Hands-on: new Fedora release goes up to 11 but doesn't rock

[ccperf721p]

Should be able to write up a how to tonight. Seeing how I have just about had my fill of the general public, I will be spending a nice quiet weekend at home, so I will have some time on my hands..

[Daniel ~]

Just don't try getting any news of the world... the world has been put on hold!! Thank you Cliff!

[ccperf721p]

Forgot to ask if you were running 64 bit or 32 bit fedora..

A buddy of mine had issues with the 32 bit and nvidia because the installer kept looking for an i586 kernel when the installed kernel was i686 so he had to do some reconfiguring of the script..

[Daniel ~]

Fedora 64 bit, nice looking out for me! ":O}

[ccperf721p]

First thing we need to do is open the repositories:

Open a terminal su to root. Copy and paste:

1.

 rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-stable.noarch.rpm

2.

 rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-stable.noarch.rpm

3.

 yum install akmod-nvidia

4.

 service akmods restart

Then reboot and open a terminal and su to root again

5.

 nvidia-xconfig

6.

 mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

Then reboot one last time and you should be all set..

[Daniel ~]

Re-Booting

[Daniel@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost Daniel]# rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/...ble.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/...ble.noarch.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
rpmfusion-free-release >= 11 is needed by (installed) rpmfusion-nonfree-release-11-1.noarch
[root@localhost Daniel]# rpm -Uvh http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfr...ble.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfr...ble.noarch.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package rpmfusion-nonfree-release-11-1.noarch (which is newer than rpmfusion-nonfree-release-10-5.noarch) is already installed
[root@localhost Daniel]# yum install akmod-nvidia
Loaded plugins: dellsysidplugin2, refresh-packagekit
http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/11/x86_6...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/11/x...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.atrpms.net/livna/fedor...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
ftp://mirrors.tummy.com/pub/rpm.livn...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error ftp error: 550 Failed to change directory.>
Trying other mirror.
http://rpm.livna.org/fedora/11/SRPMS...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://livna.cat.pdx.edu/fedora/11/S...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://wftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.atrpms.net/livna/fedor...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
ftp://mirrors.tummy.com/pub/rpm.livn...ta/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error ftp error: 550 Failed to change directory.>
Trying other mirror.
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.8 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates/primary_db | 119 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates | 3.8 kB 00:00
Not using downloaded repomd.xml because it is older than what we have:
Current : Wed Jul 1 23:21:07 2009
Downloaded: Wed Jul 1 23:17:03 2009
updates/metalink | 8.2 kB 00:00
updates | 4.4 kB 00:00
updates/primary_db | 2.5 MB 00:04
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package akmod-nvidia.x86_64 0:180.51-1.fc10.1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: akmods for package: akmod-nvidia-180.51-1.fc10.1.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: kmodtool for package: akmod-nvidia-180.51-1.fc10.1.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package akmods.noarch 0:0.3.3-2.fc10 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gcc for package: akmods-0.3.3-2.fc10.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: rpm-build for package: akmods-0.3.3-2.fc10.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/rpmdev-vercmp for package: akmods-0.3.3-2.fc10.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-devel for package: akmods-0.3.3-2.fc10.noarch
---> Package kmodtool.noarch 0:1-13.fc10 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gcc.x86_64 0:4.4.0-4 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: cloog-ppl >= 0.15 for package: gcc-4.4.0-4.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-devel >= 2.2.90-12 for package: gcc-4.4.0-4.x86_64
---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:2.6.29.5-191.fc11 set to be installed
---> Package rpm-build.x86_64 0:4.7.0-1.fc11 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: elfutils >= 0.128 for package: rpm-build-4.7.0-1.fc11.x86_64
---> Package rpmdevtools.noarch 0:7.3-1.fc11 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: fakeroot for package: rpmdevtools-7.3-1.fc11.noarch
--> Running transaction check
---> Package cloog-ppl.x86_64 0:0.15-0.8.git1334c.fc11 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libppl.so.7()(64bit) for package: cloog-ppl-0.15-0.8.git1334c.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libppl_c.so.2()(64bit) for package: cloog-ppl-0.15-0.8.git1334c.fc11.x86_64
---> Package elfutils.x86_64 0:0.141-1.fc11 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: elfutils-libs-x86_64 = 0.141-1.fc11 for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libdw.so.1(ELFUTILS_0.127)(64bit) for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libasm.so.1(ELFUTILS_1.0)(64bit) for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libdw.so.1(ELFUTILS_0.126)(64bit) for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libdw.so.1(ELFUTILS_0.138)(64bit) for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libdw.so.1(ELFUTILS_0.122)(64bit) for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libdw.so.1()(64bit) for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libasm.so.1()(64bit) for package: elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64
---> Package fakeroot.x86_64 0:1.12.2-21.fc11 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: fakeroot-libs = 1.12.2-21.fc11 for package: fakeroot-1.12.2-21.fc11.x86_64
---> Package glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.10.1-2 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-headers = 2.10.1-2 for package: glibc-devel-2.10.1-2.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package elfutils-libs.x86_64 0:0.141-1.fc11 set to be updated
---> Package fakeroot-libs.x86_64 0:1.12.2-21.fc11 set to be updated
---> Package glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.10.1-2 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-headers >= 2.2.1 for package: glibc-headers-2.10.1-2.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-headers for package: glibc-headers-2.10.1-2.x86_64
---> Package ppl.x86_64 0:0.10.2-2.fc11 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.29.5-191.fc11 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
================================================== ================================================
Installing:
akmod-nvidia x86_64 180.51-1.fc10.1 rpmfusion-nonfree-updates 4.9 M
Installing for dependencies:
akmods noarch 0.3.3-2.fc10 rpmfusion-free 14 k
cloog-ppl x86_64 0.15-0.8.git1334c.fc11 fedora 90 k
elfutils x86_64 0.141-1.fc11 updates 230 k
elfutils-libs x86_64 0.141-1.fc11 updates 195 k
fakeroot x86_64 1.12.2-21.fc11 fedora 77 k
fakeroot-libs x86_64 1.12.2-21.fc11 fedora 78 k
gcc x86_64 4.4.0-4 fedora 11 M
glibc-devel x86_64 2.10.1-2 fedora 997 k
glibc-headers x86_64 2.10.1-2 fedora 629 k
kernel-devel x86_64 2.6.29.5-191.fc11 updates 6.2 M
kernel-headers x86_64 2.6.29.5-191.fc11 updates 850 k
kmodtool noarch 1-13.fc10 rpmfusion-free 11 k
ppl x86_64 0.10.2-2.fc11 updates 1.7 M
rpm-build x86_64 4.7.0-1.fc11 fedora 126 k
rpmdevtools noarch 7.3-1.fc11 updates 84 k

