Cannot start SL, running Nvidia 7900GTX and Fedora Core 6.93

Here is the detailed output of the error message. My xorg.conf file is below this:

2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: another_instance_running: Checking marker file for lock...
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: another_instance_running: Marker file isn't locked.
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: init_marker_file: Checking marker file for lock...
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: init_marker_file: Marker file created.
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: init_marker_file: Removing message.log
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: Exiting init_marker_file().
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: write_debug: Opening debug file /root/.secondlife/logs/debug_info.log
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: write_system_info: Second Life version 1.16.0
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: write_system_info: Local time: 2007-05-27T01:31:38 EDT
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: write_system_info: CPU info:
processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 2672.933 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 5349.32 clflush size : 64 processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 2672.933 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 1 cpu cores : 4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 5345.48 clflush size : 64 processor : 2 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 2672.933 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 2 cpu cores : 4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 5345.50 clflush size : 64 processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 2672.933 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 3 cpu cores : 4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 5345.50 clflush size : 64
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: write_system_info: Memory info:
MemTotal: 2821440 kB MemFree: 2272548 kB Buffers: 43736 kB Cached: 346636 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 252604 kB Inactive: 230440 kB HighTotal: 1964992 kB HighFree: 1509568 kB LowTotal: 856448 kB LowFree: 762980 kB SwapTotal: 2031608 kB SwapFree: 2031608 kB Dirty: 76 kB Writeback: 0 kB AnonPages: 92676 kB Mapped: 69232 kB Slab: 40704 kB SReclaimable: 20324 kB SUnreclaim: 20380 kB PageTables: 3500 kB NFS_Unstable: 0 kB Bounce: 0 kB CommitLimit: 3442328 kB Committed_AS: 262280 kB VmallocTotal: 114680 kB VmallocUsed: 13224 kB VmallocChunk: 96476 kB HugePages_Total: 0 HugePages_Free: 0 HugePages_Rsvd: 0 Hugepagesize: 4096 kB
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: write_system_info: OS info: Linux 2.6.20-1.3104.fc7 #1 SMP Sat Apr 21 22:20:43 EDT 2007 i686
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading feature tables.
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: maskFeatures: Applying Feature Mask: CPUSlow
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading configuration file /root/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: parseFile: Couldn't open file /root/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: parseFile: LLXmlTree parse failed. Line 1: Couldn't open file /root/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: loadFromFile: Unable to open control file /root/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Failed to load settings from /root/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading legacy settings from /root/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.ini
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: loadFromFileLegacy: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: parseFile: Couldn't open file /root/.secondlife/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: parseFile: LLXmlTree parse failed. Line 1: Couldn't open file /root/.secondlife/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: loadFromFile: Unable to open control file /root/.secondlife/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading art table from /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/viewerart.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading art table from /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/skins/textures/textures.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading base colors from /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors_base.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading user colors from /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Failed to load user colors from /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors.xml
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Loading legacy colors from /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors.ini
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: purge_cache: Purging Texture Cache...
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: ll_apr_file_remove failed on file: /root/.secondlife/cache/texture.cache
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: ll_apr_file_remove failed on file: /root/.secondlife/cache/textures/texture.entries
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: purge_cache: Purging Cache...
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: initCache: TEXTURE CACHE: Headers: 139810 Textures size: 320 MB
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: init_cache: VFS CACHE SIZE: 100 MB
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: init_cache: Bad or missing vfx index file /root/.secondlife/cache/index.db2.x.1
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: init_cache: Removing old vfs data file /root/.secondlife/cache/data.db2.x.1
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: init_cache: Removing old vfs and re-sizing
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: presizeDataFile: Pre-sized VFS data file to 104857600 bytes
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: LLVFS: VFS: Using index file /root/.secondlife/cache/index.db2.x.1540407454 and data file /root/.secondlife/cache/data.db2.x.1540407454
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: LLVFS: VFS: Using index file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/static_index.db2 and data file /root/Desktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/static_data.db2
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: main: Initializing window...
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: Starting GTK Initialization.
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: GTK Initialized.
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: - Compiled against GTK version 2.4.14
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: - Running against GTK version 2.10.11
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: createContext, fullscreen=0 size=800x600
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: createContext: Compiled against SDL 1.2.5
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: createContext: Running against SDL 1.2.11
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: createContext: creating window 800x600x32
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z WARNING: createContext: window creation failure. SDL: Couldn't find matching GLX visual
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: destroyContext begins
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: destroyContext: shutdownGL begins
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: destroyContext: SDL_QuitSS/VID begins
2007-05-27T05:31:38Z INFO: OSMessageBoxSDL: Creating a dialog because we're in windowed mode and GTK is happy.
2007-05-27T05:31:39Z INFO: Skipping quitCursors: mWindow already gone.
2007-05-27T05:31:39Z INFO: destroyContext begins
2007-05-27T05:31:39Z INFO: destroyContext: shutdownGL begins
2007-05-27T05:31:39Z INFO: destroyContext: SDL_QuitSS/VID begins
2007-05-27T05:31:39Z WARNING: createWindow: LLWindowManager::create() : Error creating window.
2007-05-27T05:31:39Z WARNING: LLViewerWindow: Unable to create window, be sure screen is set at 32-bit color and your graphics driver is configured correctly. See README-linux.txt for further information.
2007-05-27T05:31:39Z INFO: remove_marker_file()

