NVdriver fails to load.

[ckwall]

I have configured everything for my Nvidia card as suggested in the Desktop Configuration guide:

if I modprobe NVdriver I get the following:
modprobe NVdriver
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r7/kernel/video/NVdriver: unresolved symbol pm_unregister_R94097bd6
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r7/kernel/video/NVdriver: unresolved symbol pm_register_R027ebe5e
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r7/kernel/video/NVdriver:
Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license
and it has unresolved symbols. Contact the module supplier for
assistance, only they can help you.

/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r7/kernel/video/NVdriver: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r7/kernel/video/NVdriver failed
/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r7/kernel/video/NVdriver: insmod NVdriver failed

this has woked in the past. I just recompiled my kernel. is there a chance I screwed something up in there?

[Obz]

you'll need to recompile the NVdriver, which can simply be done by

emerge nvidia-kernel

to compile against the new kernel. also, if you are using devfs, there shouldnt be any configuration required for the NVdriver module.

hope that helps.

Mikey

[ckwall]

That was my first thought. Because I know that after recompiling the kernel, I have to re-emerge the nvidia-kernel. After I rebooted from the kernel recompile, I typed emerge nvidia-kernel. When that did not work, I typed emerge unmerge nvidia-kernel. Then emerged nvidia kernel again. That is where I am at currently. Is there anything else you may suggest?

[bidz]

compile new kernel, reboot, do: emerge media-video/nvidia-kernel media-video/nvidia-glx
when thats done, do: opengl-update nvidia
thats all you should have to do, if something isnt messed up.
_________________
bidz @ efnet

[ckwall]

I tried that. The other step is that I have to nano -w /etc/X11/XF86Config.
I have to unremark the
# Load "glx"
then change the
Driver "nv"
to equal
Driver "nvidia"

Once I mke these changes, the computer will not boot into X

[Zu`]

You don' t have to modprobe it, it supposed to be loaded by itself.

After emerge nivida-kernel nvidia-glx,

Did you remove

Load "dri"

in your XF86Config file?

Load "glx" should be uncommented
and the driver should be set to nvidia, not nv.

[ckwall]

The only thaing that I have not doen that you have suggested is to remove load "dri". I cannot find that.

[WaMan]

Wondering if anyone has solved this problem. I'm now experiencing it too.

Everything worked fine until...
I recompiled a new kernel, unmerged and emerged nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx, and now I can only get things to work with the old nv driver.

modprobing gives me the following

[WaMan]

Dooh




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