Transaction Summary
================================================== ================================================
Install 16 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 27 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
http://mirror.liberty.edu/pub/rpmfus....1.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://lordmorgul.net/pub/fedora/rpm....1.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.web-ster.com/rpmfusion....1.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/rpmfusion....1.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.tummy.com/mirrors/rpm....1.x86_64.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.liberty.edu/pub/rpmfus...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.tummy.com/mirrors/rpm...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/rpmfusion...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.web-ster.com/rpmfusion...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://lordmorgul.net/pub/fedora/rpm...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
(3/16): cloog-ppl-0.15-0.8.git1334c.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 90 kB 00:00
(4/16): elfutils-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 230 kB 00:00
(5/16): elfutils-libs-0.141-1.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 195 kB 00:00
(6/16): fakeroot-1.12.2-21.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 77 kB 00:00
(7/16): fakeroot-libs-1.12.2-21.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 78 kB 00:00
(8/16): gcc-4.4.0-4.x86_64.rpm | 11 MB 00:13
(9/16): glibc-devel-2.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm | 997 kB 00:01
(10/16): glibc-headers-2.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm | 629 kB 00:01
(11/16): kernel-devel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 6.2 MB 00:08
(12/16): kernel-headers-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 850 kB 00:01
http://mirror.liberty.edu/pub/rpmfus...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.tummy.com/mirrors/rpm...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/rpmfusion...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.web-ster.com/rpmfusion...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://lordmorgul.net/pub/fedora/rpm...10.noarch.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404: Not Found
Trying other mirror.
(14/16): ppl-0.10.2-2.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 1.7 MB 00:02
(15/16): rpm-build-4.7.0-1.fc11.x86_64.rpm | 126 kB 00:00
(16/16): rpmdevtools-7.3-1.fc11.noarch.rpm | 84 kB 00:00


Error Downloading Packages:
akmod-nvidia-180.51-1.fc10.1.x86_64: failure: akmod-nvidia-180.51-1.fc10.1.x86_64.rpm from rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: (256, 'No more mirrors to try.')
kmodtool-1-13.fc10.noarch: failure: kmodtool-1-13.fc10.noarch.rpm from rpmfusion-free: (256, 'No more mirrors to try.')
akmods-0.3.3-2.fc10.noarch: failure: akmods-0.3.3-2.fc10.noarch.rpm from rpmfusion-free: (256, 'No more mirrors to try.')

[root@localhost Daniel]#

[Daniel ~]

RE-Booting...with doubts...":O}

[Daniel@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost Daniel]# nvidia-xconfig

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf".

WARNING: No Screen specified, constructing implicit screen section.


