On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 7:12 PM, Wirtti Pereira <wirttipere...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, thanks a lot for your help, I do appreciate it 😊 > I'll try to answer your questions, I am not that skilled on linux. > > About version, see the output: > > [rafael@fermi ~]$ cat /etc/*release > > NAME="Scientific Linux" > > VERSION="7.4 (Nitrogen)" > > ID="rhel" > > ID_LIKE="scientific centos fedora" > > VERSION_ID="7.4" > > PRETTY_NAME="Scientific Linux 7.4 (Nitrogen)" > > ANSI_COLOR="0;31" > > CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:scientificlinux:scientificlinux:7.4:GA" > > HOME_URL="http://www.scientificlinux.org//" > > BUG_REPORT_URL="mailto:scientific-linux-de...@listserv.fnal.gov" > > > REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Scientific Linux 7" > > REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.4 > > REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Scientific Linux" > > REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="7.4" > > Scientific Linux release 7.4 (Nitrogen) > > Scientific Linux release 7.4 (Nitrogen) > > Scientific Linux release 7.4 (Nitrogen) > > Well, I didn't know anything about epel or dkms. When trying to install > Nvidiz by Yum, there were dependencies. then I look for dkms. The Dell site > recommended to install epel in advance. Thus there were a chain of packs I > supposedly had to install in advance. > > So I did $yum install epel, next I've downloaded the dkms rpm and > installed via yum as well. Next I've installed Nvidia drivers by $yum > install *nvidia* > So you're running Scientific Linux 7. Cool, that's what I was guessing. Wait a moment here. Did you do something like htis: * yum install epel-release * yum install dkms Or did you get that RPM for dkms from somewhere else than EPEL? Please, be aware that installing RPM's from random other repositories can be... well, a source of confusion. Then I've accessed a Nvidia visual app installed but did nothing there. > I've assumed the board was not visible yet by the system and then I've > decided to reboot and try to load the drivers. What happens next you > already know, the boot has freezed and I've tried to boot over again and > again ever since. > > Although freeze in the middle, when I hit <ctrl> <alt> F2 I can go to a > shell and log in. Then I can do a lot, including run Gromacs or access this > PC from my mac through ssh. > > Once I can log in in the shell can I fix the system from there? > > You've said I could recover the system booting from USB but I don't know > how to do it. Should I have the Scientific Linux in a stick? > > Thanks, Rafael > Umm. Maybe. You have a working shell hitting Ctrl-Alt-F2? Then it's just X that is dead, not the operating system. *Good*. Repairing X should be easier than fixing the boot system.