Step 1

• Fresh install of Fedora 20
• Open a terminal type: su Enter (followed by the password)
• Type: yum update
• Type: yum install kernel-devel (so parts of the Nvidia driver can be built into the kernel)
• Type: yum install gcc (GNU C Compiler)
• Download the NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-LATEST.run from nvidia.com (make sure the version you download is for your Nvidia GPU and change the name in these instructions accordingly)
• Type: cd to the folder you downloaded the file to
• Type: chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-LATEST.run (This makes the file executable)
• Restart the system

Step 2

• Open the terminal and type: vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf (This will create you a new file called blacklist.conf in that directory) VI basics can be found at: http://staff.washington.edu/rells/R110/#basics
• In order to add text press: i (This will allow you to enter text in the file, the text at the bottom will change to "INSERT")
• Type: blacklist nouveau
• Press ESC This will take you out of editing mode
• Press SHIFT and : This will allow you to type a command
• Type: wq press: Enter (The file will be created and your changes saved which will blacklist the nouveau drivers)

Step 3

• Type: vi /etc/sysconfig/grub (You can now edit Grub)
• In order to add text press: i (This will allow you to enter text in the file, the text at the bottom will change to "INSERT")
• Add: rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau to end of 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="...about 3 lines of stuff... (you need to add it before the end quote with a space after the last character in the line)
• Press ESC This will take you out of editing mode
• Press SHIFT : This will allow you to type a command
• Type: wq press: Enter (The file will be created and your changes saved)
• Type: grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg (to enable the above changes)
• Reboot

Step 4

• During boot when asked for the version of Linux you wish to boot ie, selecting the kernel, press: e (This will allow you to enter some text)
• Using the arrow keys move down until you see the line beginning "linux" Use the right arrow to move along to the end of the line. Type: 3 (be sure there is a space between "blacklist=nouveau" and 3, ie, blacklist=nouveau 3
• Press: F10 and the system will reboot to text mode (init 3)
• Enter the username and password
• Type: su followed by the password
• Type: cd /home/USER/Downloads or the directory where you downloaded the NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-LATEST.run drivers
• Type: ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-LATEST.run (The Nvidia driver installation begins)
• Accept license agreement
• Install 32 bit compatibility
• Automatically update nvidia-xconfig utility so Nvidia x driver is used when you restart x select: yes
• Reboot and you should now have Nvidia drivers installed and working on Fedora! You can confirm this by going into settings where you should see the Nvidia X Server icon

• www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2014/fedora-20-nvidia-guide
• rpmfusion.org/Howto/nVidia?highlight=%28CategoryHowto%29