Alright, I tried to install the nvidia rpms for my geforce GTS and now the X server won't load. This is the error message I get when I try to startx (there may be some typos in this): Failed to load module "GLcore" (module does not exist, 0). Symbol_glXActive Screens from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved! (II) [GLX]: Calling GlxExtensionInit Fatal server error: Server aborting I followed nvidia's instructions for the install (at least to the best of my understanding). Used commands: rpm -ivh etc.(for kernal rpm) rpm -e etc.(to remove old GLX) rpm -ivh etc (for GLX), in that order. The worst of it is that I just got done installing Redha, a lot of software, and configuring Samba, and all that work pissed away with the install of a lousy vid driver. Any help would be appreciated. I am very new to linux.

forget the part about the rpm -e command. I didn't try that until after the install went wrong to see if I could reinstall the drivers.

forgot to mention: I did configure the XF86Config-4 file as instructed by nvidia, substituting the "nv" with "nvidia" and removing the "Load dri" and "Load GLcore" entries.

Did you add Load "glx"?

Indeed I did. I'm going to dump my config file here so people can see exactly how it's configured. My XF86Config-4 file: # XFree86 4.2.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator 4.10.7 Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection # Red Hat Linux 6.0 and later use the xfs font server for improved # interactive performance Section "Files" FontPath "unix/:7100" EndSection # Module loading section Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-buffering # Load "GLcore" # OpenGL support # Load "dri" # Direct rendering infrastructure Load "glx" # OpenGL X protocol interface Load "extmod" # Misc. required extensions Load "v4l" # Video4Linux # Load "record" # X event recorder # You only need the following two modules if you do not use xfs. # Load "freetype" # TrueType font handler # Load "type1" # Adobe Type 1 font handler EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "off" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "SyncMaster" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Unknown" HorizSync 30 - 85 VertRefresh 50 - 160 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "nVidia Corporation|NV15 [GeForce2 GTS]" Driver "nvidia" BoardName "Unknown" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Linux Frame Buffer" Driver "fbdev" BoardName "Unknown" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "nVidia Corporation|NV15 [GeForce2 GTS]" Monitor "SyncMaster" DefaultDepth 24 Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" EndSubSection EndSection Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection And my XFree86.0.log file that shows the error: XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-8) / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) Release Date: 23 January 2002 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17-0.13smp i686 [ELF] Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Sep 18 16:15:48 2002 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" (==) ServerLayout "XFree86 Configured" (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "SyncMaster" (**) | |-->Device "nVidia Corporation|NV15 [GeForce2 GTS]" (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0" (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0" (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us" (**) XKB: layout: "us" (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled (**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100" (==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" (--) using VT number 7 (II) Open APM successful (II) Module ABI versions: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1 XFree86 Video Driver: 0.5 XFree86 XInput driver : 0.3 XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1 XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.3 (II) Loader running on linux (II) LoadModule: "bitmap" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.3 (II) Loading font Bitmap (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 0.1.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5 (II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1 (II) PCI: Config type is 1 (II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x00000000, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000 (II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex) (II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,7180 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 8086,7181 card 0000,0000 rev 03 class 06,04,00 hdr 01 (II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 8086,7110 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,01,00 hdr 80 (II) PCI: 00:07:1: chip 8086,7111 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 01,01,80 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:07:2: chip 8086,7112 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:07:3: chip 8086,7113 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,80,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:0e:0: chip 11de,6120 card 1328,f001 rev 03 class 04,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:0f:0: chip 10b7,9050 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 02,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:10:0: chip 12eb,0001 card 5053,3355 rev 02 class 04,01,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0150 card 1545,002e rev a3 class 03,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: End of PCI scan (II) LoadModule: "scanpci" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 0.1.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5 (II) UnloadModule: "scanpci" (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (II) Host-to-PCI bridge: (II) PCI-to-ISA bridge: (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (-1,0,0), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set) (II) Bus 0 I/O range: [0] -1 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B] (II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B] (II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B] (II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:1:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set) (II) Bus 1 I/O range: (II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0xe9000000 - 0xe9ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B] (II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range: [0] -1 0xf0000000 - 0xf7ffffff (0x8000000) MX[B] (II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,-1,0), BCTRL: 0x08 (VGA_EN is set) (II) Bus -1 I/O range: (II) Bus -1 non-prefetchable memory range: (II) Bus -1 prefetchable memory range: (--) PCI: (0:14:0) unknown vendor (0x11de) unknown chipset (0x6120) rev 3, Mem @ 0xe8020000/12 (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) NVidia GeForce2 GTS/Pro rev 163, Mem @ 0xe9000000/24, 0xf0000000/27 (II) LoadModule: "dbe" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a (II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Server Extension ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1 (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER (II) LoadModule: "glx" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.3123 Module class: XFree86 Server Extension ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1 (II) Loading extension GLX (II) LoadModule: "extmod" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a (II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Server Extension ABI class: XFree86 Server Extension, version 0.1 (II) Loading extension SHAPE (II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD (II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS (II) Loading extension SYNC (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER (II) Loading extension XC-MISC (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension (II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA (II) Loading extension DPMS (II) Loading extension FontCache (II) Loading extension TOG-CUP (II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information (II) Loading extension XVideo (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation (II) LoadModule: "v4l" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/linux/v4l_drv.o (II) Module v4l: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 0.0.1 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5 (II) LoadModule: "nvidia" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation" compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.3123 Module class: XFree86 Video Driver (II) LoadModule: "mouse" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o (II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.3 (II) v4l driver for Video4Linux (II) NVIDIA XFree86 Driver 1.0-3123 Tue Aug 27 16:00:08 PDT 2002 (II) NVIDIA: NVIDIA driver for: RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, Vanta, RIVA TNT2 Ultra, RIVA TNT2 Model 64, Aladdin TNT2, GeForce 256, GeForce DDR, Quadro, GeForce2 MX/MX 400, GeForce2 MX 100/200, Quadro2 MXR/EX/Go, GeForce2 Integrated GPU, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 Ti, GeForce2 Ultra, Quadro2 Pro, GeForce4 MX 460, GeForce4 MX 440, GeForce4 MX 420, Quadro4 500/550 XGL, Quadro4 200/400 NVS, NV18, NV18 , NV18 , NV18, NV18GL, NV18GL , NV18GL , 0x01F0, GeForce3, GeForce3 Ti 200, GeForce3 Ti 500, Quadro DCC, GeForce4 Ti 4600, GeForce4 Ti 4400, GeForce4 Ti 4200, Quadro4 900 XGL, Quadro4 750 XGL, Quadro4 700 XGL, NV28, NV28 , NV28GL, NV28GL , GeForce2 Go, GeForce4 440 Go, GeForce4 420 Go, GeForce4 420 Go 32M, GeForce4 460 Go, GeForce4 440 Go 64M, GeForce4 410 Go 16M, Quadro4 500 GoGL (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0 (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device (--) Chipset GeForce2 GTS found (II) Setting vga for screen 0. (II) Loading sub module "vgahw" (II) LoadModule: "vgahw" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a (II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 0.1.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5 (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888 (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) (--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xF0000000 (--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xE9000000 (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVdriver kernel module! (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw" (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens found When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org. I don't imagine this means something to someone out there?

Well I have same problem when I tried to install this drivers, the rpm drivers. Then I install the tar driver and no problems, now I have 3D with my Nvidia card, use tar driver.

Here's your problem- "(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVdriver kernel module!" You must have picked the wrong kernel RPM. Use the NVchooser script to select the right one or just use the tar as PJLinux suggested.