CentOS - Sep 2017 - Update to 7.4 using DVD

if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not start
-
but the only message (no errors) is
Server terminated successfully.

Jerry

On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote:
> if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not
start -
> but the only message (no errors) is
> Server terminated successfully.
> 
You can check the /var/log/Xorg.0.log to get some clues

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On 09/13/2017 07:59 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote:
>> if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does
not start -
>> but the only message (no errors) is
>> Server terminated successfully.
>>
> 
> You can check the /var/log/Xorg.0.log to get some clues
> 
> 
I have a test machine with an NVIDIA card .. let me see if the
proprietary NVIDIA driver works on this for 7.4.

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On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote:
> if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does not
start -
> but the only message (no errors) is
> Server terminated successfully.
> 
In order to use the proprietary NVIDIA driver, you will need to disable
the nouveau driver in the initrd.

On the plus side, the nouveau driver seems to work just fine for me to
drive two 1920x1080 displays attached to my nvidia card via HDMI.  Do
you absolutely need the NVIDIA driver?

Admittedly, the card in that particular machine is not very new (GeForce
GT 710B), but I don't see a compelling reason to shift to the NVIDIA
drivers for this test box as everything nouveau seems to be working.

I'm sure I could likely get a bit better frame rates for graphical
intensive things, but if you are doing that, and if nouveau works with
your chipset and card, I would consider it.

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On 09/13/2017 08:46 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On 09/13/2017 04:12 PM, Jerry Geis wrote:
>> if I do "init 3" to exit graphics. then run startx - it does
not start -
>> but the only message (no errors) is
>> Server terminated successfully.
>>
> 
> In order to use the proprietary NVIDIA driver, you will need to disable
> the nouveau driver in the initrd.
> 
> On the plus side, the nouveau driver seems to work just fine for me to
> drive two 1920x1080 displays attached to my nvidia card via HDMI.  Do
> you absolutely need the NVIDIA driver?
> 
> Admittedly, the card in that particular machine is not very new (GeForce
> GT 710B), but I don't see a compelling reason to shift to the NVIDIA
> drivers for this test box as everything nouveau seems to be working.
> 
> I'm sure I could likely get a bit better frame rates for graphical
> intensive things, but if you are doing that, and if nouveau works with
> your chipset and card, I would consider it.


https://kaischroed.wordpress.com/howto-install-nvidia-driver-on-fedora-replacing-nouveau/

That is basically how to remove the nouveau driver, except you will need
to follow the instructions to use grub2 instead of grub in the comments
.. or see if you can find a guide for CentOS Linux 7.

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Hi Johnny

Thanks for the commands.... I think something was messed up as the yum
group install "Gnome Desktop" seems to do the trick.
I had all the other items setup, for disable nouveu and all that.for the
binary NVIDIA.

Anyway - my desktop is back up and running, thanks.

Jerry