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He4D
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 Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 2:39 pm Post subject: NVdriver module |
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Hi,...
I emerged the nvidia drivers , than i done echo NVdriver >> /etc/modules.autoload .
When i reboot it can´t load the module
If i do modprobe NVdriver it brings "Module cant be located" o.s. |
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He4D
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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the NVdriver module is in /lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r9/video
but why cant it locate it? |
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Delphiki
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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Mine is in /lib/modules/2.4.19/video even though I use the 2.4.19-gentoo-r9 kernel.. maybe try copying it there and see if that helps?
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squanto
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| Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't think you had to put nvidia drivers into any modules.autoload files.
| Code: | taken from desktop config:
Code listing 2.7: NVIDIA owners only
# emerge nvidia-glx
# emerge nvidia-kernel
# nano -w /etc/X11/XF86Config
Code listing 2.8: Turning on GLX in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Section "Module"
# This loads the GLX module
# Load "glx" (Uncomment this line)
Code listing 2.9: Tell X to use the nvidia driver in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce"
#Driver "nv"
Driver "nvidia"
#VideoRam 32768
# Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate
EndSection
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The modules should just load them selves when the nvidia driver is loaded by Xfree I believe.
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dreamer3
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2002 9:03 am Post subject: |
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| squanto wrote: | I didn't think you had to put nvidia drivers into any modules.autoload files.
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The modules should just load them selves when the nvidia driver is loaded by Xfree I believe. |
Correct, but if you can't modprobe it I doubt it will auto-load correctly...
He4D, try going to the directory the modules IS in and insmod NVdriver. If that works then it's just not in the propery location for modprobe to find it... |
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squanto
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| Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2002 9:24 am Post subject: Re: NVdriver module |
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| He4D wrote: | Hi,...
I emerged the nvidia drivers , than i done echo NVdriver >> /etc/modules.autoload .
When i reboot it can´t load the module
If i do modprobe NVdriver it brings "Module cant be located" o.s. |
| dreamer3 wrote: | Correct, but if you can't modprobe it I doubt it will auto-load correctly...
He4D, try going to the directory the modules IS in and insmod NVdriver. If that works then it's just not in the propery location for modprobe to find it... |
I think we need a little more info on the problem before diagnosing it. Are you getting this error when starting x or durring bootup going into runlevel 3 without any xdm / gdm / kdm?
What exactly are you doing that brings up this error, just trying to modprobe the drivers into existance is not always going to work, I believe that the nvdriver needs to be loaded along with a bunch of other things that get executed when the "nvidia" driver gets loaded by X itself.
Although I may be wrong on this, I think a little more info will help to solve the problem.
And I wouldn't think that adding them to modules.autoload is going to solve anything.
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Delphiki
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 2:40 am Post subject: |
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You do not need to modprobe NVdriver but generally it has been my experience that if you try to start X with a nvidia graphics card in your config then it will fail after a couple of seconds if you aren't able to modprobe NVdriver.
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Anubis
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| Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 2:56 am Post subject: |
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Yes, a bit more information would help. However, I had a similar problem and had to put NVdriver in my modules.autoload for it to work...
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int1
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| Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2002 3:50 am Post subject: try this |
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Try adding the following to /etc/modules.conf at the end:
keep
path[misc]=/lib/modules/2.4.19-gentoo-r9/video
Then run depmod -a. See if you can then run modprobe NVdriver.
Hope this helps!
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Fiver
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Just so everyone knows... the above instructions worked for me when I had the same problem.
Thanks!  |
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mojo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2002 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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well i had the same problems when i installed gentoo linux 1.4_rc1
but when you you use "update-modules force" without "" it solved the prob.
it will also help to start X because the module is not autoloaded but must be in the modules.conf and this file was not created on my system.
maybe a little bug in the 1.4_rc1? i don't now but trie! |
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