[CLUG] xorg and nvidia error

freegazer freegazer at gmail.com
Sun Dec 19 23:46:07 GMT 2004


thanks for the advice Jade but no good,
devices nvidia0 and nvidiactl now exist in /etc/udev but same error occours.
i am going to go back a few revision levels, 

thanks again


On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:13:30 +1100, freegazer <freegazer at gmail.com> wrote:
> thanks Jade i will try that, (@ work at the moment)
> i found a similar suggestions through RH forums but they had missed
> the /etc/ link in the path, and wasn't sure if it would carry over one
> for one to mandrake.
> i found lots of different fixes for same symptom but different causes
> and yeah everything i read points to Xorg update causing dev's to fail
> 
> 
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:49:56 +1100, Jade Barton <jade.barton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I run FC3 so not sure if this applies, but this is what I did to get
> > the new nVidia driver working:
> >
> > <quote>
> > To run nVidia drivers in FC3 run the follow (as root) after installing
> > drivers (this can be done while in X).
> >
> > Then change the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file as per the nVidia guide.
> >
> > # modprobe nvidia
> > # cp -a /dev/nvidia* /etc/udev/devices
> > # chown root.root /etc/udev/devices/nvidia*
> > </quote>
> >
> > Can't remember where I found the solution originally but will keep looking.
> > Maybe here?:
> > http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/udev/
> > Again, I know its FC stuff but if I remember correctly it was due to
> > changes in xorg not the OS.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:52:40 +1100, freegazer <freegazer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > looking for some help on a mandrake 10.1beta1 install issue
> > > if anyone has any helpful hints i would be grateful
> > >
> > > xorg works fine with the default "nv" driver but when switched to the
> > > (latest) NVidia driver the xserver dies with the (logged) error
> > > <EE>unable to load NVidia module
> > > <EE>no devices found
> > >
> > > troubleshooting steps taken
> > > -checked /dev/nv* devices created - they are after a '# modprobe
> > > nvidia' but are removed at reboot
> > > -manually running
> > >    # modprobe nvidia (no errors given)
> > >    $ startx
> > >    same no devices found error
> > > -insmod fails dismally with invalid module error
> > > -applied multiple config options in both XF86Config and Xorg.conf
> > > -added node devices to modprobe.preload, no good
> > > -added node devices to rc.local, also no good
> > >
> > > i am running out of both ideas and clues from google
> > > anyone got any help?
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