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On Tuesday 02 March 2010 00:04:08 Mark Knecht wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> I've been trying to get an nvidia controller working today and not |
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> having much luck. It's complaining about failing to load kernel |
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> module. |
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> As a starting point I'm following this guide: |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml |
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> My nvidia device is (I think) a GeForce 6 family card: |
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> dragonfly ~ # lspci | grep VGA |
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> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce |
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> 6200] (rev a1) |
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> dragonfly ~ # |
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> and from this nVidia page seems to be supported by the 173.xx series |
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> drivers: |
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> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_173.14.25.html |
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> Because modinfo nvidia suggested it depended on them I've added |
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> agpgart and i2c-core to modules.autoload and after booting this is |
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> what's loaded: |
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> |
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> dragonfly ~ # lsmod |
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> Module Size Used by |
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> ipv6 176929 18 |
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> sg 19077 0 |
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> usb_storage 29021 0 |
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> usbhid 18281 0 |
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> snd_intel8x0 19155 0 |
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> snd_ac97_codec 76628 1 snd_intel8x0 |
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> ac97_bus 662 1 snd_ac97_codec |
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> snd_pcm 42338 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec |
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> ehci_hcd 27089 0 |
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> uhci_hcd 15779 0 |
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> snd_timer 11966 1 snd_pcm |
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> usbcore 87247 4 usb_storage,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd |
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> agpgart 19136 0 |
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> snd 31592 4 |
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> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer 8139cp 12993 |
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> 0 |
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> soundcore 3607 1 snd |
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> rtc 6022 0 |
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> 8139too 14560 0 |
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> i2c_core 11618 0 |
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> snd_page_alloc 4685 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm |
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> processor 20861 0 |
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> thermal 9266 0 |
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> button 3526 0 |
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> thermal_sys 8333 2 processor,thermal |
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> dragonfly ~ # |
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> When I try to load the nvidia driver it just complains: |
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> dragonfly ~ # modprobe nvidia |
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> FATAL: Error inserting nvidia |
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> (/lib/modules/2.6.33-gentoo/video/nvidia.ko): No such device |
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The nvidia driver in not bundled with the kernel, it is an external third- |
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party module. |
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You need to set /usr/src/linux to point to the kernel(s) you intend to run, |
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and emerge nvidia-drivers for each one. Then modprobe -r nvidia ; modprobe |
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nvidia and restart X |
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module-rebuild is a great tool for this. It knows what out-of-tree modules you |
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use and the ebuilds that install them, and remembers the list (because the |
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time will come when you forget and pull your hair out before you remember) |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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