*********************************************************
This is an ALPHA release of the Second Life linux client.
Thank you for testing!
You can visit the Linux Client Alpha Testers forum at:
/invalid_link.html
Please see README-linux.txt before reporting problems.

Xorg.conf file:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "nv"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Thanks for all your help. Last time I sought help for this problem, it worked like a charm.

on edit: here is the latest attempt. The xorg.conf is unchanged from last time.

[steve@localhost SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6]$ ./secondlife
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: another_instance_running: Checking marker file for lo
ck...
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: another_instance_running: Marker file isn't locked.
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: init_marker_file: Checking marker file for lock...
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: init_marker_file: Marker file created.
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: init_marker_file: Removing message.log
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: Exiting init_marker_file().
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: write_debug: Opening debug file /home/steve/.secondli
fe/logs/debug_info.log
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: write_system_info: Second Life version 1.16.0
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: write_system_info: Local time: 2007-05-27T02:09:13 ED
T
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: write_system_info: CPU info:
processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model :
15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz stepping :
7 cpu MHz : 2672.933 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 sibl
ings : 4 core id : 0 cpu cores : 4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug :
no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception :
yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse
tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr
sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx
16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 5349.32 clflush size : 64 processor : 1 vend
or_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz :
2672.933 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id :
1 cpu cores : 4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no com
a_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level :
10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 api
c mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx
lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips
: 5345.48 clflush size : 64 processor : 2 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu famil
y : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU
@ 2.66GHz stepping : 7 cpu MHz : 2672.933 cache size :
4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 4 core id : 2 cpu cores :
4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu
: yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags :
fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts
acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx e
st tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 5345.50 clflush size : 64 processor:
3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 mod
el name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.66GHz stepping : 7 cpu
MHz : 2672.933 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings :
4 core id : 3 cpu cores : 4 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug :
no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception :
yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse
tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr
sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx
16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 5345.50 clflush size : 64
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: write_system_info: Memory info:
MemTotal: 2821440 kB MemFree: 1791996 kB Buffers: 56884 kB Ca
ched: 727360 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 551548 kB Inac
tive: 393536 kB HighTotal: 1964992 kB HighFree: 1060624 kB LowTot
al: 856448 kB LowFree: 731372 kB SwapTotal: 2031608 kB SwapFree
: 2031608 kB Dirty: 118928 kB Writeback: 0 kB AnonPages:
160832 kB Mapped: 73068 kB Slab: 58696 kB SReclaimable
: 35740 kB SUnreclaim: 22956 kB PageTables: 3724 kB NFS_Unstable:
0 kB Bounce: 0 kB CommitLimit: 3442328 kB Committed_AS:
330564 kB VmallocTotal: 114680 kB VmallocUsed: 13224 kB VmallocChunk: 9
6476 kB HugePages_Total: 0 HugePages_Free: 0 HugePages_Rsvd: 0 Hug
epagesize: 4096 kB
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: write_system_info: OS info: Linux 2.6.20-1.3104.fc7 #
1 SMP Sat Apr 21 22:20:43 EDT 2007 i686
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: main: Loading feature tables.
2007-05-27T06:09:13Z INFO: maskFeatures: Applying Feature Mask: CPUSlow
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Loading configuration file /home/steve/.secondl
ife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: parseFile: Couldn't open file /home/steve/.secondl
ife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: parseFile: LLXmlTree parse failed. Line 1: Couldn
't open file /home/steve/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: loadFromFile: Unable to open control file /home/st
eve/.secondlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Failed to load settings from /home/steve/.secon
dlife/user_settings/settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Loading legacy settings from /home/steve/.secon
dlife/user_settings/settings.ini
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: loadFromFileLegacy: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unab
