[PlanetCCRMA] NVIDIA and RT Kernel (Fedora 20)

[Steve Duell]

Thank, Jeremy!  I'll reinstall F20 from scratch and follow your steps.
Just a few more questions:


Should I install the akmod or the kernel-rt-devel package first?  Or does
it matter?  I gather that as long as they're both present at reboot,
everything should come out fine.

You mention a delay on first boot after installing the akmod.  Can you
estimate about how long it should take?  It's possible that the first time
I tried this, I just gave up too soon.

Also, is there any harm in using the CCRMA kernel with the Fedora Jam
spin?  After weeks of trying to get various distros to play nice with my
hardware, I'm to the point where I'd gladly accept one with most of the
workhorse audio utilities pre-packaged for my convenience.

Thanks again for the prompt reply.

-Steve


On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Jeremy M Booth <bq20 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Also make sure you have the kernel-rt-devel* package installed for the
> akmods to compile.
>
>
>
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2014 21:29:43 -0700
> Steve Duell <steveduell at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey Folks,
> >
> > I'm new to linux, and have gone through several distributions over
> > the last few weeks, looking for the right one.  I've tried and am
> > very happy with Fedora 19 & 20 (both Xfce and LXDE editions).  I've
> > had no problems installing the RT kernel, but running the nouveau
> > driver for graphics doesn't work well with my NVIDIA Geforce 8 chip.
> > Once enough windows are open, or enough images load on a webpage, the
> > display gets corrupted and I can't continue to use the computer
> > without a reboot.
> >
> > I tried installing the proprietary drivers, which work fine on a stock
> > kernel, but the CCRMA RT kernel will not boot after the nvidia
> > drivers are installed.
> >
> > I've googled the issue pretty deeply, and I see lots of conflicting
> > information about the exact steps to get the nvidia driver working
> > with F20.  I'm hoping that one of the power-users on this list has
> > already surmounted this issue and can walk a newbie through it,
> > step-by-step.
> >
> > I'm perfectly happy to start all over with a clean install of fedora
> > (any version) if it will make life easier for me or you.
> >
> > Thanks a ton,
> >
> > Steve
>
>
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