - /boot/grub/grub.conf kernel line add
> nouveau.modset=0
>                         Step 2 - /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf add
> blacklist nouveau
>                         Step 3 - reboot to runlevel 3
>                         Step 4 - yum install nvidia-graphics
>                         Step 5 - run command nvidia-xconfig to ensure an
> xorg.conf exists
>                         Step 6 - add the Section ServerFlags "IgnoreABI"
> "On"  EndSection to xorg.conf
>                         Step 7 - reboot and enjoy new nvidia on
> 2.6.32-71.7.1 kernel
>
> Problem 3 - Now to get nvidia working on newer 2.6.32-71.29.1 kernel.
>                       From working 2.6.32-71.7.1 I erased 2.6.32-71.29.1
> ; rebooted and then installed 2.6.32-71.29.1 hoping that the kernel
> install would build the correct module.
>                       reboot into 2.6.32-71.29.1 and module 290.10 was
> not found for kernel.
>                       I booted 2.6.32-71.29.1 in runlevel 3 and yum
> install nvidia-graphics did not find a kernel module for 2.6.32-71.29.1.
>                       Next a yum search nvidia-graphics
> --enablerepo=atrpms* | grep 290 does return a kmdl for 2.6.32-71.29.1
>                       yum install
> nvidia-graphics-290.10-kmdl-2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64-290.10-140.el6.x86_64
> worked without faults
>                       reboot and enjoy the nvidia driver on the latest
> kernel.
>
> Not sure if anything is busted or incorrect about my procedure, but
> thought I'd share and ave someone else the headache.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bob Lightfoot
>
> P.S. - NviDia FX8400 GS with 256 mb Ram in HP Pavillion Elite M9040N for
> those that need hdwe specs.
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:33:43 -0200
> From: Paulo Cavalcanti<promac at gmail.com>
> To: "User discussion about ATrpms.net"<atrpms-users at atrpms.net>
> Subject: Re: [ATrpms-users] nvidia 290.10 and Centos6 install
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> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Bob Lightfoot<boblfoot at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>>   I just did a fresh install of Centos 6 and after yum update and adding
>> the atrpms I decided to switch from nouveau to the nvidia-graphics driver.
>>
>> Problem 1 - atrpms had no package for 2.6.32-71.29.1 kernel it wanted
>> 2.6.2.6.32-71.7.1.
>> resolved this by installing that kernel and then yum install
>> nvidia-graphics.
>>
>> Problem 2 - restart into the new nvidia driver crashed because it could
>> not find a device. lsmod showed that nouveau was loading instead.  A few
>> trys and brain blast I remembered that when testing F12 that nouveau was a
>> nasty critter to dislodge.
>>
>> So STFW time and at http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/**
>> comments/a68wl/how_to_fight_**nouveau_the_wonderful_new_**nvidia/<http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/a68wl/how_to_fight_nouveau_the_wonderful_new_nvidia/>  I found the steps to get it working.
>>
>> Short version Step 1 - /boot/grub/grub.conf kernel line add
>> nouveau.modset=0
>>                       Step 2 - /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf add blacklist
>> nouveau
>>                       Step 3 - reboot to runlevel 3
>>                       Step 4 - yum install nvidia-graphics
>>                       Step 5 - run command nvidia-xconfig to ensure an
>> xorg.conf exists
>>                       Step 6 - add the Section ServerFlags "IgnoreABI" "On"
>>   EndSection to xorg.conf
>>                       Step 7 - reboot and enjoy new nvidia on 2.6.32-71.7.1
>> kernel
>>
>> Problem 3 - Now to get nvidia working on newer 2.6.32-71.29.1 kernel.
>>                     From working 2.6.32-71.7.1 I erased 2.6.32-71.29.1 ;
>> rebooted and then installed 2.6.32-71.29.1 hoping that the kernel install
>> would build the correct module.
>>                     reboot into 2.6.32-71.29.1 and module 290.10 was not
>> found for kernel.
>>                     I booted 2.6.32-71.29.1 in runlevel 3 and yum install
>> nvidia-graphics did not find a kernel module for 2.6.32-71.29.1.
>>                     Next a yum search nvidia-graphics --enablerepo=atrpms*
>> | grep 290 does return a kmdl for 2.6.32-71.29.1
>>                     yum install nvidia-graphics-290.10-kmdl-2.**
>> 6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64-290.**10-140.el6.x86_64 worked without faults
>>                     reboot and enjoy the nvidia driver on the latest kernel.
>>
>>
> The only thing that should be necessary is adding
>
> rdblacklist=nouveau
>
> to the end of the line of each kernel in /etc/grub.conf and rebooting (of
> course, after having installed all of the nvidia/kmld packages).
>
> This will avoid loading the nouveau driver ...
>
My biggest question about all of this was the kernel I was initially 
running was 2.6.32-71.29.1 and a kmdl rpm existed for this in the 290.10 
series yet nvidia-graphics dependencies pulled in the 2.6.32-71.7.1 
kernel and kdml instead.  I had to find my kdml manually.  This to me is 
an installer mis-configuration of some sort.  Or do I lack a proper 
understanding of how rpm packaging and installing should work?