le to open.
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: parseFile: Couldn't open file /home/steve/.secondl
ife/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: parseFile: LLXmlTree parse failed. Line 1: Couldn
't open file /home/steve/.secondlife/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: loadFromFile: Unable to open control file /home/st
eve/.secondlife/user_settings/crash_settings.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Loading art table from /home/steve/Desktop/Seco
ndLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/viewerart.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Loading art table from /home/steve/Desktop/Seco
ndLife_i686_1_16_0_6/skins/textures/textures.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Loading base colors from /home/steve/Desktop/Se
condLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors_base.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Loading user colors from /home/steve/Desktop/Se
condLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Failed to load user colors from /home/steve/Des
ktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors.xml
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Loading legacy colors from /home/steve/Desktop/
SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/colors.ini
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: purge_cache: Purging Texture Cache...
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: ll_apr_file_remove failed on file: /home/steve/.se
condlife/cache/texture.cache
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: ll_apr_file_remove failed on file: /home/steve/.se
condlife/cache/textures/texture.entries
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: purge_cache: Purging Cache...
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: initCache: TEXTURE CACHE: Headers: 139810 Textures si
ze: 320 MB
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: init_cache: VFS CACHE SIZE: 100 MB
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: init_cache: Bad or missing vfx index file /home/st
eve/.secondlife/cache/index.db2.x.1
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: init_cache: Removing old vfs data file /home/steve
/.secondlife/cache/data.db2.x.1
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: init_cache: Removing old vfs and re-sizing
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: presizeDataFile: Pre-sized VFS data file to 104857600
bytes
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: LLVFS: VFS: Using index file /home/steve/.secondlife/
cache/index.db2.x.1556030784 and data file /home/steve/.secondlife/cache/data.db
2.x.1556030784
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: LLVFS: VFS: Using index file /home/steve/Desktop/Seco
ndLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/static_index.db2 and data file /home/steve/Des
ktop/SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6/app_settings/static_data.db2
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: main: Initializing window...
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: Starting GTK Initialization.
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: GTK Initialized.
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: - Compiled against GTK version 2.4.1
4
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: ll_try_gtk_init: - Running against GTK version 2.10.1
1
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: createContext, fullscreen=0 size=800x600
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: createContext: Compiled against SDL 1.2.5
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: createContext: Running against SDL 1.2.11
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: createContext: creating window 800x600x32
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z WARNING: createContext: window creation failure. SDL: Could
n't find matching GLX visual
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: destroyContext begins
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: destroyContext: shutdownGL begins
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: destroyContext: SDL_QuitSS/VID begins
2007-05-27T06:09:14Z INFO: OSMessageBoxSDL: Creating a dialog because we're in w indowed mode and GTK is happy.
2007-05-27T06:09:15Z INFO: Skipping quitCursors: mWindow already gone.
2007-05-27T06:09:15Z INFO: destroyContext begins
2007-05-27T06:09:15Z INFO: destroyContext: shutdownGL begins
2007-05-27T06:09:15Z INFO: destroyContext: SDL_QuitSS/VID begins
2007-05-27T06:09:15Z WARNING: createWindow: LLWindowManager::create() : Error cr eating window.
2007-05-27T06:09:15Z WARNING: LLViewerWindow: Unable to create window, be sure s creen is set at 32-bit color and your graphics driver is configured correctly. See README-linux.txt for further information.
2007-05-27T06:09:15Z INFO: remove_marker_file()

*********************************************************
This is an ALPHA release of the Second Life linux client.
Thank you for testing!
You can visit the Linux Client Alpha Testers forum at:
/invalid_link.html
Please see README-linux.txt before reporting problems.

[steve@localhost SecondLife_i686_1_16_0_6 ]$

Steve

/263/de/128106/1.html#post1226438

The xorg.conf file already reads "Modes".

I dont have a clue what all that error msging is but could you please tell me how I get get out of this fedora, splash screen and or close the X and just log into the shell so I can install the openGL drivers I downloadsfrom Nvidia?

Login as root, or open a root terminal, or just type "su -" at a terminal and provide the root password.

Then, type "init 1". All the accessory services, including X, will be turned off. You may need to re-login as root in a simple terminal.

Install the drivers by running them - again as root.

