[kwlug-disc] Fw: [Website feedback] CentOS 6.5 i386-Won't Boot after Installing nvidia

[peter_melse at gto.net]

 On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:31:38 -0500, Paul Nijjar <paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca> 
 wrote:
> I received this cry for help from the website. Is anybody interested
> in offering some installation support to this person? If so then
> contact me and I can forward Pete's address to you.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from [ADDRESS REDACTED] -----
>
> Subject: [Website feedback] CentOS 6.5 i386-Won't Boot after
> Installing nvidia
>
> pete sent a message using the contact form at 
> http://kwlug.org/contact.
>
> I need help to get my system back to being able to boot from the
> nouveau driver instead of the nvidia driver. I know i installed the
> right driver, i have a sff evo dc5000,intel compaq,the card i tried 
> to
> install was a GeForce fx 5200(128mb),i installed the 173...ect driver
> and all the dependencies installed well. Then i configured my xorg
> file,and now it wont finish first stage boot,so i cannot even logon 
> as
> root and uninstall evrything,...i do not want to lose the data on the
> drive(160GB-WD),almost full to(LOL)!Movies and ebooks and rpm
> files,music,...much there.  Can i receive a contact phone number via
> my provided email address? [ADDRESS REDACTED]. I've tried many
> things,mabe not proper tho????
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----

 Hi Paul,

 I know the card (and its modern foibles) well. please send me the 
 contact info.

 ~Peter