WARNING: No Layout specified, constructing implicit layout section using screen
"Default Screen".


WARNING: Unable to find CorePointer in X configuration; attempting to add new
CorePointer section.


WARNING: The CorePointer device was not specified explicitly in the layout;
using the first mouse device.


WARNING: Unable to find CoreKeyboard in X configuration; attempting to add new
CoreKeyboard section.


WARNING: The CoreKeyboard device was not specified explicitly in the layout;
using the first keyboard device.

Backed up file '/etc/X11/xorg.conf' as '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'

[root@localhost Daniel]# mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)
[root@localhost Daniel]#

[ccperf721p]

Here we go again with the Daniel luck, couldn't anything just be easy? The first command failed.. Let's make sure we have the right version information.
Give me the output of

 cat /etc/redhat-release

[Daniel ~]

DAMN! I could have sworn I posted the result prior to the second reboot!

In any case Nvidia "Failed" during boot. When trying to start Quake 4 I get this message (same as right after upgrade to 11

[Daniel@localhost ~]$ quake4
Quake4 V1.4.2 linux-x86 Jun 15 2007
found interface lo - loopback
found interface eth1 - 192.168.0.3/255.255.255.0
CPU: Intel CPU with MMX & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3
enabled Flush-To-Zero mode
--------- Initializing File System ----------
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game000.pk4 with checksum 0xb3abe28c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game100.pk4 with checksum 0x74b379d9
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game200.pk4 with checksum 0xa3c810d9
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xf2cbc998
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak002.pk4 with checksum 0x7f8d80d1
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak003.pk4 with checksum 0x1b57b207
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak004.pk4 with checksum 0x385aa578
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak005.pk4 with checksum 0x60d50a1d
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak006.pk4 with checksum 0x9099ed11
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak007.pk4 with checksum 0xaf301fff
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak008.pk4 with checksum 0x4ac6f6d9
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak009.pk4 with checksum 0x36030c7d
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak010.pk4 with checksum 0x4b80fbda
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak011.pk4 with checksum 0x8acf4cfa
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak012.pk4 with checksum 0xbe4120b0
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak013.pk4 with checksum 0x6ad67f40
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak014.pk4 with checksum 0xee51cd59
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak015.pk4 with checksum 0xf5bf4e0c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak016.pk4 with checksum 0x2196f58c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak017.pk4 with checksum 0x91118a35
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak018.pk4 with checksum 0x98a14f03
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak019.pk4 with checksum 0xbc82ac79
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak020.pk4 with checksum 0xce74cda5
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak021.pk4 with checksum 0x2ba6e70c
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak022.pk4 with checksum 0x4e390eec
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/q4cmp_pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xd0813943
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english.pk4 with checksum 0x5868f530
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_01.pk4 with checksum 0xd9f04b8b
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_02.pk4 with checksum 0x9dbd91fd
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_03.pk4 with checksum 0x2eb6ad8
Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_04.pk4 with checksum 0xd3fefaa1
Addon pk4 /usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/q4cmp_pak001.pk4 with checksum 0xd0813943 is on addon list
Current search path:
/home/Daniel/.quake4/q4base
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_04.pk4 (3 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_03.pk4 (4 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_02.pk4 (21 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english_01.pk4 (1 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/zpak_english.pk4 (3457 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak022.pk4 (14 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak021.pk4 (89 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak020.pk4 (11 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak019.pk4 (1206 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak018.pk4 (3 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak017.pk4 (3 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak016.pk4 (193 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak015.pk4 (34 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak014.pk4 (552 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak013.pk4 (239 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak012.pk4 (1081 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak011.pk4 (5620 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak010.pk4 (5539 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak009.pk4 (1284 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak008.pk4 (1289 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak007.pk4 (1330 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak006.pk4 (1343 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak005.pk4 (1395 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak004.pk4 (2249 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak003.pk4 (1281 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak002.pk4 (313 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/pak001.pk4 (5837 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game200.pk4 (9 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game100.pk4 (2 files)
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/game000.pk4 (2 files)
game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0
Addon pk4s:
/usr/local/games/quake4/q4base/q4cmp_pak001.pk4 (119 files)
file system initialized.
---------------------------------------------
------------ Initializing Decls -------------
Loading guides.... 64 loaded
257ms to load 1125k of material
67ms to load 43k of skin
178ms to load 723k of sound
3ms to load 1k of materialType
287ms to load 2889k of lipSync
48ms to load 105k of playback
593ms to load 1690k of effect
---------------------------------------------
-------- Initializing renderSystem ----------
using ARB renderSystem
renderSystem initialized.
---------------------------------------------
Found default language English with VO
.... found additional language 'french' without VO
.... found additional language 'italian' without VO
.... found additional language 'spanish' without VO
696 strings read from strings/english_code.lang
1794 strings read from strings/english_guis.lang
5756 strings read from strings/english_lips.lang
5759 strings read from strings/english_mappack.lang
6235 strings read from strings/english_maps.lang
3 strings read from strings/french_mappack.lang
3 strings read from strings/italian_mappack.lang
3 strings read from strings/spanish_mappack.lang
Couldn't open journal files
execing default.cfg
couldn't exec editor.cfg
execing Quake4Config.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
-------- Initializing Sound System ----------
sound system initialized.
---------------------------------------------
--------------- R_InitOpenGL ----------------
Initializing SDL subsystem
Loading GL driver 'libGL.so.1' through SDL
SDL_ListModes:
1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 832x624 800x600 700x525 640x512 640x480
576x432 512x384 416x312 400x300 320x240
SDL_ListModes are currently ignored for resolution filtering. Set r_useSDLModes to 1 if you want it
Initializing SDL subsystem
Loading GL driver 'libGL.so.1' through SDL
SDL_ListModes:
1680x1050 1400x1050 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768 832x624 800x600 700x525 640x512 640x480
576x432 512x384 416x312 400x300 320x240
SDL_ListModes are currently ignored for resolution filtering. Set r_useSDLModes to 1 if you want it
Fatal Error: Unable to initialize OpenGL
--------------- BSE Shutdown ----------------
---------------------------------------------
idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
Sys_Error: Unable to initialize OpenGL
[Daniel@localhost ~]$

