Re: [gentoo-user] failed to load nvidia kernel module

[renna bud]

On Thursday 27 October 2005 22:12, Qian Qiao wrote:
> On 10/27/05, Bob Young <BYoung@××××××××××.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Qian Qiao [mailto:qian.qiao@×××××.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:20 PM
> > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] failed to load nvidia kernel module
> >
> >
> > I doubt it's kernel related, I'm on a amd64 with 2.6.13-r3 here. And
> > nvidia-kernel 6626-r4 runs fine.
> >
> >
> > Seems it is:
> >
> > Thread from another user who experienced the problem:
> >
> > http://www.usenetlinux.com/archive/topic.php/t-495527.html
> >
> > The bug on it posted in Gentoo bugzilla:
> >
> > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104369
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bob Young
>
> Indeed, the comments in the bug report from b.g.o could've explained
> it. I had RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="yes".
>
> And from the comments, a few ways to possibly fix the problem:
> a) set RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="yes", then run /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh once.
> or b) add
> <code>
> if [ ! -e /dev/nvidia0 ]; then
>   /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
> fi
> </code>
> to your /etc/conf.d/local.start
>
> -- Joe
>
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yes this was the very problem with me too. trying other versions of the driver 
didn't work, but running /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh solved the problem, and 
having added 
 if [ ! -e /dev/nvidia0 ]; then
  /sbin/NVmakedevices.sh
fi 
to my local.start now all is working fine. 
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