Re: [gentoo-user] invalid argument when trying to modprobe nvidia module

Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:

> covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
> > Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com>  wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Peter Humphrey wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sunday 16 January 2011 12:13:54 Adam Carter wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> The no kernel config error sounds more like you havent done make
> >>>> oldconfig/menuconfig whatever to create the .config file.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> In fact that isn't it. I've copied the .config from /boot, run make
> >>> oldconfig, compiled the kernel and copied it to /boot. Still nvidia-
> >>> drivers won't compile, apparently because /usr/src/linux points to a
> >>> kernel other than the running one.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I haven't rebooted yet but I did point the symlink to the new kernel.
> >> I can emerge nvidia here with no problems.  It noticed it was pointing
> >> to the new kernel and installed them correctly.  I'll reboot here in a
> >> bit and see what happens.
> >>
> >>
> > Getting back to the original, I tried with 2.6.37 and it didn't work
> > either, but my 2.6.30 works fine with the same drivers.
> >
> >
>
> I'm using nvidia-drivers-260.19.29 on kernel 2.6.37-gentoo and it is
> working fine so far.  It booted and X is working.
>
> Could there be something amiss in the kernel config?  I ran into
> problems a while back.  It was missing the option CONFIG_SYSVIPC in
> the kernel.  You got that built in?
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
Yep, its in there.


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