[Daniel ~]

Originally Posted by ccperf721p

Here we go again with the Daniel luck, couldn't anything just be easy? The first command failed.. Let's make sure we have the right version information.
Give me the output of

 cat /etc/redhat-release

[Daniel@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost Daniel]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Fedora release 11 (Leonidas)
[root@localhost Daniel]#

[Daniel ~]

Getting really hot in my computer room...I'll check in tomorrow morning....There's no denying it hard to help me! ":O}

[ccperf721p]

The problem seems to stem from the upgrade from 10 to 11. There was a change in protocols and mirrors that are not upgraded.. Clipped this from Fedora's site..

"Some packages in Fedora 10 are regarded as newer than those supplied by Fedora 11 and its updates repository"

I'm not sure how to get through this from where we are but I'll take a look around.. It's trying to pull an older nvidia driver version from a mirror that it can't reach..

I did a clean install and it went smooth as silk, after the 222 updates I installed the nvidia driver without a hitch..

[Daniel ~]

Well...I've been unhappy for quite some time about what a mess wine is in on my setup, unable to delete a lot of things I tried to get to work in Wine, the creation of an "Other" folder in my main menu where Wine dumped a lot of wine stuff I also can't delete, some times several copies as I tried to get things to work. If your up to a fair amount of hand holding... I'd be willing to dump my fedora 10 on one of my Fedora drives and start from scratch with 11 as well?

If you have the time and are up for this, link me to the Fedora you'd prefer I use (32 or 64 bit and/or any other particulars.)

If your really in the mood to suffer... I'd be will to try setting up my partitions as you would like to see them...hey what can I say...I'm a giving kinda guy! ":O}

[ccperf721p]

That sounds like a good idea. I'm just getting up from a nap so give me some time to clear the cobwebs..

Here's the link http://astromirror.uchicago.edu/fedo...x86_64-DVD.iso

[Daniel ~]

I'll Download now and burn... I'll need to work in the morning, things a bit hot after 2:00 PM around here. As I have a separate copy of Fedora 10 and a copy of Mint, we can go at a pace that suits you and won't have to rush to get me back up...":O}

Uh...or maybe I won't DL it! ":O} Tried a dozen times, I get 12 megs and then....Kaput!

[ccperf721p]

new mirror..
http://fedora.osuosl.org/linux/relea...x86_64-DVD.iso

[Daniel ~]

Thanks Cliff, downloading now at appox 800 to 900 kbs":O}

[ccperf721p]

After you get it downloaded and burnt..

We want a 128MB partition for /boot formatted as ext3
a 1024MB partition for swap
a 25,000MB partition for / formatted as ext4
use the remaining space on the drive for /home formatted as ext4

[Daniel ~]

I'll see if I can figure out how to do this, looked hard last time...we'll see how it goes! ":O}

[ccperf721p]

Take your time, use the custom partition layout.. If it's going to be a real pain and you have some other way of backing up your home directory when the next upgrade comes along then use the default config..

I've been beating up on Fedora 11 for a couple of days now, it's actually a little more solid than I thought it would be..