Once everything is in place, you can return to your graphic interface with "init 5".

[root@localhost home]# init 1
bash: init: command not found

there seems to be no command found called init
any other suggestions?

I found the init path.
then it told me I had to go to telinit 3. which I did.
then I acepted the agreement.
then it failed telling me I have no cc or gcc install or no path to it.

So I guess now I have to learn how to install gcc and set a path to it.
I would think that should be installed because something had to compile fedora and all the base installed applications on it. right?

or maybe not since it seems to be package based?

Edit:
evidently the gcc must be installed.

$ dmesg
Linux version 2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 (brewbuilder@hs20-bc2-4.build.redhat.com) (gcc v
ersion 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-51)) #1 SMP Mon Mar 19 11:38:26 EDT 2007

could it be the "telinit 3" is shuting the gcc down?

Init is part of every desktop linux system. It's there somewhere.

I noticed you became root, but your home directory remained "home", which is not what I'd expect. Probably you left out the "-" in the "su -" I suggested before. Thus you didn't inherit the COMPLETE root environment.

"telinit" is a link to "init", and I'm very puzzled by its request of a compiler. A compiler is not needed to switch run levels! (And the kernel string you reported just says that your actual kernel has BEEN compiled with gcc 4.1.1, not that gcc is installed.)

Anyway, just to be sure, use "/sbin/init 1".

I keep thinking that you should do "su -", with the minus at the end, inheriting the ENTIRE root environment, and not just "su", which doesn't inherit the environment, including the appropriate path.

you are correct I did su and not su-. because su- fails.

I did tellinit 3 after su because it told me to when I ran the driver package fron init 1

It needs gcc to compile something needed in the Xorg it is not finding before it can install the drive. and it is not findiing the path.

It's not "su-", it's "su -" (su, space, minus). Be careful about the instructions given, or the results may be extremely erratic.

Anyway, your problem isn't in switching run levels. You seem able to do that with the init commands. However the driver package (nvidia? ATI? what about some more info?) needs to recompile a small portion of the driver to match your kernel. That's why it asks for gcc.

I suppose you could just install gcc from your installation discs - I think in Fedora jargon that's the "development package group". Also, telling us the exact distro version could help you finding appropriate precompiled drivers, if you don't want to compile them on your own.

okay I figured out my mistake with the space. itr still failed.
I also logged in as root, then did the init and also failed.

I have nVidia 6200 I believe. but not 100% sure one that. and the driver pkg I am trying to install is named NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run This pgk is stated as the latest in the IA32 family.

When I try to install the driver by running the package it tells me I have no precompiled kernel interface and asks if I want to download it from nVidia. which I do.

Then when it runs itself after that ir says I have no cc and I need to install gcc or set a path to cc.

I am really not very knowledgable in linux but I guess since my windows harddrive just took a dump on me and I have no window CD I am going to have to learn.

If I knew what this precompiled kernel interface or the package name for it is that it wants me to have I would try and install it from the fedora packages.

I know gcc is installed because it show int he dmesg (shown in a previous post)

I am not sure how to find my exact dist. I just can say it is fedora 6 and downloaded maybe 60 days ago. I will try and find the commad to tell me more accurately so I can post here

the nVidia install log follows:

[root@localhost log]# more nvidia-installer.log
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sun May 27 14:11:08 2007

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : false
force tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> Tagging shared libraries with chcon -t textrel_shlib_t.
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
ERROR: Unable to find the development tool `cc` in your path; please make sure
that you have the package 'gcc' installed. If gcc is installed on your
system, then please check that `cc` is in your PATH.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
[root@localhost log]#

I have made some progress

I learned how to ad the path then I for a msg saying I needed to install libc, so I installed all the dev pkgs and libraries. Then I get a msg that it can not find my kernel source. The source rpm's are installed but I can not make much sence of what it is telling how to set it. I also am not finding any help for how to set the kernel path on the web

----
[root@localhost ~]# tail /var/log/nvidia-installer.log
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems,
for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM
installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed,
you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path'
command line option.
-----

I assume it means the export command so I will man that and hopefully make some sence of it.

Mandora Free spring 2007 comes with a lot of Nvidia Drivers, try it out.

OMG I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am logged in wieh Linux!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the help and keeping me from feeling I was all alone

HUGZ

they all come with alot of nvidia drivers, but they are generic x drivers and usually donot support the 3d featureset

oh and grats, the fisrt time you have to deal with it is the wost experiance ever, but you learn alot about linux so its all good in the end