Kernel crash

[Richard E Miles]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:39:58 +0000
"Chethiya Ranaweera" <ckranaweera at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> >From: Jeff Vian <jvian10 at charter.net>
> >Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> >To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> >Subject: Re: Kernel crash
> >Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 15:22:04 -0600
> >
> >On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 15:59 -0500, David Cary Hart wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 14:40 -0600, Jeff Vian wrote:
> > >
> > > > IIRC, when the kernel is updated, the nvidia driver must be recomplied
> > > > for the new kernel.
> > > >
> > > > you can boot to run level 3, recompile the drivers under the new 
> >kernel,
> > > > and you should have it fixed.
> > > >
> > > That's correct but he claims NOT to be using nvidia drivers in
> > > xorg.conf.
> >
> >Unless I am missing something, he never has said that he is not using
> >the nvidia driver. In fact he has avoided your suggestion to change the
> >driver in xorg.conf, and is blaming hte nvidia driver for the problem.
> >
> >As I read his messages, nothing has been said until now about
> >recompiling/reinstalling which is needed for new kernel releases.
> >
> > > --
> > >
> Thanks for help guys,
> Yes, I am using nvidia drivers with the old kernel which works fine. You 
> told me to make a change in xorg.conf from nvidia to nv. When I looked it 
> was already set to nv and now we know it is not the problem.
> 
> Well now I have another question since I am a newbie. I have downloaded the 
> latest nvidia drivers. And I want to recompile them to the new kernel as you 
> have suggested. But how can I boot the new kernel into run level 3? Please 
> give me the commands and I will try your suggestions.
> 
> 
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You can boot into runlevel 3 by appending a 3 to the kernel boot line. Hit e
to edit then at the end of the line but a space then 3. 
If you want to permanently boot into run level 3 edit /etc/inittab. The line:
id:5:initdefault: should be changed to
id:3:initdefault:
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Richard E Miles
Federal Way WA. USA
registered linux user 46097