On Thursday 27 October 2005 22:12, Qian Qiao wrote: > On 10/27/05, Bob Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Qian Qiao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:20 PM > > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > > 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 > > -- > There are 3 kinds of people in the world: > Those who can count, and those who can't. > > Money can't buy everything. > Sometimes money can't even buy a gun...
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. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
